Preconstruction Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies to win and execute work
• Review of plans and specifications
• Prepare project schedules, bids, budgets, and scope documents for clients
• Perform quantity takeoff and price of self-performed work
• Site visits and analysis of ongoing work for the tracking of historical costs
• Collaborate with the preconstruction team, project managers, and superintendents
• Cook up with subcontractors and suppliers to obtain pricing and complete scopes
• Maintain and utilize our historical cost database and estimating software
• Conceptual estimating
• Negotiate and award subcontracts
• Identify risks to our project schedule, quality, and budget and develop strategies to mitigate
• Preparation of turnover documentation to ensure a successful construction phase
• Participate in training programs

Qualifications

• Four-year college degree related to construction, engineering, and/or business, or completion of an apprenticeship and an internship experience in a construction-related position where knowledge was gained in the areas of estimating, construction, and design
• At least two years of experience in estimating is preferred but not required