Manager, Estimating

Duties/Responsibilities

• Cook up and coordinate with owners, project managers, and other project team members to resolve technical issues during planning and development, negotiation, and contract execution.
• Ensure proper subcontractor coverage on bid day.
• Review and assemble estimators' budgets to produce the final bid.
• Analyze and construct estimate data affecting labor, materials, equipment, location, and other factors to guarantee a high-quality and prompt estimate.
• Utilize existing cost history as a benchmark to assess alternatives and construction methods to enhance bid competitiveness.
• Employ mathematical computations to ensure estimated costs are precise.
• Analyze risks and communicate strategies to alleviate future construction obstacles.
• Communicate estimate bid information to field operations at pre-construction meetings to ensure comprehension of project scope.
• Complete a bid from start to finish with no oversight.
• Understand and comprehend the entire scope for all trades.
• Be capable of negotiating with clients.
• Train/review/mentor staff beneath them.
• Anticipate problems and provide solutions for work.
• Lead, manage, and hold accountable the estimating team to company standards, deadlines, and performance expectations.
• Establish bid review procedures and lead estimate review meetings prior to submission.
• Engage at a high level with operations regarding the project's details and the implications of operational decisions on the budget.

Requirements

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Outstanding time management skills with a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Able to prioritize tasks and delegate appropriately.
• Capable of functioning well in a high-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Working knowledge and comprehension of plans and specifications.
• Excellent leadership skills.
• Patient and willing to train/teach.
• Knowledge of various pricing models.
• Knowledge of construction practices, specific to Tennyson’s scopes of work.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a construction-related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as an estimator, performing responsibilities equivalent to those listed above.
• Working knowledge and comprehension of construction management.
• Effective negotiation skills.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds occasionally.

Benefits

• Vision, Dental, Medical.
• 401(k) after eligibility has been met.
• 2 weeks paid vacation time.
• 8 Paid Holidays.