Estimator

Are you an Estimator looking for an opportunity to play a key role in Northern New England’s growing communities? At Great Falls Construction, we believe in making a positive impact through our work, and we’re looking for someone who shares our passion for safety, teamwork, quality, grit, integrity, and community service.

As an Estimator, you will be an essential team member responsible for leading the delivery of preconstruction and estimating services for construction projects. Under the supervision of the Director of Preconstruction & Estimating, you will prepare budgets, estimates, pre-bid packages, and various construction documents required for each project. Your role will span all stages of the preconstruction/estimating phases—from conceptual design to final bidding. You will collaborate closely with team members to ensure the accuracy of estimates and budgets, ensuring the successful delivery of projects.

What We Will Provide You

• Small Maine based company, where you matter, are supported and everyone knows your name
• Culture that provides recognition, professional development and is community driven
• 100% employee paid health insurance
• Retirement match and profit sharing
• Paid time off and holidays
  
  

What You Will Be Doing

• Leads the estimates on assigned projects with timely-roll-out and execution of entire estimate deliverable process.
• Conduct initial analysis of drawings and specifications to ensure required documentation is present to determine scope of work.
• Develop full-scope detailed estimates and quantity take-offs based on conceptual, schematic, bid-build, design-build, design development or construction documents.
• Provide direction to project team with regards to means and methods, schedule, budget, and strategy.
• Assemble pre-bid packages and attend project site pre-bid meetings, site tours, and post-bid interviews with architects, clients, subcontractors etc., as required.
• Utilize company’s technologies to ensure most efficient estimating and pre-construction process while also aiming to maintain data throughout pre-construction project cycle.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, design team, subcontractors, suppliers, during the preconstruction phase and beyond through excellent customer service and creative problem solving.
• Solicit and analyze qualified subcontractors and vendors proposals, ensuring adequate coverage and scope understanding for the pricing in all trades.
• Manage and maintain subcontractor database and record cost history of proposals.
• Prepare and participate in bid proposals with care given to comparison to previous bid proposals/versions of pricing shared with client and thoughtful/clear presentation for client’s receipt and review.
• Review documents for completeness, identify discrepancies in construction documents or potential scope gaps and seek clarifications from designers.
• Serve as a resource in project transition to the Project Operations team to ensure smooth transition and best success of project.
  
  

What You Will Need To Succeed

• Engineering, Construction Management, or Architectural degree, or equivalent experience
• Must have math skills; multiplication, division, percentages, fractions, conversion of units of measure
• Computer Skills; web navigation, document scanning, typing, Microsoft Office, and estimating software competency
• Effective and professional communication skills, verbal and written
• Detail orientated ability to multitask and have flexibility
• Problem-solving ability
• Strong sense of Urgency
• Time management skills prioritize responsibilities. Work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to handle stressful situations such as heavy/varying workload and order accuracy
• Bias towards action and impatience towards those that lack focus and/or the ability to get results.
  
  

Great Falls Construction provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws