Senior Estimator

5 days ago

Salt Lake City, UT, United States Jacobsen Construction Company , Inc. Full time
Description

Do you want to be part of an award-winning team? Come join Jacobsen - an employee-owned company that has spent the last 100 years working on our greatest passion - building the places where life happens. As a Senior Estimator, you will make a significant impact on some of the best projects in the market. As you do so, we'll focus on your professional growth and development, offering on-the-job coaching and valuable experiences to enhance your skills and competencies. Along with all of our employee-owners, you'll participate in our ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) that rewards your contributions and dedication. If you would like to learn more about our passion, purpose, and history, click here.

Your Day to Day
  • Represent Jacobsen as an experienced, professional and fully competent estimator, may meet with potential clients.
  • Prepare estimates for use in project bids and vendor/subcontractor selection
  • Develop winning strategies for bid edges, favors, coverage, etc.
  • Lead hand-off meetings to project management
  • Review and approve SWO and/or POs initiated by Lead Estimators
  • Track costs in Viewpoint to understand productivity and actual costs on similar type projects
  • Lead preconstruction on design build projects, conceptual estimating, working with design team to manage budgets
  • Review progress documents and understand costs associated with logistics of the project, ie., crane requirements, earthwork retention systems, etc.
  • Review soils report to understand recommendations and impacts to construction costs, ie., dewatering requirements, soil type and layback requirements, type of soils, ground improvements, etc.
  • Participate and assist in value engineering / cost saving measures
  • Prepare general conditions and review with Project Executive
  • Perform all other duties as assigned.
How You Contribute
  • Build trusted relationships with coworkers, clients and sub contractors and suppliers that reflect and support Jacobsen's vision, mission and formula for success.
  • Perform thorough, detailed and accurate analysis.
  • Prepare proposals and budgets based on minimal information, following established standards and in the time frame and format required
  • Ensure project budgets are maintained by closely reviewing progress documents
  • Track costs in Viewpoint or other project budgeting systems
  • Communicate effectively in written and verbal communications to ensure understanding of estimates in the bid process, with project managers and with vendors/sub-contractors.
  • Be able to accept constructive criticism and deal effectively with high-stress situations.
Education & Experience
  • Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Building Construction, Building Science or other equivalent program
  • Five to eight years of substantially similar experience

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