JR162 Senior Estimator
for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Do not put Job ID etc.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all bullet points exactly as given? Probably we can keep the substance but not necessarily verbatim? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Means we should not omit details, but we can rephrase? Safer to keep the bullet points as they are, maybe slightly trimmed but keep meaning. We'll keep them.
We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. At end there is EEO statement and third-party recruiter warnings. Those should be removed.
Also remove "Qualified candidates will be required to submit to a background screening upon acceptance of an offer." That's maybe not boilerplate but could be considered part of hiring process; but it's not a responsibility/requirement/benefit. It's a condition. Might be considered part of requirements? It's a condition of employment. Could be included under Requirements? But it's not a skill/experience. Might be considered a requirement. However it's not about the job itself; it's a hiring step. The instruction says remove application instructions. This is similar to background screening requirement; could be considered part of hiring process. Might be removed as it's not a job duty/requirement/benefit. Safer to remove.
Also remove "Rycon Construction Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer." and the third-party recruiter warnings.
Now structure:
We could have sections:
- About the role (maybe a short paragraph describing role)
- Responsibilities (ul)
- Requirements (ul) (includes experience, proficiency, leadership, etc.)
- Skills (maybe separate but could be merged with Requirements). Since many items are skills, we could have a Skills section. But we need to avoid thin sections. Could combine Requirements and Skills into one "Requirements" section that includes both experience and skills. That's fine.
- Benefits (ul)
We need to ensure we don't create empty sections.
Let's draft.
First, a paragraph about the role: Could combine the initial description: "As a Senior Estimator, your role involves assessing bid specifications and drawings to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the project requirements for a successful bid and project acquisition. Additionally, you will actively engage with Trade Partners, facilitating prompt follow-ups to secure bids. Collaboration with Project Management teams is essential for proposal and budget follow-ups to secure business closures. Your close collaboration with the Ops team during the PreCon and buyout stages and effective communication with Trade Partners is vital to the overall process."
That's prose; put in
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Then Responsibilities: list of duties from "What You Will Do". Let's extract each bullet:
- Prepare detailed and accurate estimates for material, labor, equipment, subcontracts, and construction facilities.
- Cultivate relationships with Subcontractors, Vendors, and Suppliers.
- Attend on-site pre-bid/proposal conferences and site visits.
- Develop and review subcontractors' scope of work, accepting, reviewing, and analyzing their quotes for optimal value.
- Generate project bid status reports, ensuring compliance with specifications, contract Statements of Work, and Bid Invitations.
- Present cost estimates in alignment with customer proposals, considering general and special conditions.
- Craft scope specifications and requirements, input project schedules, perform quantity takeoffs and create cost summary sheets.
- Maintain an accurate and current database with cost codes for historical data.
- Review Company projects and estimates for accuracy verification.
- Utilize relevant company and industry historical data for precise pricing estimates.
- Transmit estimates efficiently through Building Connected.
Make each as
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Then Requirements: from "What You Will Need To Be Successful". Let's list:
- Minimum of seven (7) years of relevant estimating experience of projects starting at $20 million.
- Proficiency in BlueBeam and Excel.
- Strong leadership, diplomatic, and motivational skills, capable of leading a team.
- Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment, showcasing teamwork, innovation, and excellence.
- Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus, and achieve objectives.
- Excellent leadership, communication (written, verbal, and presentation), and interpersonal skills.
- Proactively driven and decisive, demonstrating flexibility in the face of change and competing demands.
- Advanced project estimator skills, including performing engineering calculations and effective communication with Application Engineers, Product Managers, Project Managers, Engineering, and Vendors.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to read, understand, and organize construction plans and specifications.
- Solid organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Capability to work independently with minimal structure, exercising sound judgment.
- Strong multitasking ability, prioritizing tasks and working well under pressure to meet established deadlines.
- Required experience in commercial projects.
- Knowledge of the Fort Myers market preferred, but not required.
We could also include "ESOP" etc but that's benefits.
