Estimating Manager

About the role

The Estimating Manager at LF Driscoll, part of the STO Building Group, is responsible for developing and preparing construction cost estimates for healthcare-focused projects. This role involves supporting the project team with updated cost information, leading a team of estimators, and managing project budgets.

Responsibilities

• Ensure "Constructing with Integrity" is delivered through honest, unified, safe, and high-quality work.
• Provide leadership for estimating and planning support personnel.
• Maintain and monitor project budgeting and buy-out processes to ensure reliable information for estimates.
• Facilitate communication of cost history to continuously evaluate pricing information for better cost modeling and estimating.
• Monitor planning support processes to optimize resource usage.
• Interface with marketing to integrate all relevant information, issues, and brand recognition.
• Afford new scope of services and profit centers by overseeing all business development activities.
• Monitor productivity and cost control on healthcare projects.
• Attend and facilitate project review meetings to resolve budget issues.
• Plan and implement training for healthcare estimators.
• Evaluate, plan, and execute new scope of services and profit centers.
• Identify and procure profitable projects by managing all business development activities, including customer relationships, networking, public relations, maintaining a client database, and executing client matrices.
• Manage sales activities, including lead identification and qualification, procurement strategies, proposal development, response to RFQs, SOQs, and RFPs.
• Establish goals, procedures, systems, and tools for estimating tasks.
• Participate in the project procurement process for healthcare projects.
• Supervise estimating activities and personnel, taking responsibility for the team's successes and failures.
• Work with Business Unit Executives, Estimating and Planning Support Personnel, and clients.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in healthcare construction.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and government regulations.
• Effective written and oral communication skills, including report writing, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Problem-solving skills, including defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions.
• Proficient in using personal computers, including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheets, graphics, etc.
• Experience with CMiC preferred.
• Knowledge of estimating software preferred.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Long-term Disability Insurance
• Short-term Disability Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Home & Auto Insurance
• Family Support
• Pre-tax Paid Parking/Public Transportation
• Paid time off: 2 Weeks for Non-Exempt and Three Weeks for Exempt
• Time Away Benefits
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Group Legal
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Identity Theft Protection
• Group Legal
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

Pay

$190,000 - $240,000