Preconstruction Engineer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs additional assignments per supervisor's direction
• Sets up budgets
• Prepares estimates by calculating complete takeoff of scope of work; prices work items
• Reviews design options and recommends best solution based on cost, engineering quality, or availability of materials
• Participates in presentations to clients (if required)
• Reviews all pricing with the Preconstruction Manager
• Uses historical unit price and productivity data
• Participates in project hand-off meetings; attends meetings with supplies and subs as needed
• Visits project sites to observe construction methods
• Reviews proposal specifications, drawings and attends pre-bid meetings, etc. to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate
• Reviews and incorporates historical data from purchase orders, subcontracts, productivity analysis reports, etc. into unit and man hour figures
• Determines critical path schedule and sequence of work
• Investigates site before bid, identifying waste area, borrow area and dump sites
• Updates skills for software tools and technology utilized
• Reviews terms and conditions of subcontractor and vendor quotes; serves as liaison with subcontractors and vendors during the bidding process
• Provides technical support to personnel preparing estimates for assigned bids
• Must be willing to travel
• Investigates value engineering options
• Maintains files of working documents as back-up for estimate figures, including current (accurate) information on prices from suppliers
• Ensures all working documents and data are maintained to back-up estimate figures
• Communicate with (or to) individuals or groups verbally and/or in writing (e.g. customers, suppliers, employees). Maintain relationship to ensure needs are met and problems/conflicts are resolved.
• Communicates and reinforces the Company vision, mission and values

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from four-year College or University and 0-5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.