What are the responsibilities and job description for the Estimator/Project Manager position at The Brock Group?
The Brock Group provides specialty craft and maintenance services to key industries across North America. We are dedicated to offering the safest and highest quality service and solutions. We view ourselves as partners with our customers, our employees and the communities in which we operate. Our performance-driven culture is led by having and developing the best people, the most efficient processes and the right tools for the job.
Broad Function
The Estimator / Projects Manager is responsible for both the Project Manager duties of ensuring that all requirements and work activities performed under contract are performed safely, cost-effectively and with proper quality. In addition, this role will perform the Estimator duties of : analyzing and creating drawings, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare time, cost, and labor estimates for products, projects, or services on behalf of the organization.
Essential Functions
- Promote, demonstrate and instill Brock's Bsafe and Bbest culture in all aspects of the business
- Oversee all aspects of designated projects for the territory
- Review data to determine material and labor requirements and prepares itemized lists.
- Compute cost factors and prepares estimates used for management purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work; preparing bids; selecting vendors or subcontractors; and determining cost effectiveness.
- Source and bid materials and equipment to ensure Brock receives competitive pricing.
- Utilize industry experience and current data from Project Controls to develop accurate productivity factors.
- Consult with clients, vendors, or other individuals to discuss expanding scope of work and formulate estimates and resolve issues.
- Interface with Operations and other individuals in the organization to obtain support and commitment to the cost estimates.
- Familiar with regional impacts on material and labor costs arising from tight labor markets, local tax and insurance rates, prevailing wages and per diem, freight costs.
- Attend job walks and pre-bid meetings as required
- Identify RFIs and potential changes of scope based upon RFQ data provided by customers
- Identify possibility for alternative specifications and installation processes and deliver as value added propositions where applicable.
- Update Bid Log as required.
- Support a centralized cost estimating database and a formal process to support cost estimating to ensure historical data is utilized
- Program Shop CNC machines to match job requirements
- Provide improvement recommendations to cost estimating procedures to reduce future discrepancies between estimated and actual costs.
- Identify cost trends to assist management in cost reduction and process improvement efforts
Working Conditions
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