Construction Estimator

We are a commercial based general contracting firm,that has since been providing quality services in Construction Management, CM/GC, design build, consulting, and negotiated projects since teh 1950's. We are located in Southern UT, NV, AZ and CA.

We are 100% Employee-Owned!

We Value our Employees:
Competitive Salaries
Medical, Dental, Vision
Vehicle allowance + gas card
401k
Profit sharing - contributed by employer

Under the direction of the Pre-Construction Manager, the Estimator will assist with development of project budget estimates, reviews design consultant’s construction cost estimates, prepares analysis for project estimator, and prepares estimates of scope changes prior to their initiation and assists with cost optimization of changes under consideration.

Duties/Responsibilities :

• Estimates the cost of new and proposed products and services in the assigned areas, or projects.
• Analyzes changes to the projects and services provided.
• Provides detailed reports that will include breakdowns of project costs and forecasts of remaining costs.
• Documents data and statistical procedures used in conducting cost analysis.
• Assists the Project Manager with development of the project schedule early in the project initiation phase.
• Reviews Plans & Specifications; interviews Project Construction Manager and Superintendent and develops preliminary schedule.
• Reviews initial schedule with Project Construction Manager and Superintendent and incorporates changes as necessary.
• Updates the schedule regularly during project design development.
• Reviews consultant engineers’ schedule and assists with assessment of the design status.
• Reviews bidders’ schedules and provides comments to Project Construction Manager.
• Reviews Contractor’s schedule submittals and prepares an analysis report for the Project Construction Manager assessing the conformance with the requirements in ---the Project
• Maintains Project Schedule submittal working file, identifying the need for (and validity of) recovery schedules.
• Assists the Project Construction Manager with tracking lost work days due to weather or unforeseen work stoppages.

Required Skills/Abilities:

Excellent analytical skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Critical Path Method (CPM) and Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) fundamentals including developing a CPM resource loaded schedule.
Engineering and Architectural plans.
Construction production rates for primary commodities in commercial buildings including, but not limited to, demolition, excavation, pile driving, paving, steel construction, formwork, concrete placement, underground utilities, and tenant improvements.
Principles of construction cost estimating.

Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business or similar preferred.
Construction experience is preferred
At least three years of related experience preferred.