Construction Cost Estimator

3 days ago

Pasadena, United States Reaume Richardson Full time

COMPANY OVERVIEW 

Reaume Richardson is a Los Angeles-based general contractor with over 20 years of experience revitalizing cityscapes throughout California. Our guiding focus is simple and clear: To realize a project’s creative vision while maintaining expectations on budget and timing. This is why our relationships run so deep and how we continually deliver beyond our partners' expectations. 


Our core values are at the heart of the work we do:

  1. Own it: We are self-starting, self-motivated, problem solving, get it done people. 
  2. Perspective: We take the time to understand how our actions affect coworkers and our partners.
  3. Measure Twice, Cut Once: We continuously improve our processes to deliver the highest quality.
  4. Invest in Others: We invest time and effort in finding the right employees, partners, and clients. 

 

OUR PROJECTS

We are a small and nimble team, specializing in building repositioning and adaptive reuse projects ranging from $2-30MM in value. Depending on the project size, Estimators are expected to own the full scope of project estimation for single or multiple concurrent projects in the Los Angeles metro area. Estimators are expected to maintain an in office presence, with job-site visits as needed.


JOB SUMMARY

The Estimator’s primary responsibility is to accurately price projects. The Estimator solicits and compiles proposals from trusted, qualified subcontractors, compares them for accurate scopes, performs quantity takeoffs, and maintains current unit pricing. The profitability of a project depends upon how accurately the Estimator has bid the project, and its quality depends upon the Estimator’s relationships with excellent subcontractors.

 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

  • Prepares detailed, organized, and complete quantity take-offs
  • Develops and maintains subcontractor relationships
  • Prepares and distributes bid packages, ensures minimum coverage for each sub-trade
  • Develops Scopes of Work and Bid Evaluations for sub-trades
  • Implements feedback and lessons learned from in construction, shares knowledge within the Preconstruction team 


ROLE COMPETENCIES

Project Estimation

  • Reading and understanding all details of sets of drawings; performing take-offs and pricing estimates as appropriate using up-to-date knowledge of industry norms or published cost data
  • Sending RFIs to the design team to clarify missing or conflicting information   
  • Assisting the estimating staff by preparing detailed, organized, and complete quantity take-offs for assigned portions of the project
  • Participation in job walks to ensure a complete understanding of the project and interfacing with the design team to clarify the intent of the drawings
  • Use of Procore to organize and share construction documents 
  • Coordinate with the construction operations team to validate the length of construction projects (schedule) and the resources required (General Requirements)
  • Document scope of work and final prices change through different proposal versions as clients request modifications and re-bidding
  • Level all subcontractor’s bids to determine the qualified lowest bidder to carry in overall bid submissions
  • Assist project team in developing RTA’s for GMP Projects (not sure how this is handled at RR)


Subcontractor & Bid Management

  • Building and maintaining strong subcontractor/supplier relationships
  • Creating bid packages and Invitations To Bid for potential subcontractors
  • Preparing Scopes of Work for subcontractors
  • Compiling bids into a final document for the teams’ use. Obtain missing or unclear information. Identify and flag known or potential scope gaps. 
  • Compiling bids into a final project proposal to be submitted to client. 


Extremely Detail Oriented

  • Strong organizational skills shown through document management, proposal delivery and management 
  • Displays strong communication skills as shown by:
  • concise, to-the-point, spell-checked, and considerate written communication
  • the ability to listen attentively and document important points from verbal communication
  • prompt responses to email and phone calls 
  • Able to employ effective problem-solving skills, as shown by communication and documentation of a problem, and communication and documentation of how that problem was resolved successfully
  • Developed interpersonal skills, as shown by the maintenance of excellent relationships with other Reaume Richardson employees, subcontractors, clients, and architects


EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Requirements

  • 3+ years’ experience as an Estimator in a commercial construction context, including:
  • Knowledgeable about the overall process of construction from project start to close out
  • Experience in the field with at least one trade
  • Project engineering as shown by creating and tracking project-related documentation
  • Proficiency with Bluebeam and Procore 
  • Experience estimating multiple projects concurrently 
  • Experience estimating full scope of projects between $1MM-$20MM in contract value 


Preferences

  • Bachelor’s degree in construction-related field
  • Professional designations: OSHA 10, Scaffold User


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