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Senior Pre-Con/Estimating Manager

Key Facts

Remote From: 
Full time
Senior (5-10 years)
English

Other Skills

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    Microsoft Excel
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    Microsoft Word
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    Microsoft Outlook
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    Communication
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    Leadership
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    Time Management
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    Persistence
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    Detail Oriented
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    Physical Flexibility
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    Social Skills

Roles & Responsibilities

  • 5-7 years of related multi-family construction estimating, construction or design experience
  • Proficiency with cost estimating software/tools (On-Screen Take-off, BlueBeam) and MS Office; Project experience; Pro-Core is a plus
  • Experience estimating wood-frame and concrete multi-family mid-rise projects; mid-rise condominium experience is a plus
  • Bachelor's degree in Construction Management preferred; strong understanding of building codes and ability to read architectural/engineering plans

Requirements:

  • Coordinate communication with owners/developers, architects, consultants, project managers and superintendents to evaluate estimates and ensure all contract scopes are covered
  • Obtain and qualify subcontractor and supplier proposals; prepare bid tickets; assist in value engineering and budgeting from Conceptual to Final stages
  • Perform and double-check quantity take-offs across all divisions and ensure accuracy of estimates
  • Review and substantiate current estimates with project managers and superintendents; help negotiate/prequalify subcontractor/vendor proposals and support scheduling and budget management

Job description

Position Overview:
This individual will be responsible for assisting with the pre-construction and estimating of all multi-family, mid-rise, mixed-use and office projects for Northwood Ravin.

Essential Functions:

  • Communicate with owner/developers, architects and other consultants
  • Communicate with project managers/superintendents and help evaluate accuracy of estimates
  • Communicate with suppliers and subcontractors involved in the budget process
  • Obtain proposals from subcontractors/suppliers and qualify their quotes
  • Perform and double-check quantity take-offs for all divisions, including concrete, masonry structural steel, wood framing, millwork and trim, windows and doors, finishes, etc. on all projects bid or negotiated
  • Ensure all scopes of work in contract documents are covered in overall estimate
  • Prepare various stages of budgets/cost from Conceptual Budgets, Design-Development Budgets, Pricing-Set Budgets, Construction Document Budgets, Permit Budgets to Final Drawing Budgets
  • Help negotiate and prequalify all subcontractor and vendor proposals
  • Prepare project specific bid tickets for bid tracking and comparison
  • Assist in value engineering
  • Review and substantiate current estimates with project managers and superintendents

Qualifications and Desired Skills

  • 5-7 year of related multi-family construction estimating, construction or design
  • Must be able to support financial and schedule management tools and have a good working knowledge of On-Screen Take-off, BlueBeam or other industry-standard cost estimating software platforms
  • Previous experience in estimating for wood-frame and concrete Multi-Family Mid-Rise Projects, Mid-Rise Condominium experience a plus
  • A Bachelors degree in Construction Management is preferred
  • Have a strong understanding of building codes
  • Know how to read plans (architectural and engineering)
  • Computer literate with working knowledge of MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and Microsoft Project experience and working with Pro-Core is a plus
  • Must be persistent, accurate, organized, detail oriented, flexible, people oriented, have ability to consistently meet deadlines and have strong leadership qualities

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