Lead Estimator/Estimating Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare cost estimates for both hard-bid and negotiated work in HCSS Heavy Bid; analyze and establish means, methods, production rates, and schedules.
• Set-up new estimates, develop WBS, enter Bid Items, setup taxes, escalation, calendars, etc.
• Develop estimate preparation schedules that include interim milestones and due dates to meet bid dates.
• Assign or prepare a Project Schedule for estimate preparation purposes.
• Assign estimating, take-off, and solicitation responsibilities to team members, lead the team through estimate completion, and manage the overall process.
• Prepare Joint Venture Estimating Instructions.
• Review General Conditions, Special Conditions, and Terms and Conditions.
• Determine labor rates and tax rates.
• Prepare plans for meeting DBE/MBE/WBE/LBE/SBE project goals and/or guide preparation of Good-Faith Efforts.
• Direct methods of subcontractor and supplier solicitation.
• Lead discussions on scope, access, and coordination with other disciplines.
• Lead and actively participate in strategy meetings on project approach, schedule, strategy, and risk.
• Assign or prepare the Indirects portion of the estimate, including the development of a Project Staff schedule.
• Manage self-perform vs. subcontractor estimate comparisons.
• Prepare Equipment Ownership Analysis.
• Prepare Risk Analysis for use in analyzing and calculating margin.
• Lead bid reviews, bid close-out, and bid submittal.
• Present estimate in Owner/ICE reviews.
• Lead estimate hand-off meetings with project teams.
• Work with project teams to prepare as-bid estimate and budget.
• Prepare/manage preparation of Bid Books.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• 15+ years of construction and estimating experience or equivalent combination of technical training and construction experience are required.
• Civil Engineering or Construction Management Degree (preferred) or alternative field exposure/experience will be considered in place of a degree.
• Experience in heavy civil, structures, transit, or transportation construction is required.
• Experience in managing estimating teams is required.
• Ideally will have worked as a Project Manager on heavy/civil construction projects.
• Mastery of reading and interpreting plans, performing quantity take-offs, construction means and methods, productions, and scheduling.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good organization and time-management skills.
• Ability to multi-task daily issues with longer-term tasks.
• Able to work to set deadlines and prioritize tasks.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to receive feedback on work product, and work with a team or autonomously.
• Knowledge of MS-Excel software, MS-Word, P-6 Scheduling, MS-PowerPoint, Agtek, Bluebeam, and/or HCSS software is required.
• Occasional travel is required.

• Must be able to navigate uneven terrain for pre-bid site investigations.
• Position requires daily in-person attendance at the workplace.

What we have to offer:

• Award-winning contractor with a dynamic business model and an excellent reputation.
• We are a 100% employee-owned company with a competitive ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
• Company pays 100% of employee premiums for health insurance; employee pays up to $15 per week for family premiums.**Benefits and employee costs are subject to change 
• HSA and FSA plans that will allow you to divert pre-tax money.
• Life insurance provided by the company at 2.5 times your yearly salary.