Estimator

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The Construction Estimator will manage the preparation of full estimates for complex soil and earthwork construction projects, provide complete conceptual and total bid pricing for environmental remediation, earthwork, and soil projects. Estimating work includes creating time and materials, cost reimbursable estimates, lump sum, and unit pricing estimates for construction projects. 

• Analyze Requests for Proposals (RFP’s), plans, and amendments to determine the scope of work and content to establish costs, preparation time, project schedules, materials, labor and manpower estimates; review documentation for competitive bid information and accuracy
• Review construction documents, understand the scope of work required for the bid, and break it down into definable tasks 
• Prepare and carefully review take-offs from related construction documents
• Calculate and prepare cost analysis for all materials, labor and manpower, heavy construction equipment, subcontractor, and overhead costs incurred related to RECON projects
• Develop and maintain resource information related to products, vendors, subcontractors, government requirements, etc.
• Develop estimates ranging from Rough Order Magnitude (ROM), budgetary, time and material, cost reimbursable, lump sum, and unit pricing estimates for environmental remediation, site preparation, geotechnical construction, decommissioning and industrial demolition projects
• Work closely with project managers and subcontractors to promote the understanding of the scope of work, changes, potential Requests for Information, and adjustments to cost estimates prior to proposal submission to formulate accurate estimates while mitigating risk for the organization

• Ten years or more of construction project estimating experience related to environmental remediation, decommissioning & demolition, soil and/or earthwork construction projects 
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Environmental Science, or equivalent construction estimating experience
• Previous operations or project management experience with strong estimating skills related to earthwork would be a plus 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, as well as experience creating estimates using estimating software using Construction Link Inc. (CLI) or similar platforms
• Experience using Primavera (P6) and/or AutoCAD would be a plus
• Must be self-motivated and able to work effectively with little or no direct supervision to thrive in a fast paced, deadline driven work environment
• This position will require minimal travel to attend client meetings, project site walks related to new earthwork projects, etc.