Now Benefits: list:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
- 401(k)
- Advancement opportunities (maybe include as benefit)
- Excellent salary (but we don't have specifics; we could mention "excellent salary" as part of benefits package). The posting says "excellent salary and benefits package that includes, medical, dental, vision, ESOP and 401(k)." So we can list salary as part of benefits? It says "excellent salary". We could include "Competitive salary" but that's vague. Might be considered placeholder? It's not a specific figure but it's a statement. The instruction says never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. For Benefits, we have actual benefits listed; we can include them. The phrase "excellent salary" is vague but still a statement about compensation; but we are not making a Pay section. We could include "excellent salary" as part of benefits prose maybe. Safer to include a brief
about benefits: "Rycon offers advancement opportunities along with an excellent salary and benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) and 401(k)." That's prose, not a list. But we also have a list of specific benefits; we could do both: a
summarizing and then a
listing specifics. That's fine.
We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure we don't repeat.
Now output HTML fragment.
Let's craft:
About the role
As a Senior Estimator, your role involves assessing bid specifications and drawings to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the project requirements for a successful bid and project acquisition. Additionally, you will actively engage with Trade Partners, facilitating prompt follow-ups to secure bids. Collaboration with Project Management teams is essential for proposal and budget follow-ups to secure business closures. Your close collaboration with the Ops team during the PreCon and buyout stages and effective communication with Trade Partners is vital to the overall process.
Responsibilities
- Prepare detailed and accurate estimates for material, labor, equipment, subcontracts, and construction facilities.
- Cultivate relationships with Subcontractors, Vendors, and Suppliers.
- Attend on-site pre-bid/proposal conferences and site visits.
- Develop and review subcontractors' scope of work, accepting, reviewing, and analyzing their quotes for optimal value.
- Generate project bid status reports, ensuring compliance with specifications, contract Statements of Work, and Bid Invitations.
- Present cost estimates in alignment with customer proposals, considering general and special conditions.
- Craft scope specifications and requirements, input project schedules, perform quantity takeoffs and create cost summary sheets.
- Maintain an accurate and current database with cost codes for historical data.
- Review Company projects and estimates for accuracy verification.
- Utilize relevant company and industry historical data for precise pricing estimates.
- Transmit estimates efficiently through Building Connected.
Requirements
- Minimum of seven (7) years of relevant estimating experience of projects starting at $20 million.
- Proficiency in BlueBeam and Excel.
- Strong leadership, diplomatic, and motivational skills, capable of leading a team.
- Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment, showcasing teamwork, innovation, and excellence.
- Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus, and achieve objectives.
- Excellent leadership, communication (written, verbal, and presentation), and interpersonal skills.
- Proactively driven and decisive, demonstrating flexibility in the face of change and competing demands.
- Advanced project estimator skills, including performing engineering calculations and effective communication with Application Engineers, Product Managers, Project Managers, Engineering, and Vendors.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to read, understand, and organize construction plans and specifications.
- Solid organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Capability to work independently with minimal structure, exercising sound judgment.
- Strong multitasking ability, prioritizing tasks and working well under pressure to meet established deadlines.
- Required experience in commercial projects.
- Knowledge of the Fort Myers market preferred, but not required.
Benefits
Rycon offers advancement opportunities along with an excellent salary and benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) and 401(k).
