Lead Estimator - Heavy Civil Construction/Bridge & Highway
On-siteMiami, Florida, United States or Tampa, Florida, United States
Miami, Florida, United States or Tampa, Florida, United StatesOn-siteFull TimeSenior LevelEnterprise
Full TimeSenior LevelEnterprise
Job Summary
Lead bid package management from start to finish, including cost saving initiatives, CPM scheduling, and Maintenance of Traffic Analysis. Prepare initial estimates, analyze risk matrices, and track request for information during the bid process. Guide the estimating team, coordinate work assignments, and mentor young engineers while maintaining estimating software and codebooks. Present bid strategies to executives, manage buyouts and change order analysis post-award, and build relationships with subcontractors and suppliers. Review standard specification updates, study economic trends, and create budgets for awarded contracts.
Required Qualifications
- B.S. in Engineering or Construction Management degree
- Minimum 10 years of experience in Heavy Civil: field position
- At least 5 years estimating in the USA
- Must have knowledge in FDOT bridge and roadway construction
- 30-Hour OSHA training
- Microsoft Office: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Scheduling software, P6 Primavera
- Heavy Bid from HCSS
- Vista Accounting Software
- Bluebeam by REVU
- Must be a self-motivated person
- Willing to collaborate with peers
- Willing to teach young engineers
- Constantly strives to identify problems and solutions
- Knowledgeable with different type of contract such as: design-build, design-bid-build, Lump Sum
- Familiar with clients such as: FDOT/Turnpike, Miami Dade Expressway (MDX) or similar, South Florida Water Management (SFWMD), city and county authorities
- Possess high work values, integrity, and ethical standards
- Possess great focus to meet and exceed company requirements and expectations
- Great leadership skills to manage and coordinate the estimating team
- Excellent organization skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Savvy in foundations, concrete structures, cofferdam, retaining wall, temporary structural systems, underground and utility work, earthwork, signalization, roadway lighting and signing, intelligent transportation system, safety standards, etc
- Must be located anywhere in the state of Florida
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with cost saving initiatives
- Experience with CPM scheduling
- Experience with Maintenance of Traffic Analysis
- Experience with bid strategy
- Experience with transfer of documentation after winning a bid
- Experience with presentations to managerial team
- Experience with buyouts
- Experience with value engineering
- Experience with future change order analysis
- Experience with productivity analysis with similar jobs
- Experience with request for information during bid process
- Experience with estimating reports: equipment total hrs., labor total hrs., key indicators, etc
- Experience with bid submittal
- Experience with lead presentation to executives before bid submittal
- Experience with backups of all estimates
- Experience with crew, activity, and bid item codebooks
- Awareness of global and local economy situation: inflation, construction index price, major commodities trending, etc
- Experience with building and creating relationship with subcontractors and suppliers
- Experience with participating in the estimating hiring process, summer internship, and mentoring young estimators
- Experience with creating budget for the awarded contract
- Experience with standard and specification updates from owner authority
- Full understanding of contract terms, requirements, drawings, special provisions, technical specifications, etc
- Experience with Build breakdown work activity with bid item and quantities
- Experience with providing initial estimate (green sheet)
- Experience with Maintenance of the Estimating software: labor, equipment, permanent material and construction material rate updates
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