Job Description

POSITION TITLE: Estimator

Key Responsibilities:

1. Estimators are responsible for evaluating bid specifications and drawings, ensuring that everything required to successfully bid the project is understood and evaluated.
2. Estimators must follow-up with subcontractors to ensure that bids are received.
3. Estimators also work with the Project Management teams to follow-up on bids and budgets.
4. Administration of Bid;
a. Prepares and maintains plan reproduction.
b. Solicits and maintains communication with subcontractors and vendors.
c. Prepares subcontract bid packages.
d. Transmits addenda and other bid information to subcontractors.
e. Ensures proper coverage from subcontractors on bid day.
f. Contacts supply house to obtain additional subcontractors bids.
g. Shows creativity and resourcefulness to gain better pricing from subs or vendors.
h. Completes 100% of bids and budgets by the bid deadline.
i. Enters all relative information into estimating software.
j. Documents and shares all pertinent information with project’s team.
5. Project Knowledge;
a. Review bid requirements thoroughly and asks follow-up questions on every bid.
b. Has a thorough understanding of the scope for specific trades assigned.
c. Develop RFI’s and clarifications to ensure adequate subcontractor coverage.
d. Performs a comprehensive “bid day” analysis/scoping of specific assigned trades.
e. Understands how to fit subs to the size/scope of project.
f. Creates bid lists that fit scope of job, ensuring that we have the right subs.
g. Minimize exclusions by anticipating unique needs; that is, – “doing your homework”
6. Follow Up and Closing;
a. Consistently follows-up on submitted bids with bidding party.
b. Knows and develops professional relationships with engineers, architects, construction managers, property managers, brokers and others to enrich bidding rapport.
7. Project Turnover;
a. Properly turns over bid documents and sub buyout information to Project Managers in a timely manner.
b. Review drawings with Project Management team and highlight areas of concern.
c. Review job cost and sub suppliers’ pricing with Project Management team.
d. Ensure compliance with bid as presented.