Take-Off Technician

About the Role

This position is responsible for providing quantity take-offs and ongoing technical support to the estimating staff to ensure accurate and timely estimates.

Responsibilities

• Review plans and specifications with the estimating team to determine specific take-off needs to ensure requirements are met.
• Develop job essential data including quantity take-offs, material price lists, labor costs per man hour, and equipment to ensure accurate estimates and bids.
• Research historical data and productivity analysis reports in order to compile summary reports to develop guidelines and precedence for future estimates.
• Review take-off data/summaries with estimating team and assist in Bid Closing to ensure quantities accurately reflect project requirements.
• Maintain files of working documents for back-up to estimating figures to support accuracy of bid submission.
• Comply, understand, and support corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment.
• Ability and willingness to abide by Granite’s Code of Conduct on a daily basis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or related field preferred, or equivalent combinations of technical training and related experience.
• 0 - 2 years construction estimating support or similar experience.
• Construction experience preferred.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive.

Skills

• Proficient in all MS Office products (Excel, Access, etc).
• Ability to learn CAD and Modeling Software (such as Microstation, Geopack, Inroads, HEC RAS, etc).
• Ability to calculate quantities accurately and in a timely manner.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.
• Ability to understand, analyze and summarize supplier and subcontract quotations.
• Ability to work accurately while under time pressure.
• Team player.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly required to talk and hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands to operate a computer keyboard.
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Subject to outside working conditions. At times will be working around large construction equipment; must be safety conscious.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits

• Paid holidays and sick leave.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability insurance.
• Flexible spending plans (HSA or FSA).
• Special programs for musculoskeletal health and mental wellness.
• For salaried employees: two PPO medical plans through Anthem BlueCross, including a plan where 100% of the premium is paid by Granite for eligible employees and dependents.
• 100% match on the first 6% of eligible compensation deferred into 401(k) plans, which vests immediately.

Benefits may vary for positions located outside of the continental United States.

Pay

Base Salary Range: $60,458.00 - $90,686.00. Pay may vary based upon relevant experience, skills, location, and education among other factors.

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers.