What are the responsibilities and job description for the Estimator Water and Wastewater position at T. A. Loving Company?
About Us
We are a proven leader in the construction industry with nearly 100 years of higher education, healthcare and bridge/utility experience. Our commitment to quality and integrity have earned us a repeat client list.
Our Core Values
At T.A. Loving Company, you will experience a culture where you are valued and appreciated. We live out our 5 Core Values: Integrity, Safety, Excellence, Client Advocacy, Teamwork, and High Ethical Standards.
Job Summary
Analyze plans, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare time, cost, and labor estimates for products, projects, or services.
Daily Responsibilities
- Safety & Risk Management
- Bid projects with a safety-first mindset.
- Abide by the Company's Fleet Driving Policy.
- Bid Management
- Track potential projects to bid; order plans.
- Review proposal specifications, drawings, and attend pre-bid meetings to determine scope of work and prepare appropriate questions for owner clarification of proposal issues.
- Assist in preparing and coordinating plan deposits, bid bonds, and bid proposals.
- Plan bid strategy that meets Owner DBE/MBE/WBE requirements.
- Analyze pre-bid project activities for government regulatory compliance like OSHA, NC DENR, etc.
- Prepare and assemble detailed estimates through takeoffs and specifications reviews for accurate proposals.
- Generate subcontractors' scopes of work.
- Call in necessary locates for review of existing utilities before bid.
- Coordinate any necessary exploratory digging.
- Complete post bid review.
- Lead hand-off meeting providing project and field management.
- Document Control
- Assemble crew sheets with proper labor, equipment, and production.
- Prepare subcontractors and suppliers lists.
- Develop a schedule to complete the project on time and under budget.
- Create, update, and manage the project schedule with General and Site Superintendents.
- Confer with project team (including Subcontractors) to outline work plan and assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.
- Monitor and ensure quality control on the project.
- Participate in regular owner, subcontractor, and engineer meetings.
- Develop subcontractor and purchase order scopes.
- Complete project close-out.
- Leadership
- Anticipate and solve problems with a positive mindset and focus on solutions.
- Hold yourself to uncompromising standards, personally and professionally.
- Coach, mentor, and train all jobsite personnel.
- Consistently build strong positive relationships with vendors, field, and project management.
- Give ongoing feedback to other estimators.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or equivalent.
- Strong working knowledge of Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.
- Strong communication and people skills.
- Maintain a valid driver's license and safe driving record.
- Ability to prepare a scope of work.
- Experience with pricing, purchasing, negotiating, and preparing purchase orders for materials and equipment.
- Experience reading and understanding drawings.
- Detail-oriented.
- Experienced in planning, collaboration, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Safe work or No work mindset; fully committed to safety and jobsite standards, policies, and processes.
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