Senior Estimator
Balfour Beatty US · Dallas, TX · 1 wk ago
ManagementFull-time
About the role
Balfour Beatty is seeking an experienced Heavy Highway/Civil Senior Estimator to join our Southwest Region estimating team.
Responsibilities
- Review proposal specifications and drawings to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.
- Prepare estimates by calculating the complete takeoff of scope of work.
- Maintain files of working documents as back-up for estimate figures, including current (accurate) information on prices from suppliers through direct contact, sales brochures, price lists, etc.
- Utilize HCSS Heavy Bid estimating software to develop a comprehensive project estimate and ability to participate in the management of the estimate.
- Communicate with vendors in support of quotations.
- Review plans and specifications and recommend best solutions based on cost, engineering quality, or availability of materials.
- Perform additional assignments per supervisor’s direction.
- Identify, assess, and find ways to mitigate project risks.
- Provide leadership, training, and mentoring to junior estimating staff.
Qualifications
- 10 years of estimating experience and/or related project management training with large highway projects is preferred.
- Experience with all scopes of a typical highway construction project and the ability to estimate or review all scopes as needed.
- A working knowledge of TxDOT standards and specifications is preferred.
- Proficient experience with Microsoft Office (Word/Excel) is required.
- Proficient experience with Bluebeam is required.
- HCSS Heavy Bid experience and/or related software for pricing work is required.
- The capability to build and manage a P6 CPM schedule on projects is preferred.
- Experience with earthwork modeling.
- Strong computer, communication, and time management skills.