Senior Estimator Leader

3 days ago

Salt Lake, Utah, United States Mortenson Full time
Job Summary

Mortenson is seeking an experienced Senior Estimator to provide leadership and coordination for large and complex work projects. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and be able to interact with staff at all levels in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities
  • Organize, plan, and schedule estimate preparation
  • Lead teams of estimators on large projects
  • Facilitate meetings necessary for estimate completion, including kick-off, status updates, and final reviews
  • Assign work to ensure complete and reliable estimates, incorporating all relevant information
  • Adjust assignments as necessary to complete the estimate in the allotted time
  • Prepare trade partner strategy and prepare invitation to bid/budget, working with the project team to guarantee complete pricing coverage
  • Obtain all relevant documents, including BIM, necessary to complete quantity surveys and understand project scope
  • Promote collaboration between all parties to ensure complete understanding of scope and comprehensive Scope and Budget Alignment
  • Ensure completion of changes discussed in estimate reviews
  • Work with the estimating team to ensure complete quantity surveys of materials/resources required to complete the project
  • Effectively work with estimating, project, and design teams to identify and mitigate risk to the project budget and margin
  • Work with the project team to determine site logistics and schedule requirements and prepare general requirements estimates
  • Utilize cost history to inform scope, pricing, productivities, etc.
  • Work with the Project Sponsor to ensure the estimate meets company and group margin goals
  • Prepare and present margin plans for approval by project and group leaders
  • Manage Bid Day and prepare teams for estimate presentations to design teams and owners
  • Electronically file appropriate documents and archive in Eos Cortex and Estimate Change Log
  • Cost modeling, value analysis, and target value delivery
  • Utilize Eos Cortex to create cost models and target values to inform customer budgets
  • Utilize estimates, industry knowledge, etc. to provide value analysis and maintain project budgets
  • Perform cost studies to assist design teams in selecting building systems, materials, and other design requirements
  • Assist Design Phase Teams in steering design to budget
  • Self-Performed Work expertise – prepare or supervise preparation of all self-performed work scopes utilizing appropriate levels of detail and TCH to accurately price the work
  • Work with project teams and visit project sites to ensure proper allocation and reporting of costs, work hours, and quantities to ensure reliability of cost data for use in future estimates
  • Record final estimates and, upon project completion, final costs using Eos Cortex for use in cost modeling and setting targets for future projects
  • Maintain communication with project leadership throughout the project to learn challenges and opportunities encountered to inform future estimates
  • Build and maintain relationships with Operations Personnel, design partners, trade partners, and owners during estimate and beyond
  • Supervisory responsibilities – lead by example, exhibiting strong work ethic, self-starter habits, resourcefulness, and business judgment, demonstrating the principles of LeadBLU daily
  • Coach, mentor, and manage other team members in their work and career development
  • Actively participate in and prepare topics for group estimating meetings and other company meetings as needed
  • Consistently advance the capabilities of the group through involvement in group and company initiatives and through coaching of less experienced team members
  • Assist in selection of software and other group/company initiatives as needed
  • Maintain industry knowledge base – utilize all available resources, trade journals, conferences, work on projects, etc. to maintain knowledge of industry best practices, trends, and challenges
Qualifications
  • Associate or Bachelor's degree in Estimating, Civil or Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent field experience
  • Minimum nine years construction industry experience
  • Detail orientation; proven ability to organize and manage multiple projects, tasks, and initiatives in support of company and group improvement
  • Expertise with building and estimating techniques and software
  • Able to manage multiple large projects successfully, exhibiting complete command of the scope and budget
  • Able to lead teams of estimators on complex work
  • Able to use BIM, plans, and other project documents to successfully quantify the work
  • Identifies and utilizes resources to provide quality guidance during design phase to keep project on budget
  • Exhibits and uses knowledge of all building systems, contract types, and other potential impacts to the project and reflects those in the estimate
  • Uses industry relationships to increase industry and project knowledge to problem-solve and mitigate risk
  • Recognizes risk and works with design phase teams to mitigate the risk
  • Has thorough understanding of pricing, productivities for self-performed work, and works to maintain quality of data
  • Able to set target budgets and complete cost models using cost history software (Cortex) and exhibits complete understanding of impacts to pricing
  • Able to complete large, complex self-performed estimates, including general conditions, effectively analyzing data from past projects to price
  • Understands and factors into estimates impacts related to schedule and logistics
  • Proven ability to consistently advance the capabilities of the group through involvement in group and company initiatives and through coaching of less experienced team members
  • Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor to more junior Estimators
  • Able to effectively prepare deliverables and present completed estimates to internal and external customers with complete command of scope and budget
  • Possess understanding of construction law and generally accepted business practices
  • Proven positive and professional attitude, and strong customer service skills
Benefits

Mortenson provides a comprehensive benefits program to team members and their families to support their health, build long-term financial security, and provide the opportunity for work and life balance.

  • Medical and prescription drug plans – the choice between two affordable HSA-eligible medical plans that include vision coverage
  • Dental plan
  • 401k retirement plan with generous matching and profit-sharing contributions
  • Paid time off, holidays, and other paid leaves
  • Life, AD&D, and disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program and online mental health tool and concierge
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Gym Membership Discount Program
  • Identity Theft Protection

Mortenson is an EOE/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer. Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position. Mortenson reserves the right to hire any individual without legal or financial obligation on unwanted solicitations. No agency emails, calls, or solicitations are accepted without a valid agreement.

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