Senior Estimator

3 days ago


Reston, Virginia, United States Primoris Services Corporation Full time
Job Overview:

The Senior Estimator will be responsible for delivering safe, cost-effective, and quality estimates for construction projects. This role will be the single point of accountability for the completion of conceptual and final hard-bid estimates. The Senior Estimator will manage all aspects of estimate development, including scope, schedule, cost, safety, and quality.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Estimate projects in accordance with company policies and procedures.
  • Manage assigned projects from inception to contract execution, collaborating with the Estimating Manager and Business Development team to ensure all proposals meet client expectations.
  • Lead proposal kick-offs and assign/manage all key deliverables from engineering, estimating, and pre-construction.
  • Work with the site investigation team to perform site visits, evaluate site investigation reports, and communicate key information or anomalies to engineering, estimating, and the client.
  • Prepare work to be estimated by gathering subcontractor and vendor proposals, drawings, specifications, and related documents.
  • Consult with clients, vendors, subcontractors, and personnel in other departments to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues.
  • Review and confirm quotations from vendors and subcontractors.
  • Identify labor, material, and time requirements by studying proposals, drawings, specifications, and related documents.
  • Analyze regional labor rates and per diems to be used in the estimate.
  • Ability to travel to project sites to understand construction sequence, means and methods, site conditions, and perform time-studies.
  • Prepare special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
  • Ability to confer with engineers, vendors, and subcontractors to develop Value Engineering ideas to drive project design and economics.
  • Generate and review project schedules; engineering, procurement, construction, and client deliverables.
  • Utilize feedback from Project Engineering and Procurement on material lead times and design durations.
  • Hold key stakeholders accountable to deliverable dates.
  • Facilitate communication between Primoris and Client tax groups to finalize tax strategy for project.
  • Ensure lead estimator captures all required taxes for the project.
  • Coordinate with Estimating Manager and contracts team to ensure that scope, schedule, and other exhibits match estimate.
  • Perform risk review and develop risk register with lead estimator.
  • Identify mitigation strategy for each identified risk.
  • Develop opportunity log with lead estimator.
  • Generate and identify all items required on the proposal term sheet (assumptions, clarifications, exclusions) with support from lead estimator and lead engineer.
  • Review and confirm estimating takeoffs provided by their Estimating team, Engineering, and CAD Designers.
  • Present to leadership their own estimates and provide supervisory support for estimates prepared by their team.
  • Assist to generate and submit proposal package for review.
  • Ensure long lead procurements and engineering agreements are committed/executed in conjunction with LNTP's to preserve project schedule.
  • Develop the LNTP scope, schedule, and price, as necessary with support from the Contracting team, Operations Project Manager, and Project Engineer.
  • Develop the scope, schedule, and price, and manage LNTP's as necessary with support from the Contracting team and Estimating Manager.
  • Assist in contract review process, works with Contract Manager, Legal, and Engineering to review EPC Agreements and exhibits.
  • Ensure all documents have been reviewed by key stakeholders and communicate with clients on redlines.
  • Assist with transition from the Pre-Construction phase to the Construction phase by transferring information gained to the Construction team, including review of contract terms, estimates, schedules, value engineering, subcontract review, and similar areas.
  • Maintain technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing technical publications.
  • Able to develop an Estimating team for complex projects, delegating to other Estimators.
  • Mentor Estimators to assist in their development and professional growth.
Basic Qualifications:
  • 8+ years of relevant Construction/Project Management and/or Estimating experience.
  • College graduate with a relevant degree.
Required Skills/Abilities:
  • Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite, estimating software (WinEst, B2W or similar), take-off software (On-Screen Takeoff or similar), BIM tools (Revit, Assemble, etc.), project management software (CMiC or similar), and scheduling software (Primavera or similar).
  • Project Management proficiency: scheduling, cost management, client management.
Benefits:
  • Paid Company Holidays
  • Paid Time Off
  • We provide paid sick leave as required by Colorado's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Short Term/Long Term Disability, 401K with matching contribution
  • Salary $130,000 - $165,000 annually dependent on experience, qualifications, and competencies
Company Overview:

Primoris Services Corporation is a leading provider of construction services, with a strong presence in the solar industry. With 1 GW of projects managed, sold, and completed in the last 5 years, we have earned a reputation for delivering quality projects on time and on budget. As a part of Primoris, we have the financial backing and experience to support any solar project across the United States.

We are committed to providing the highest value solar services in the market and pride ourselves on delivering quality projects on time and on budget.

We are not accepting resumes from Third Party Recruiting Firms for this position. If you are an Agency or Search firm representative, contact the Primoris Talent Acquisition Manager directly for consideration. Primoris or its subsidiaries will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes and online response forms through this source. In addition, Primoris or its subsidiaries will not be responsible for any fees on unsolicited resumes that are submitted to any member of the Staffing or Operations team. Primoris has established an approved vendor program for this service and will only consider accepting submissions from those approved firms.


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