Senior Estimator
16 hours ago
Las Vegas
Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates and invests. Suffolk is an end-to-end business that provides value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging its core construction management services with vertical service lines that include real estate capital investment, design, self-perform construction services, technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies) and innovation research/development. Suffolk – America’s Contractor – is a national company with more than $5.0 billion in annual revenue, 2,600 employees, and main offices in Boston (headquarters), New York City, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. Suffolk manages some of the most complex, sophisticated projects in the country, serving clients in every major industry sector, including healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, transportation/aviation, government, mission critical and commercial. Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR’s list of “Top CM-at-Risk Contractors.” For more information, visit ___ and follow Suffolk on ___, ___, ___, ___, and ___. The Role: The Senior Estimator is responsible for the coordination of all project budgeting, including preparing quantity surveys, obtaining subcontractor pricing, reviewing historical cost data and ensuring compliance with scope of work, as well as offering construction feasibility and value engineering counsel. You must stay abreast of industry materials and labor pricing trends and developments to deliver accurate and timely estimates for preconstruction, hard bids, negotiated bids, value engineering, general conditions and systems studies and comparisons. You must also provide administrative support to the Chief Estimator, engage in consistent communications with trade partners, maintain up-to-date records of bids, and manage the prequalification process for the hiring of trade partners. Responsibilities: Unit Cost Pricing: • Clearly understand the complexity of the scope of work as shown on the construction documents, • Prepare detailed take offs of materials, • Prepare detailed labor estimates utilizing man-hours, crews and equipment, • Organize the material and labor information for pricing, • Solicit material prices from suppliers, • Obtain current labor rates, • Prepare unit prices by "Building the Project in your Head.", • Verify and compare your unit prices or the price of a system with a subcontractor and previous similar estimates, • Prepare subcontractor list from S4 program, or manually, • Prepare Bid Invitations, • Prepare subcontractor bid packages including transmittals, drawings and specifications, • Follow up with subs regarding bidding and update the subcontractor list, • Keep Subcontractors up to date with project information and addenda during the bidding process, • Answer subcontractor questions, • Prepare quantity take offs and subcontractor solicitation, • Procure drawings and specifications from architect or owner, • Date stamp all drawings and spec books, • Confirm SCCI is listed in all publications, • Confirm with architect/owner that all construction documents have been received and send documents to printer, • Put construction documents in plan room, • Create bid binder or bid box. Take off of items to be priced by SCCI. We should attempt to do a complete Control Estimate, • Attend site visits, • Read all assigned plans and specs completely, • Call to confirm local building permit rates, • Call the architect the day before the bid and confirm all addenda and supplemental information has been received, • Assist the Chief Estimator in compiling the Turn Over Meeting package, • Develop a "Plug" number for your trade using the most up to date information available the night before the bid, • Complete the scope of work/pricing spread sheets ASAP, • Follow up with subcontractors for any missing information Attend Training classes as required: Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or related field, • Minimum of 10 years of experience in Estimating, or equivalent, • Computer skills, • Working knowledge of Excel spread sheets, and Word processing programs, • Experience with estimating software such as Timberline, OST, MC2, • Understanding of the influence of market conditions on pricing, • Candidate must possess Suffolk’s Core Values: Passion, Integrity, Hard Work, Professionalism, and Caring While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stands; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking. Suffolk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, gender identity, age or any other status protected by law. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Suffolk will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination toward, or harassment of, applicants or employees by anyone at Suffolk, or anyone working on behalf of Suffolk.