Senior Estimator

Job Description:

Kokosing (www.kokosing.biz) is one of America's 40 largest General Contractors and services a broad spectrum of clients in both the private and public business sectors. Kokosing's services include heavy civil/industrial construction such as highways, bridges, underground utilities, water/wastewater facilities, and marine construction. For over 70 years, Kokosing has successfully attracted the most qualified technical personnel in the construction industry by offering visible challenges, superior quality, and attractive rewards. With over $2.8 billion in annual sales and a commitment to its workforce, Kokosing is the winning team.

Summary:

Leads and manages the preparation of estimates and Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for assigned projects. Coordinates team members and lead all estimating functions and efforts required on assigned projects during preconstruction phase. Ensures that estimates and GMP's are complete, accurate, and well supported by material pricing data and subcontractor input.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage design document receipt, filing, and distribution to pursuit team members.
• Review design documents for level of completion, assemble comments and requests for additional information needed to provide complete estimates. Inform senior management of design-related problems, completeness of documents, and other potential risks.
• Attend preconstruction site visits to evaluate existing conditions and identify any scope that may not be included in the design documents.
• Responsible for the set-up of the estimate, estimate preparation schedule, responsibility matrix, and coordinating work of assigned estimating team members.
• Evaluate supplier and subcontractor pricing and/or bids for scope inclusion, and identify scope gaps and overlaps for coordination with assigned estimating team members.
• Ensure pricing within the estimate or GMP is complete and accurate, reflective of current pricing data.
• Coordinate estimating team efforts to provide pricing for value engineering, alternates, or options when required.
• Work closely with field operations and other members of field project teams to solicit input related to estimate preparation.
• Lead the coordination of operational input during the estimating, bidding, and/or GMP process. Work in collaboration with Operations to ensure that detailed General Conditions Requirements are incorporated into the estimate.
• Prepare for and lead internal estimate review meetings.
• Identify and develop plans to mitigate risk items, and ensure the appropriate measures are included in estimates to address.
• Ensure strict adherence to safety, ethics and compliance, and Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) requirements at all times.
• Lead the assembly of all estimates or GMP documents submitted to the client.
• Prepare bid and proposal documents including clarifications, exceptions, exclusions, and other commercial terms as required.
• Ensure that 100% of the bids and budgets are submitted by the bid deadlines.
• Participate in estimate and GMP review meetings with architects, engineers, and owners, with support from members of Preconstruction, Operations, and/or Executives.
• Incorporate comments, feedback, and input from architects, engineers, and owners into revised estimates or GMP's, assemble revised documents for final submission.
• Supervise other Estimators, when assigned, including general guidance, development, and completing performance evaluations.
• Set productive, consistent and acceptable work example for assigned estimating team members.
• Perform additional assignments per supervisor's direction.
• Prepare for and lead assigned estimating team members during operations hand-off meetings for successful pursuits.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or other equivalent construction related experience.
• Minimum 2 years of estimating experience -or- 5+ years of applicable experience in construction project engineering/management or field supervision.
• Ideal candidate will possess knowledge of construction, materials, systems, market conditions, and trade practices.

Skills and Abilities:

• Must have conceptual ability to work with minimum information and quickly develop an understanding of the owner/architect requirements.
• Should have familiarity with the operating procedures and methods of other departments - Field Operations, Central Engineering, Procurement, Accounting, etc.
• Strong computer skills and a familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite of programs required.
• Experience with HCSS or similar estimating software preferred.
• Complete knowledge of the estimating documents and the ability to provide accurate qualitative and quantitative analysis of the documents.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication and strong interpersonal skills are requisite.
• Ability to lead estimates for multiple projects at the same time with proven time management skills and meeting deadlines.
• Strong work ethic to complete tasks in a complete and high-quality manner.

Benefits:

Kokosing offers competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, life, and disability insurance, paid time off and a 401K plan.

Kokosing is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action federal and state contractor. The company does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.