Estimator - Self Perform

Responsibilities

• Performs quantity take-offs.
• Affords assistance in the pricing and bidding of construction projects.
• Develops and documents logical assumptions during conceptual estimating activities and applies these assumptions to takeoff tasks.
• Communicates with architects and consultants to clarify scope of work, materials, and schedule requirements, and documents these clarifications.
• Conducts reviews of milestone documents for the development and pricing of value alternative opportunities.
• Participates in the internal estimate review process.
• Affords assistance in final assembly of estimate for presentation to owner.
• Affords assistance in collecting and organizing all bid information for future reference after the bid.
• Affords assistance in providing information and documents to subcontractors if needed.
• Prepares contractual exhibits for scope of work for subcontracts.
• Participates in hard bid/estimating and GMP budgeting activities by soliciting subcontractor support and evaluating bids.
• Builds relationships with subcontractors to obtain a competitive advantage for McCarthy.
• Attends industry events and represents McCarthy to the industry in a professional capacity.
• Builds and maintains relationships with internal McCarthy clients.
• Keeps current with latest estimating technology and techniques.
• Demonstrates basic conceptual estimating skills by interpolating data.
• Questions designs and assumptions and presents ideas to manager on the project.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management or Engineering and 2-5 years of experience required.
• General knowledge of construction principles and processes, with an emphasis on concrete work.
• Ability to synthesize cost data from a wide range of sources into a conceptual estimate.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications.
• General knowledge of negotiated bids, hard bids, and GMP processes.
• Working knowledge of estimating technology and tools such as OST, WinEst, Bluebeam and BIM related software.
• Strong math and analytical skills.
• Solid interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong work ethic and core values.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates behaviors consistent with McCarthy core values.
• Maintains a “value added” approach to estimating.

Skills

• Basic conceptual estimating skills.
• Interpolating data.
• Questioning designs and assumptions.
• Presenting ideas to manager on the project.

Benefits

• McCarthy is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Pay

• Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

• Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.