Construction Estimator - COMMERCIAL

About the role

Raineri Construction's Building Division is seeking an experienced Pre-Construction Estimator for commercial construction projects. Raineri Construction is a full-service general building contractor specializing in design-build construction. Raineri provides turnkey project development services and comprehensive construction and management solutions for a variety of industries. Based in St. Louis, the company has grown each year since its inception in 2003 and currently employs more than 100 employees. Long-term, mutually beneficial employment relationships are important to the company.

Responsibilities

• Understanding clients’ needs and wants and proposing high-value solutions.
• Determine all project activities/requirements and capture all associated costs.
• Strategize to get the best subcontractor and vendor engagement.
• Track, document, analyze, and level pricing for all work packages.
• Perform day-to-day activities in a network setting, visible to all team members.
• Handle constructability issues and be an influence in design details for the project to be competitive, buildable, and reduce future warranty issues.
• Perform value analysis by doing systems comparison for: cost reduction, sustainability requirements, or life cycle considerations.
• Conduct handoff meetings and provide deliverables to Field Operations for clarity of scope, contract requirements, and proposed subcontractors and vendors.
• Ability to understand specifications and contract language to mitigate risk.
• Create new and maintain strong relationships with Clients, Architects, Engineers, Consultants, Subcontractors, and Vendors to ensure continuing work.
• Collaborate with team members to create and improve systems for best practices and lessons learned.
• Attend Pre-Bid Meetings and perform site surveys.
• Engage with owners and architects to propose affordable and buildable ideas for design/build projects.
• Solicit subcontractors, providing them with bidding details & requirements, unit costs, alternates, documentation, return paperwork, etc. to submit a qualified bid.
• Perform detailed quantity surveys on self-performed work.
• Tailor estimates to mirror an established SOV, including alternates and unit prices.
• Monitor and cultivate MBE, WBE, DBE, and SDVE participation.
• Deliver a complete, comprehensive, detailed, qualified, and understandable proposal.
• Update subcontractor solicitation list.
• Provide support to Operations for field issues and change orders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, business, or a closely related field.
• AND 2 years’ experience in commercial construction.
• OR 3 years’ experience as an Estimator, Project Manager, or Project Engineer.

Skills

• Intermediate or above proficiency in MS Office Suite of Applications, Adobe/Bluebeam.
• Experience using estimating software.
• Viewpoint Estimating a plus.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Self-motivated, deadline-driven, and highly organized.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing situations.
• Effective listener with the ability to understand the needs of team members at all levels.
• Prioritize and expedite work with urgency.
• Ability to delegate and effectively manage the time of others.

Benefits

• 100% of the employee's health insurance premium is paid by the company
• Company-funded Employee Assistance Program
• Company-funded Group Life Insurance
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Flexible Schedule
• 401(K) Retirement Plan, with a company match of 4%
• Company Profit Sharing

Pay

Salary range is from $75,000 to $90,000, based on experience.

Schedule

Flexible Schedule.