Job Details:
My client is a General Construction company in the Western Suburbs. They are looking for a Commercial Construction Estimator.
Candidates for this position must be capable of the following:
- Ability to build a full conceptual cost estimate from architectural sketches.
- (5) to (10) years of commercial construction estimating experience absolutely required. College degree preferred.
- Excellent people and communication skills and the ability to forge and build relationships with clients, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and vendors.
- Experience in developing and implementing value engineering solutions to drive down project costs for the Owner while maintaining a high level of construction quality.
- Experience in coordinating with the architect, structural engineer, civil engineer, and MEP engineers to determine cost effective solutions during the design process.
- Experience with pre-bid walk throughs and meetings, including compiling walk-through notes and taking pictures of the project.
- Ability to descope subcontractor proposals and negotiate pricing, buy out projects, and award subcontracts.
- Capable of writing detailed scopes of work for construction contracts to be implemented by the field operations team.
- Experience in creating preliminary construction schedules.
- Ability to coordinate the scopes of work of multiple trades to ensure nothing is missed for the project team.
- Excellent computer skills including proficiency with Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Ability to compose and oversee the distribution of RFPs, RFIs, emails and other correspondence related to project estimates and proposals.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple, concurrent projects and aggressive deadlines.
- Exceptional problem solving, organizational, and time management skills with high level of attention to detail
Send a resume to dg@libertyjobs.com and/or call Dan Gallagher at 484 567 2084 for a prompt discussion.
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