Job details
Salary $19 – $26 an hour
Job Type Full-time Contract
Number of hires for this role 1
Qualifications
- Construction Estimating: 1 year (Preferred)
Full Job Description
- Provide project support to Project Managers on multiple projects, providing cost estimating, budgeting, cost tracking, and forecast support.
- Knows how to use Bluebeam
- Must have good communication skills and the ability to interact with contractors to request information about the projects.
- Reads and outlines project specifications.
- Review proposal specifications, drawings, attend pre-bid meetings, etc. to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.
- Supports the distribution of plans and specifications to vendors/subcontractors
- Supports vendor/subcontractor pricing/bid solicitation and coordination.
- Write proper scopes of work during bidding phase and upon award, with ultimate responsibility of final evaluation and negotiation of Subcontracts.
- Prepares material and other costs summary for quotes from vendors.
- Prepares complete cost estimates for competitive bids and negotiated proposals for multiple projects.
- Utilizes knowledge of the project schedule and logistics in project estimates.
- Collaborates with operations to provide constructability and coordination reviews of project documents.
- Provides professional and comprehensive deliverables at the completion of each major estimate.
- Improves project profitability opportunities by applying thorough understanding of insurance structures, fees and rates.
- Develop a project schedule from bid document information.
- Applies knowledge of subcontractor market and how to prequalify subcontractors.
- Provides system analysis of building components and MEP systems and assists operations staff on project logistics, staging, phasing plans and coordination.
- Reviews financial risk to the company and ensures fee enhancements are within estimates, including contract risk. Partners with operations to assess and mitigate risk.
- Presents and sells estimates and proposals and participates in project procurement presentations.
- Coordinates feasibility studies on life-cycle costs of building systems.
- Leads efforts to assemble, analyze and store project cost history.
- Demonstrate a knowledge of contract structure, business law, insurance and bonding issues.
- Schedule, run and effectively document meetings.
Qualifications
- Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner.
- Ability to read and understand drawings and specifications.
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
- Proficiency in MS Office with emphasis on strong Excel skills.
- Knowledge of the means and methods of construction management.
- Knowledge of field operations through project support.
- Knowledge of specific trades and scopes of work.
- Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally.
- Develops and maintains client and subcontractor relationships.
- Must have worked in the Tampa Bay Area
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $19.00 – $26.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental Pay:
- Bonus pay
Experience:
- Construction Estimating: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location:
- One location
Work Remotely:
- No
