Construction Estimator – General Construction Company – Base Salary to 150k/year – Las Vegas, NV

• Our client is a General Construction Company based in Las Vegas, NV that has specialized in all aspects of commercial construction, project delivery management, and high-end residential developments since 2005. They have excelled on projects in the Gaming, Hospitality, Retail, and Restaurant space. Whether they are building from the ground up, or renovating an existing structure, they focus on quality, dependability, and honesty at their core.
• The Construction Estimator will be a key-player on this local team in Las Vegas. The role of the Construction Estimator is to orchestrate the completion of project estimates. This role requires a high emphasis on customer satisfaction, subcontractor participation management, quality, communication, organization, and pre-planning. 

Responsibilities:

• General Pre-Construction
  • Support of Sr Estimator with established RFP goals and deadlines
  • Arrange and maintain bid alternates and value engineering options with subcontractors as they relate to overall proposal to client
  • Ability to attend job walks with clients and quickly grasp scope of work and client's needs and expectations
  • Demonstrates awareness of potential pitfalls and "grey areas" within a project to minimize company risk
  • Aptitude for proactive, problem-solving in fast-paced situations
  • Versatility to discuss constructability and site logistics with field personnel for further continued growth as an estimator
  • Demonstrates ability to consistently meet client deadlines with accurate data
  • Ability to participate and provide input in a client de-scope meeting/presentation
  • Support role on multiple projects with multiple delivery system at any given time
  • Progression toward increasing responsibility and client interaction
  • Understand benefits of historical costs and participates in database recording
  • Participate in estimate review with senior estimator / company principal as required
  • Collects and organizes bid information for future reference and historical costs
• RFP Process
  • Review of RFP documents and information for relevance to certain assigned trades
  • Effective and professional company representation at site visits and pre-con meetings
  • Construct overall schedule rough draft in scheduling software for team review
  • Determine accurate material lead times and activity durations from discussions with subcontractors
  • Ability to identify areas of lacking design and make effective use of RFI, clarification, or allowance to owner
  • Management of addenda and RFI information as it relates to assigned trades
  • Compile subcontractor bid forms / scope outlines to streamline sub proposal
  • Compute accurate quantity take-offs for all trades activities
  • Assist/participate in operations hand-off meeting after project award
• Subcontractor Trade Interaction
  • Able to de-scope and review multiple subcontractor proposals on a construction project
  • Desire to expand knowledge of trades as experience grows
  • Ability to discuss scope of work with subcontractors and make adjustments as required during pre-con process
  • Knowledge of union versus non-union subs and their impact as it relates to each estimate
  • Provide subcontractor feedback to bidding subs as information becomes available
• Industry Knowledge / Relationships
  • Consistent and fair interactions with the subcontracting community
  • Represents company in a respectful and professional manner to foster future opportunities with clients, subcontractors, and design professionals
• Buyout / Operations Hand-off
  • Establish complete and accurate subcontract value for assigned trades after contract award
  • Prepares contractual exhibits for scope of work for subcontractors.
  • Aids field operations with change order pricing as needed

Qualifications:

• Candidates should have a minimum of 5+ years in a Construction Estimator role for a General Construction Company
• Candidates should have experience with commercial interior or new ground-up construction projects ranging from 50,000 – 20 million
• Must have experience reading and understanding blueprints, contract documents, and specifications
• Must have experience with performing takeoff’s and using takeoff software
• Software Expertise in:
  • Microsoft Office
  • Planswift Takeoff
  • Company Excel Bid Templates
  • Microsoft Project
  • Bid Mail
• Would like to see candidates that have a desire to mentor and guide project engineers/interns who are assisting on estimates
• Conceptual Estimating
  • General ability to structure an estimate with little or no design input
  • Establish trade take-off quantities based on little or no design input
• Self-Performed Trade Estimating
  • Ability to analyze crew sizes and material needs for basic self-perform activities
  • Experience comparing self-perform pricing against historical costs and productivity
  • Aware of union trade wage hour restrictions
  • Consults with internal team members for their input and expertise

Compensation:

• Base salary in the 100k – 150k/year range, flexible dependent on years of experience and project portfolio
• Eligible for annual bonus between 10% - 15%
• Monthly vehicle allowance – negotiable
• Gas Card provided
• Cell phone or cell phone allowance
• 401k Program with 4% company match
• Pension Plan with an additional 3% bonus
• Benefits:
  • Fully comprehensive medical package with full coverage for employee and spouse
• Paid Time Off (flexible)
• Paid Holidays
• Will negotiate a package for candidates that wish to relocate to the Las Vegas market!
• The ability to work in a family-oriented environment with quarterly events, annual trips, and more team-building fun!

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