Chief Estimator of Water

About the role

The Water Chief Estimator is responsible for leading all preconstruction efforts on large, complex water and wastewater projects, from early pursuit through handoff to construction. This role drives pursuit strategy and client-facing activities; leads Hard Bid, Collaborative Delivery (CMAR and Fixed Price Design Build and Progressive Design-Build) efforts; and oversees schedule, design development, and cost estimating from conceptual through GMP.

Responsibilities

• Drives pursuit strategy and client-facing activities
• Leads Hard Bid, Collaborative Delivery (CMAR and Fixed Price Design Build and Progressive Design-Build) efforts
• Oversees schedule, design development, and cost estimating from conceptual through GMP
• Manages risk identification and mitigation
• Ensures budget control and alignment with contractual requirements
• Provides solutions that balance cost, schedule, constructability, and life-cycle performance
• Serves as the central liaison between operations, estimating, and design management
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with owners, designers, trade partners, and vendors
• Develops and mentors preconstruction staff

Requirements

• Systematic and process-oriented leadership skills
• Tenacious with estimate development and focused on developing creative winning strategies to secure projects
• Comfortable leading meetings and a team of estimators
• Able to inspire and motivate a diverse team towards a common goal
• Ensure productive and consistent communication between estimating and operations staff
• Frequently evaluate bid process development with the estimating team to correct deficiencies and become more efficient
• Absorb and resolve issues and crucial conversations to mitigate project and personnel
• Identify opportunities to provide further personal development for individual reports with stretch assignments, goal setting, and performance reviews
• Exhibit ability to maintain patience and composure during high-stress
• Lives by a set of standards, focused on goals and the mission
• Exhibit ability to think through challenges from multiple angles, displaying an ability to arrive at productive
• Support estimating team in their ability to resolve challenges
• Strong communication skills while displaying patience with teaching and clearly articulates bid objectives, deadlines, and expectations to all parties involved
• Ability to break down silos and bridge communication gaps

Business Acumen

• Focused on expanding service offerings and growing the business unit
• Develop winning bid strategies including complete leadership of work plan development, project schedule/sequence, and self-perform integration
• Monitor and measure Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) on bids
• Ensure estimating teams are consistently aware of bid efficiencies and are making responsible decisions
• Develop a risk management approach to identify and mitigate all risks during the bid cycle
• Develop a roles & responsibilities matrix for each bid for all involved
• Oversee/Review estimating efficiencies focusing on constantly improving
• Provide scheduling support and review schedules to maximize efficiency of the work plan
• Audit quality on all bids to increase consistency and accountability
• Bid safety into jobs ensuring field teams have provisions to cover safety risks
• Ensure efficient, timely, and high-quality takeoff and estimate production
• Promote intracompany cooperation and support for self-performing a broad spectrum of scopes
• Engage with Business Development, vet opportunities to ensure alignment and increase odds of securing winning bids
• Participate in Water & Wastewater and Estimating organizations and committees being a proactive brand ambassador in the industry
• Develops strategic partnerships with engineering firms, technology providers, and other relevant stakeholders. Manage relationships to optimize pricing strategies
• Prepare General Conditions/General Requirements estimates capturing appropriate provisions to properly manage the work

Technical

• Strong background in Water & Wastewater Treatment possessing a comprehensive knowledge of construction project delivery, contracting, processes, materials, and regulations
• Possess a strong understanding of treatment processes, technologies (e.g., activated sludge, membrane bioreactors, nutrient removal), and the specific construction challenges associated with these projects
• Capable of doing comprehensive risk assessments and Go No-Go Analysis for project
• Achieve goals and Key Performance indicators (KPI’s) at the estimating department
• Strong grasp on bid development best practices on Water Renewal projects and applying that experience to hold estimating teams accountable
• Understanding of self-perform scopes of work typical to the Water & Wastewater
• Experience with many different project delivery mechanisms, including alternative delivery
• Experience with pre-construction processes and working alongside design
• Review owner contract terms and risks, outline and highlight risk items for Sr Leadership
• Leadership of and mentoring estimating teams
• Prioritizes tasks effectively and ensures deadlines are met
• Demonstrates a keen ability to identify and develop estimating talent
• Disciplined with Project
• Assists with the development, management, and enforcement of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) while encouraging adaptive change and continued evolution
• Provide technical assistance, constructability feedback, interpret drawings, and develop construction methods consistent with contract documents, budget, and schedule for estimates
• Takes complete ownership of project pursuits, developing schedules, site logistics, technical writing, and participating in selection interviews
• Exhibit ability to independently develop and audit project schedules at all phases of design development with vision toward identifying and communicating challenges and opportunities
• Aid project teams in implementing bidding assumptions into project procedures
• Reinforce, support, and train industry and company standards to produce consistent
• Provide strong, efficient, timely decision making to ensure procurement, submittal, or other project management functions are managed effectively
• Establish and maintain relationships with team members, clients, project stakeholders, and support
• Can lead a Design-Bid-Build or Fixed Price Design Build
• Assists the Marketing Department in preparation of responses to RFP’s and RFQ’s
• Lead collaborative delivery projects (CMAR and Progressive Design Build) through the preconstruction phase
• Lead a Fixed Price Design Build Project after
• Prepares or oversees preparation of preconstruction schedule with buy-in from internal departments as relates to them. Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
• Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their
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