- Medical
- Dental
for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. Do not put Job ID etc. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all bullet points exactly as given? Probably we can keep the substance but not necessarily verbatim? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Means we should not omit details, but we can rephrase? Safer to keep the bullet points as they are, maybe slightly trimmed but keep meaning. We'll keep them. We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. At end there is EEO statement and third-party recruiter warnings. Those should be removed. Also remove "Qualified candidates will be required to submit to a background screening upon acceptance of an offer." That's maybe not boilerplate but could be considered part of hiring process; but it's not a responsibility/requirement/benefit. It's a condition. Might be considered part of requirements? It's a condition of employment. Could be included under Requirements? But it's not a skill/experience. Might be considered a requirement. However it's not about the job itself; it's a hiring step. The instruction says remove application instructions. This is similar to background screening requirement; could be considered part of hiring process. Might be removed as it's not a job duty/requirement/benefit. Safer to remove. Also remove "Rycon Construction Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer." and the third-party recruiter warnings. Now structure: We could have sections: - About the role (maybe a short paragraph describing role) - Responsibilities (ul) - Requirements (ul) (includes experience, proficiency, leadership, etc.) - Skills (maybe separate but could be merged with Requirements). Since many items are skills, we could have a Skills section. But we need to avoid thin sections. Could combine Requirements and Skills into one "Requirements" section that includes both experience and skills. That's fine. - Benefits (ul) We need to ensure we don't create empty sections. Let's draft. First, a paragraph about the role: Could combine the initial description: "As a Senior Estimator, your role involves assessing bid specifications and drawings to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the project requirements for a successful bid and project acquisition. Additionally, you will actively engage with Trade Partners, facilitating prompt follow-ups to secure bids. Collaboration with Project Management teams is essential for proposal and budget follow-ups to secure business closures. Your close collaboration with the Ops team during the PreCon and buyout stages and effective communication with Trade Partners is vital to the overall process." That's prose; put in
. Then Responsibilities: list of duties from "What You Will Do". Let's extract each bullet: - Prepare detailed and accurate estimates for material, labor, equipment, subcontracts, and construction facilities. - Cultivate relationships with Subcontractors, Vendors, and Suppliers. - Attend on-site pre-bid/proposal conferences and site visits. - Develop and review subcontractors' scope of work, accepting, reviewing, and analyzing their quotes for optimal value. - Generate project bid status reports, ensuring compliance with specifications, contract Statements of Work, and Bid Invitations. - Present cost estimates in alignment with customer proposals, considering general and special conditions. - Craft scope specifications and requirements, input project schedules, perform quantity takeoffs and create cost summary sheets. - Maintain an accurate and current database with cost codes for historical data. - Review Company projects and estimates for accuracy verification. - Utilize relevant company and industry historical data for precise pricing estimates. - Transmit estimates efficiently through Building Connected. Make each as
about benefits: "Rycon offers advancement opportunities along with an excellent salary and benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) and 401(k)." That's prose, not a list. But we also have a list of specific benefits; we could do both: a
summarizing and then a
- listing specifics. That's fine.
We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure we don't repeat.
Now output HTML fragment.
Let's craft:
- Prepare detailed and accurate estimates for material, labor, equipment, subcontracts, and construction facilities.
- Cultivate relationships with Subcontractors, Vendors, and Suppliers.
- Attend on-site pre-bid/proposal conferences and site visits.
- Develop and review subcontractors' scope of work, accepting, reviewing, and analyzing their quotes for optimal value.
- Generate project bid status reports, ensuring compliance with specifications, contract Statements of Work, and Bid Invitations.
- Present cost estimates in alignment with customer proposals, considering general and special conditions.
- Craft scope specifications and requirements, input project schedules, perform quantity takeoffs and create cost summary sheets.
- Maintain an accurate and current database with cost codes for historical data.
- Review Company projects and estimates for accuracy verification.
- Utilize relevant company and industry historical data for precise pricing estimates.
- Transmit estimates efficiently through Building Connected.
- Minimum of seven (7) years of relevant estimating experience of projects starting at $20 million.
- Proficiency in BlueBeam and Excel.
- Strong leadership, diplomatic, and motivational skills, capable of leading a team.
- Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment, showcasing teamwork, innovation, and excellence.
- Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus, and achieve objectives.
- Excellent leadership, communication (written, verbal, and presentation), and interpersonal skills.
- Proactively driven and decisive, demonstrating flexibility in the face of change and competing demands.
- Advanced project estimator skills, including performing engineering calculations and effective communication with Application Engineers, Product Managers, Project Managers, Engineering, and Vendors.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to read, understand, and organize construction plans and specifications.
- Solid organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Capability to work independently with minimal structure, exercising sound judgment.
- Strong multitasking ability, prioritizing tasks and working well under pressure to meet established deadlines.
- Required experience in commercial projects.
- Knowledge of the Fort Myers market preferred, but not required.
- Medical
- Dental
About the role
As a Senior Estimator, your role involves assessing bid specifications and drawings to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the project requirements for a successful bid and project acquisition. Additionally, you will actively engage with Trade Partners, facilitating prompt follow-ups to secure bids. Collaboration with Project Management teams is essential for proposal and budget follow-ups to secure business closures. Your close collaboration with the Ops team during the PreCon and buyout stages and effective communication with Trade Partners is vital to the overall process.
Responsibilities
Requirements
Benefits
Rycon offers advancement opportunities along with an excellent salary and benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) and 401(k).