Heavy Civil Estimator

Bid Setup and Management

• Bid setup, summary form data entry, bid pricing, and bid scheduling.
• Review and incorporate historical data from productivity analysis reports, etc. into unit and man-hour figures.
• Heavy Bid maintenance (labor, crew, activity, and bid master codebooks).
• Solicit, document, and analyze subcontractor/vendors quotations.
• Bid to project data transfer (phase codes and budgeting).
• Ensure all working documents and data are maintained to back-up estimate figures.

Estimating and Proposal Support

• Provide complete conceptual (or bidwork) and final estimating input on small projects.
• Provide take off and technical support to Sr. Estimators preparing larger estimates.
• Train and mentor Junior Estimators.
• Review proposal specifications, drawings, attend pre-bid meetings, etc. to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.
• Perform additional assignments per supervisor’s direction.

Project Management and Reporting

• Ensure all working documents and data are maintained to back-up estimate figures.
• Track awarded contracts as required - may include estimating/pricing extra work items, change orders and credit.
• Afford assistance to contracting team during preparation of inquiries and final evaluation of submitted bids as required.

Qualifications

• Education and experience requirements include 4 year engineering degree or equivalent combinations technical training and/or related experience.
• Must have 3+ years estimating, cost control and/or engineering experience (at least 1 year estimating) in construction.
• Ability to estimate all types of projects/contracts, plus ability to coordinate and supervise group work effort is essential.
• Must have the ability to prepare small and non-multispecialty proposals with minimal supervision.
• Incumbent will have oversight for profit/loss responsibility to the company.
• Specialty estimating experience in one of Posillico’s operations.
• Software skills: Microsoft Office applications, HCSS (including Heavy Bid/Heavy Job), Business Center Training, Scheduling software/CPM (including Primavera and MS Project), Viewpoint (PM module, JC module), Strong technical and proposal writing skills, OSHA Training, ISQFT cloud based sub/vendor solicitation software.