Job Title: Construction Estimator
Openings: 2 – One Mechanical and one Electrical
Length: 6-month contract to hire
Pay Rate: $65-80/hour -depending on years of experience – can offer per diem/relocation to candidates not local
Start: end of October
Location: Austin, Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas, Reno, Nevada or Bay Area (Fremont, Palo Alto, San Jose)
The Role
As Construction Estimator you will be playing a critical role in company projects. You will understand cost drivers at the fundamental level while facilitating value engineering efforts cross functionally.
- An extremely tight budget that will require daily estimation efforts to identify cost risk and opportunities and track changes.
Responsibilities
- Understand, develop, compile and present high-level cost estimates for multiple projects.
- Develop detailed cost estimates as designs develop, communicating with various stakeholders on cost drivers and value engineering opportunities across all trades
- Use efficient and aesthetic communication methods to escalate risks and communicate opportunities
- Employ a can-do attitude, ensuring all stakeholders are engaged and aligned to the program goals
- Create what-if scenario estimates for program strategy and decision making
- Develop long term strategy on estimation methodology, tool and systems for CAPEX projects
- Estimate cost impact related to changes in design and construction strategy during project execution that vary from the Baseline. Work closely with the project team to forecast project costs in a timely manner.
- Assist team in preparing cost information related to Project funding requests to Management
- Track and summarize estimate performance collaborating with Finance.
- Provide support in identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions to cost estimating problems.
- Assist in cost estimating input into specific studies and providing team guidance in key decisions with scope options, various work proposals and decision making.
- Show initiative in the development of estimating standards, procedures, systems as well as input to future benchmarking and estimating tools.
- Assist the team in developing future cost model structures for procurement bidding process.
Requirements
- 5+ years of estimation experience required
- One heavy mechanical - Mechanical estimating background(HVAC/Duct/Equipment/Piping/Insulation)
- One Electrical focused
- Ability to do takeoffs
- Change management/change orders
- Value engineering, conceptual estimating
- Bottoms up estimating
- Experience in estimation with Civil, Structural, Architectural, Mechanical, Electrical and life safety systems
- Experience in value engineering and cost modeling with fast turnaround results
- Excellent written and verbal communication presentation skills are a must
- Knowledge of how things are built at the fundamental level, experience with construction management preferred
- Willingness to get your hands dirty to understand the projects you are supporting
- Ability to work within a high-performance, cross-functional organization with extremely tight timelines, aggressive goals and demanding work environment.
- Have an inquisitive and open attitude to exploring new ideas and willingness to continuously learn
- Capacity to work long hours on demanding projects in high stress environments
- Detail oriented with exceptional organizational skills
- Experience with change management procedures is valued. Ability to provide or prepare cost trend/change estimates in support of the project.
- Demonstrate competency with relevant software such as MS Office Suite and estimating related specific software and tools.
- Agile, flexible and open minded.
