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Chief Estimator Construction

1 month ago

Lilburn, United States Steel Erectors Association Full time

Since 1983, Porter Steel, Inc. has successfully served customers throughout Georgia, and is now servicing projects across the Southeastern United States. Our customers include many fellow structural fabricators, value-minded general contractors, and owner-developers who need our direct expertise. We offer forty-plus years of experience, producing top-quality fabrication of structural steel, miscellaneous metals, and high-end architectural metals and glass. And beyond fabrication, our growing field operations group erects and installs what we build.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Communicate with Owners, Partners, Representatives, Fabricators, General Contractors, Suppliers, Architects and Consultants
  • Optimize job costs by negotiating prices with vendors/sub-contractors through quotations for material/services
  • Coordinate bid preparation requirements with the Contract Administrator
  • Interface with Owner and other contractors to provide engineering and cost data regarding project feasibility
  • Prepare budgets, subcontracts, purchase orders and assist in preliminary project schedules
  • Ensure proper project hand off when project is taken over by PM/Team
  • Review proposal specifications, drawings, and conditions to determine scope of work
  • Estimate Indirect cost including management, construction equipment and tools
  • Review all proposals internally before being submitted to Owner, Fabricator, and/or General Contractor customers
  • Engage in proposal presentations as necessary
  • Training and mentoring of estimating staff and direct reports
  • Maintain strong and positive relationships with operations teams
REQUIREMENTS
  • 5+ year's construction estimating experience
  • Excellent communication skills with a strong math aptitude
  • Experience in industrial & commercial structural & miscellaneous construction work
  • Able to work with speed and accuracy, consistently meeting deadlines
  • Experience in conceptual estimating and design build
  • Strong business communication and leadership skills, supervisory experience preferred
  • Understanding of the influence of market conditions on pricing
  • Experience with estimating software(s)
  • Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture or related field preferred
  • Proficient with Excel spread sheets, and Word processing programs


SEAA is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of steel industry professionals. SEAA assists our members in their employee recruitment, hiring and training processes and we provide on-going safety and training support in effort to nurture success.

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