Process Mechanical Estimator - Food & Beverage

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About the Role

The Process Mechanical Estimator supports a team of preconstruction professionals in developing detailed internal estimates for large-scale food and beverage manufacturing projects. This role is responsible for engaging subcontractors, analyzing bids, evaluating project costs, and assisting in the compilation of comprehensive project estimates.

Responsibilities

• Pre-Estimate:
  • Participates in Estimate Plan meeting and aids preconstruction team as assigned
  • Participates in pre-bid meetings and site visits
• Estimate Development:
  • Assists in compiling work products from multi-disciplinary estimators into a single complete estimate
  • Helps ensure the estimating team has the necessary information to develop the estimate; communicates needs to the estimate lead if information is lacking
  • Assists or manages RFI lists (subcontractor, internal, and/or owner), as required per proposal
  • Assists with determining project-specific tax and insurance requirements
  • Helps ensure clarifications are complete and compiled into a single document
  • May assist with owner bid form and coordinates with marketing for inclusion in the formal proposal
  • Reviews RFP requirements to help determine compliance and communicates deviations to the estimate lead
  • Leads discussion on scopes-of-work during estimate review
• Subcontractor Management:
  • Helps build and maintain subcontractor relationships
  • Helps, manages, or participates in the development of the subcontractor/vendor bid list
  • Ensures only qualified subcontractors receive bid documents
  • Meets with local subcontractors as needed
  • Organizes and leads pre-bid meetings, if required
  • Helps develop and distribute subcontractor bid packages, including NDAs, RFP, drawings, scopes-of-work, bid forms, contract attachments, schedules, and site logistics plans
  • Coordinates with operational resources to ensure completeness of bid packages
  • Works with the Business Diversity Coordinator to develop a Small and/or WMBE business participation engagement plan for federal or public sector projects
  • Receives quotes and conducts subcontractor analysis
  • Organizes and leads scope review meetings for scopes of work estimated by the Estimator
  • Makes recommendations for subcontractor selection
• Post Estimate:
  • Helps submit project budget to accounting
  • Participates in scope review meetings, if applicable
  • Assists in subcontractor selection
  • Assists Project Management team with compiling scope-of-work documents for contractual agreements
  • Assists with compiling lessons learned for the precon phase, if applicable
  • Participates in lessons learned meeting at project close to understand budget underruns and overruns, and communicates those lessons to the precon department
• Database Maintenance:
  • Helps maintain preferred subcontractor database
  • Helps maintain bid forms and bid packages database
  • Helps maintain cost history database
  • Helps maintain estimating database
• Travel if needed
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in accredited construction-related curriculum (e.g., Civil Engineering, Construction Management) or equivalent, or 5 years of relevant experience in the construction industry
• Professional experience estimating process and packaging mechanical scopes for large-scale food and beverage manufacturing projects
• Ability to read, interpret, and analyze complex mechanical and process design documents
• Estimating software experience required; Beck Destini Estimator and FastPIPE or pipe estimating software preferred
• Strong communication skills for coordinating with vendors, subcontractors, engineers, and internal teams
• Experience with Design-Build and CMAR (Construction Manager at Risk) project delivery methods
• Proven computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office applications

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance and retirement plans
• Professional development opportunities

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

• Ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations
• Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds
• Good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand, and finger dexterity, including the ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment, and read application/form information
• Frequent sitting, reaching with hands and arms, talking, and hearing