Estimator

About the role

The Estimator at Align Builders will play a crucial role in supporting the company's pre-construction goals and estimating efforts. They will provide reliable and competitive estimates that clients can trust.

Responsibilities

• Skillfully interpret and understand the components of a project and build bid packages to capture all definable features of work.
• Oversee the pursuit of multiple projects concurrently or engage in a single large project pursuit.
• Coordinate directly with project architects, designers, owners, subcontractors, and field personnel.
• Manage project information within our estimating outreach software.
• Manage and track historical data on past pursuits, as well as maintain current cost data in our databases.
• Manage and distribute information during the project pursuit/preconstruction process: addendums, ASIs, pre-bid RFIs, preliminary schedules, standard contract documents, etc.
• Communicate directly with clients and trade partners regarding estimate status and critical issues.
• Support the preconstruction manager to ensure meeting client deliverable dates and fulfilling RFP requests.
• Utilize Building Connected and estimating/budgeting software (Destini).
• Evaluate and present the best value subcontractor to the client.
• Assist with the estimating hand-off to project teams.
• Participate in constructability reviews to identify issues, discrepancies, VE options, etc.
• Support project start-up and trade procurement.

Requirements

• A minimum of 2 years of experience as a construction estimator or project manager.
• Experience in commercial construction, particularly in Health Care (OSHPD), Life Sciences, Higher Education, and Office Improvements.
• A Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Bluebeam, construction estimating software (Destini), bid solicitation/management software (Building Connected), project management software (Procore), and scheduling software (Microsoft Project).
• Experience with OST, Sage/Timberline, Winest, and other estimating software is valuable.
• Interpersonal skills to engage with clients, internal team members, and trade contractors constructively and productively.

Qualifications

• Ability to interpret and understand the components of a project and build bid packages to capture all definable features of work.
• Experience overseeing the pursuit of multiple projects concurrently or engaging in a single large project pursuit.
• Strong communication skills to coordinate with project architects, designers, owners, subcontractors, and field personnel.
• Proficiency in managing and tracking historical data and maintaining current cost data in estimating software.
• Effective interpersonal skills to communicate with clients, internal team members, and trade contractors.
• Ability to evaluate and present the best value subcontractor to the client.
• Knowledge of constructability reviews, drawing discrepancies, VE options, and project start-up and trade procurement.

Skills

• Ability to interpret and understand the components of a project and build bid packages to capture all definable features of work.
• Experience overseeing the pursuit of multiple projects concurrently or engaging in a single large project pursuit.
• Strong communication skills to coordinate with project architects, designers, owners, subcontractors, and field personnel.
• Proficiency in managing and tracking historical data and maintaining current cost data in estimating software.
• Effective interpersonal skills to communicate with clients, internal team members, and trade contractors.
• Ability to evaluate and present the best value subcontractor to the client.
• Knowledge of constructability reviews, drawing discrepancies, VE options, and project start-up and trade procurement.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Health Savings Plan
• Mentorship Programs
• Vacation, Sick & Holiday Pay

Pay

The base pay range for this role is $80,000 – $120,000 per year.

Schedule

N/A