The Axel Group is seeking a young Estimator to join their client's team based in Middlesex County, NJ. This client offers a great base salary, health benefits and has a strong pipeline of work in the area for years to come!
This position is responsible for pre-construction and coordination of projects from inception to completion. This position is also responsible for ensuring that the client’s requirements regarding the functionality and standards are met and ensuring that the construction project is concluded successfully by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.
Responsibilities:
- Manage multiple construction projects at different stages of design and construction
- Coordinate infrastructure and site utilities including but not limited to Telecommunication, Water, Electric, Storm and Gas.
- Request and coordinate temporary utility services for construction.
- Review prime contracts with the ownership.
- Schedule coordination meetings with the ownership, designers, consultants and contractors.
- Develop estimates and schedules based on conceptual plans.
- Coordinate the activity of outside architectural and engineering design consultants.
- Generate contract service agreements for designers, consultants and subcontractors.
- Participate in design-build project planning, design programming, and development of project outline specifications.
- Oversee the Project Design team to ensure the design is completed in accordance with the outline specifications and overall project program.
- Manage construction and closeout on assigned projects with the goal of ensuring that budget, schedule, and customer satisfaction are met.
- Prepare conceptual sketches through the use of CAD for estimating and coordination with clients.
- Coordinate project bidding efforts, generate scopes of work, identify long lead time items, and implement project bidding plan.
- Prepare change orders for designers, subcontractors and clients.
- Manage submittal process to ensure materials are procured in advance of being required on site.
- Monitor, review, and control project costs.
- Complete and resolve design related punch list items and execute the project closeout.
- Aide in the drafting efforts of the engineering department as needed.
- Inform supervisor on ongoing basis of assigned projects and the status of each potential project.
- Develop and maintain good working relationships with designers, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers, internal office staff and field personnel.
- Assemble members of organization (construction, superintendent, clerical, engineering, cost control, and other workers) at the start of a project and maintain close communication with these individual throughout the course of the project.
- Ensure design and construction activities adhere to all relevant federal, state, and local environmental rules and regulations.
