We have an outstanding career opportunity for an Estimator to join a leading Company located in the Charlotte, NC surrounding area.
Estimators are responsible for evaluating bid specifications and drawings, ensuring that we know everything required to develop a winning bid for new -commercial construction. Estimators must thoroughly prepare concrete construction estimates that address footings, poured walls, flatwork and post-tension design elements. Our work includes multi-family, hotel, religious, medical office buildings and industrial projects within the Greater Charlotte area. If you are high energy, have a background in estimating, construction management or civil engineering, this is an outstanding opportunity to join a premier and respected organization.
Job Responsibilities:
Obtains paper or digital drawings to analyze scope requirements and constructs a detailed bid.
Develops strong relationships with the General Contractor (GC) primarily responsible for sending out requests for bids/quotes.
Develops a thorough understanding of bid process and bid requirements for each request for bid and GC process to include "construction site" visits as necessary.
While preparing bids, works within the company guidelines concerning labor and material cost to maximize profit on every project.
Responsible for the full bid submission process from drawing receipt, analysis, submittal, and final iteration of the best and final bid submission, to include all bid deliverables.
Basic Hiring Criteria:
Bachelor's degree in Construction management or 3 years of reading drawings and developing quotes/bids
Proficient in AutoCAD and/or PlanSwift.
Proficient in reading and understanding construction drawings/prints
Must know Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Word, Excel.
Desired Qualifications:
Team player who likes to build internal and external relationships.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Must be self-motivated & punctual.
Must be able to manage multiple tasks under moderate time-sensitive pressure and have excellent follow-up skills both internally and externally.
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
The California Fair Chance Act
Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers