Senior Estimator-Solar/Wind

Who We Are

Build your career with Boldt. As a member of the Boldt team, you’ll collaborate with some of the most knowledgeable wind and solar professionals in the construction industry. You’ll have the chance to learn new skills and seek greater responsibilities with a team that builds real value in the world around you. You’ll succeed in a workplace culture that recognizes, respects, and values differences. Boldt’s focus on innovation, collaboration, and employee development provides an opportunity for all our employees to Build Boldly.

How Your Role Fits Into Boldt

The Senior Estimator-Renewables will provide estimating services and expertise for renewable market sectors (wind and solar) and contract delivery methods with the goal of creating estimates that foster success through a OneBoldt approach while returning the planned profit to the company. 

Responsibilities include preparing, planning, organizing, and evaluating estimates, along with being engaged in the Target Value Design process to submit bids and responses to proposals.  This role will be responsible for coordinating and oversight of internal and external estimating resources and will provide direction based on principles that support a collaborative and integrated project delivery environment along with traditional estimating processes. 

What You Get To Do

• Perform solar and wind estimating activities for a multitude of projects, large and small, both in negotiated and hard bid.
• Review drawings, specifications, and owner documents to establish scope of work contents for estimate and other respective deliverables. Attend pre-bid and project meetings. Prepare RFI's and collaborate with architecture and engineering firms to confirm document interpretation. Ensure proper evaluation and documentation of project scope is complete.
• Prepare detailed as well as conceptual estimates, which may include working with self-perform to scope project, create bid list of subcontractors, trade partners and suppliers and ensure appropriate coverage with those groups.
• Perform takeoffs required for the solar and wind estimates they have been assigned to. This may include Self-Performed Trades including Concrete, Masonry, Steel, Carpentry, Drywall and Millwright work. Uses OnCenter and Coordinates requirements for BIM generated quantification. The use of BIM generated takeoff using Vico is preferred.
• Prepare and review documents for the specific deliverable.
• Participate in the presentation of project estimates to project Owners and other partners. Lead internal and external meetings.
• Complete the bidding process including bid solicitation, bidders’ communications, proposals evaluations, and bid evaluation. Review and final acceptance of all bids.
• Senior Estimator - Renewables will be responsible to establish acceptable design options and best solutions based on cost, engineering quality, or availability of materials.
• Develops and maintains client, design partners, subcontractors, suppliers, external customers relationships.
• Provide technical support and guidance to estimating staff in preparing estimates for all projects. Leads specific project assignment and provides guidance to other estimators assigned to other projects in the preparation of all estimating and target value design functions for projects including establishing reporting formats, assignment of areas of estimating responsibility, compiling estimates, preparation, and oversight of project estimates.
• Provide the guidance and oversight for completeness of all estimate material and construction equipment required to perform work. Establishes and confirms union labor costs for the project.
• Manage Bid Solicitation process including management of bid documents and Instructions to Bidders. Guides the process to successfully procure and analyze bids. Supports buyout and smooth transition of turnover to project managers and ensures subcontractors are prequalified prior to bidding and contracting with Boldt.
• Senior Estimator focused on wind and solar, will assist project managers and financial managers in the continuous assessment of project risks and opportunities and how they relate to the overall project cost. Consolidate all risk and opportunities and integrate to the overall project cost. This includes assisting project and financial managers in reviewing monthly trade partner cost reports and labor reports and identifying variances from the original estimate.
• Prepare Strategic Project Qualification (SPQ) to analyze project from a risk mitigation standpoint.
• Confirm insurance requirements with legal and underwriting.
• Prepare conceptual estimates and cost models using Building Catalyst and Modelogix. Incorporates the appropriate Target Value and other dashboard metrics required to monitor the evolution of the conceptual estimate / cost model.
• Senior Estimator (wind and solar) will have the ability to mentor and give direction to less experienced estimators to assist in their development.
• Upload estimates to system. Organize all estimating documents, deliverables and contract exhibits and attachments required for construction.
• Maintain consistent working knowledge and experience of all labor rates, self-perform productivities, and crew mixes. Uses the labor rate app. Monitor and adjust productivities and crew mixes based upon actual field feedback.
  
  

What We Expect From You

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Engineering or other related degree required. An equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• At least ten years of estimating experience required, preferred in renewables market sector.
• IPD (Integrated Project Delivery) and TVD (Target Value Design) experience preferred.
• Wide variety of experience with Site and Building System, Assemblies and Components of each.
• The ability to coordinate group work effort is crucial.
• Wide variety of experience in Negotiated Guarantee Maximum Price (GMP) as well as Lump Sum (Hard) Bid type of projects.
• A strong understanding of excel spreadsheets, database-based software (WinEst), take-off software (On-Center - On Screen Takeoff) scheduling software (Microsoft Project or Primivera) preferred.
• Familiarity with BIM tools, such as REVIT and/or Vico, is preferred.
• A valid driver’s license may be required. Individuals in this role may be subject to an annual Motor Vehicle Records check. The outcome of any MVR checks conducted may negatively impact the persons’ ability to participate in any vehicle program provided by the company, including but not limited to the ability to drive a personal vehicle on behalf of The Boldt Company or rent a vehicle through for business travel purposes.
  
  

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position for up to eight hours. The employee occasionally is required to move to access people or workspaces. Constantly operates a computer and other office equipment, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer. The ability to optimally communicate is required. The employee may occasionally move up to 15 pounds.

The working conditions of this position requires the employee to work inside an office environment. The environment for which this position functions may contain scents and fragrances. May be requested to work overtime and weekends.

What We Can Offer You

As an employee-owned organization, along with a culture built around safety and team collaboration, we offer a variety of employee benefits. In addition to comprehensive medical (HSA and FSA), prescription drug, dental and vision benefits, we also offer:

• Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Group and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Vacation, Paid Sick Leave, and Paid Holidays
• An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) to share in the company’s success along with an annual bonus based on overall company performance and 401K
• Wellness resources, including a health mentor, health assessments, wellness challenges and life care
• Have equal access to opportunities and resources at all levels of the company
• Opportunity to grow and persevere including educational reimbursement
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion training programs
• Mentorship program
• Community engagement opportunities and Paid Volunteer time off
  
  

The anticipated salary range for this position is $115,800-$173,900, per year. This range represents what The Boldt Company reasonably expects to pay for this position. Actual compensation offered will be dependent upon numerous job-related factors, including but not limited to candidate qualifications, skills, experience, education, location, alignment with market data and internal equity as well as other business and organizational needs. Our expectation is that the incumbent will be based out of Appleton, WI office and may need to travel as needed. If the incumbent works out of a different location, the anticipated salary range is subject to change.

The Boldt Company is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation or other assistance during the application process, please contact our Human Resources department.

Based on Boldt’s Background Checking policy, this position may be subject to a background check.

The Boldt Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiters.