• Manage the preparation of a thorough take-off of quantities for their scope of work
• Manage the thorough review of subcontractor pricing and prepare a comprehensive bid tab
• Perform cost estimates for all phases of the design
• Assist the total team in achieving the common goal of completing projects within budget and without sacrificing quality
• Develop working relationships with subcontractor principals and estimating departments
• Survey and price all self-work items (concrete, rough carpentry and building specialties)
• Ensure a complete scope has been captured during the estimating process
• Conduct estimate reviews for executive management
• Develop and maintain subcontractor and supplier relationships
• Develop strategies to gain an advantage in estimates
• Maintain Company standards and ethics

Skills: Quantity Take-off Management, Cost Estimation, Subcontractor Pricing Analysis, Project Budgeting, Relationship Building with Subcontractors, Scope Management, Estimate Review and Reporting, Strategic Estimating Techniques

• Request quotes from potential subcontractors and vendors
• Maintain a positive working relationship with sub-trades, government agencies, and clients
• Perform complete and accurate material take-offs
• Prepare final estimates and job setup for the construction phase
• Attend pre-bid meetings/job walks and investigate project sites
• Review and understand all construction documents, specifications, addenda, bid documents, and geotechnical reports
• Preparation of sub-trade tender requirements and request for quotes
• Estimates for labor, material, and sub-trade costs
• Monitor subcontractor pricing
• Provide constructibility feedback during the design process
• Compile project trade partner list

Skills: Quote Management, Relationship Management, Material Take-off Accuracy, Construction Phase Estimation, Site Investigation, Construction Document Review, Sub-trade Tender Preparation, Cost Monitoring

• Analyze proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.
• Attend job site walkthroughs before, during, and after a project
• Review plans for consistency and accuracy
• Collaborate with the project team to successfully bid on jobs
• Serve as a hospitable point of contact for trade partners
• Maintain relationships, facilitate the bidding process, and answer questions related to project scope
• Participate in pre-bid meetings
• Complete take-offs for self-performed work
• Complete take-off for external client projects
• Distribute documents to interested bidders
• Analyze bids and project scopes
• Provide preliminary budgeting to Project Managers and Owners

Skills: Proposal Analysis, Job Site Walkthroughs, Plan Review, Collaborative Bidding, Trade Partner Relations, Bidding Process Facilitation, Self-performed Work Take-offs, Budgeting Support

• Review renovation scopes to select the best vendor with capacity and coverage area.
• Collaborate closely with Regional Construction Estimator peers to ensure we identify trends in renovation material and labor cost changes.
• Maintain a list of general contractors with coverage areas and a list of repair items contracted
• Look for opportunities to improve best-practice-based processes
• Identify and work with the National Director of Preconstruction on areas that need additional capacity for renovation vendors.
• Evaluate specialty vendors on completion times and communicate delay trends to the National Director of Preconstruction.
• Assign vendors to all renovations within 2 business days.
• Collaborate with the Project Coordinator to ensure all renovations are assigned and vendors have accepted the job.
• Train and mentor vendors to grow and manage renovations to complete timely with quality.
• Develop the RFP/bid material for EPC procurements and participate in the full RFP process including pre-bid meetings with clients and contractors.
• Collaborate with the PMO to support the development of the overall early-stage project schedule by leading the creation of initial construction scope and timeline estimates.

Skills: Vendor Selection and Management, Cost Trend Analysis, Contractor Database Maintenance, Process Improvement, Capacity Planning, Vendor Performance Evaluation, Timely Job Assignment, RFP Development and Participation

• Prepare construction budget according to plans, specifications and blueprints
• Prepare estimates/budgets used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work.
• Assess the cost-effectiveness of design, products, projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops.
• Understand and show effectiveness in the buyout process.
• Establish and maintain the tendering process and conduct negotiations and assist with contractor vetting.
• Obtain bids and pricing from vendors and subcontractors
• Resolve cost discrepancies
• Attend bid meetings and owner meetings
• Interface with Project Managers, executives, architects, engineers and other stakeholders
• Survey potential sites for suitability and cost

Skills: Construction Budget Preparation, Cost Estimation and Analysis, Buyout Process Expertise, Tendering Process Management, Bid and Pricing Acquisition, Cost Discrepancy Resolution, Stakeholder Interface, Site Suitability Surveying

• Work alongside the Development team helping them realize and consider constructability aspects of each project in all phases.
• Perform constructability review and ground-truthing of development projects whether acquisitions or greenfield.
• Develop project construction cost estimates starting with early-stage budgets to detailed estimates for proposals to off-takers or other stakeholders.
• Source, analyze and maintain historical procurement and construction costs.
• Contribute to and develop estimating tools and processes.
• Collaborate with suppliers and contractors on best practices and means and methods to improve the cost of any given project.
• Keep up to date on current industry issues impacting construction, such as commodity indices, shipping issues (ground, water, or air), and other commodity challenges.
• Be current on the latest technical information for wind and solar OEMs.
• Understand permit requirements and limitations in various areas of Canada and the US
• Collaborate with PRI’s environmental team to ensure that early designs and early permitting work are synchronized.
• Lead and assist in getting the project up to a 30% design phase including managing an early-stage engineering contract, physical verifications of site issues, coordination of investigations, supporting environmental studies and investigations, preparing, bidding, and managing geotechnical studies and engineering for early, stage or advanced-stage projects.

Skills: Constructability Review, Cost Estimation, Historical Cost Analysis, Estimating Tools Development, Contractor Collaboration, Industry Awareness, Permit Understanding, Design Coordination

• Source drawings for RFQs received by email
• Set up On-Screen Take-off (OST) files
• Submit Requests For Information (RFI)
• Make site and off-site plan room visits to gather client and material information
• Perform material and quantity take-offs
• Develop and apply unit rates
• Prepare estimate summary sheet and tender documents
• Summarize and review proposals with management
• Assist in estimating breakout with pre-construction
• Attend project hand-over meetings, as well as update training

Skills: Drawing Sourcing, OST Setup, RFI Submission, Site Visits, Quantity Take-offs, Unit Rate Development, Estimate Preparation, Proposal Review

• Establishing an overall strategy, as well as job-specific strategies, to develop rough order magnitude pricing
• Maintain database of past project bids and quotes
• Maintain updated cost for ROM (rough order magnitude) pricing tool
• Develop a thorough and detailed estimate of costs for every project.
• Manage bid day activities to ensure all subcontractor numbers are received, analyzed and reviewed for complete and accurate scope coverage.
• Work with the design professionals and the client throughout the design/build process to help ensure the proposed project is planned to fit within the client’s budget and encompasses the needs of the client.
• Assist with identifying value engineering opportunities and cost-saving construction methods and procedures.
• Have and maintain/develop a strong relationship with the local subcontractor base to ensure complete coverage and the best pricing on the projects we bid and budget.
• Perform quantity takeoffs and bidding on construction projects
• Revise budgets and proposals regularly
• Prepare detailed estimates including complete takeoff of scope

Skills: Strategy Development, Bid Database Management, Cost Tool Maintenance, Detailed Cost Estimation, Bid Day Management, Client Collaboration, Value Engineering Identification, Quantity Takeoffs

• Determine labor, equipment & material requirements
• Solicit pricing from vendors and subcontractors
• Manage subcontractor solicitation and selection process
• Review subcontractor proposals against drawings and specifications
• Participate in pre-job meetings with the project team
• Assist in the preparation of Bid/RFQ/RFP packages
• Assist in developing and maintaining the Estimating platform including apps and technology.
• Assist in training additional estimating personnel and Project Managers.
• Clear and frequent communication with CI personnel and customers when needed.
• Estimating projects with new and existing customers, ensuring timeliness and accuracy
• Assist in identifying key suppliers and sub-contractors.

Skills: Labor and Material Estimation, Vendor Solicitation, Subcontractor Management, Proposal Review, Pre-job Meeting Participation, Bid Package Preparation, Estimating Platform Development, Supplier Identification

• Act as a representative and advocate of SVBG's Culture and Guiding Principles
• Potential candidates must have good computer skills and also be able to work with Excel or Sage Contractor
• Take full responsibility and accountability for assigned estimates
• Attend job walks with construction managers and obtain a detailed understanding of the project
• Review Plan Sets for coordination and completeness
• Perform takeoffs and estimating to define quantities and valuation of work
• Help Prepare RFIs and Submittals
• Solicit and evaluate subcontractor bids, and qualify proposals for consideration in the estimating process
• Understand construction materials and practices for exterior renovations (i.e. siding/trim, decks, waterproofing, windows, doors, balconies, stucco, painting, etc.)
• Work closely with team members to get the job done in a timely and professional manner
• Attend pre-construction meetings when necessary including appropriate employees and subcontractors.

Skills: Cultural Advocacy, Computer Proficiency, Estimation Accountability, Job Walk Participation, Plan Set Review, Quantity Takeoffs, Bid Solicitation and Evaluation, Construction Material Knowledge

• Working experience in construction estimation for chemical or petrochemical projects
• Knowledge and experience in industrial gas projects, especially coal gasification/purification projects
• Experience in construction management and/or construction estimation in an international engineering company or high-ranked local EPC
• Knowledge and experience in construction subcontract management
• Knowledge and experience of offshore projects
• Very familiar with construction market price
• The ability to multi-task, managing several activities at any one time
• Knowledge of project execution and site management
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Fluent in spoken and written English

Qualifications: BS in Construction Management with 10 years of Experience

• Commercial estimating experience, preferably with a general contractor or developer.
• Basic understanding of accounting and project management concepts
• Advanced understanding of estimation metrics, data analysis and research methodology
• Analytical and problem-solving mentality
• Team player, self-motivated, gets along well with supervisors, peers and subordinates.
• Capability to plan, prioritize and multitask with meticulous attention to detail within time constraints.
• Strong and effective written and verbal skills.
• Have Certified Professional Estimator (CPE)
• Proficient in Gradebeam, Timberline Sage, and sqft
• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel

Qualifications: BS in Civil Engineering with 6 years of Experience

• Proven field/construction experience
• Previous construction estimating experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Organized and detail-oriented.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Builder software work experience
• Knowledge of financial management principles.
• Must be self-motivated and punctual to all appointments.
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks and have excellent follow-up skills.
• Must be professional and polished in appearance and speech.

Qualifications: BS in Quantity Surveying with 4 years of Experience

• Working experience bidding on public, state, and local government projects
• Experience bidding on private residential and commercial projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High-level computer skills, and must be proficient with Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Project.
• Experience using B2W or HCSS software
• Experience using Agtek and Planswift software
• High level of negotiation and marketing skills.
• High-level financial planning and budgeting skills.
• High-level strategy, analytical and planning skills.
• Knowledge of the construction and maintenance industry.

Qualifications: BS in Architectural Engineering with 5 years of Experience

• Experience working in construction estimating
• Strong understanding of construction processes
• Working knowledge and comprehension of blueprints and plans, as well as construction management
• Outstanding understanding of accounting and project management.
• Able to read architectural plans and develop cost estimates
• Proficiency in MS Word and Excel
• Able to multi-task and meet strict deadlines
• Impeccable problem-solving skills
• Hands-on experience with software.
• Excellent communication and negotiation abilities.

Qualifications: BS in Building Construction Technology with 2 years of Experience

• Working experience in construction estimating
• Experience with estimating software(e.g., RSMeans, Quotesoft)
• Knowledge of building piping systems and understanding of the construction process
• Ability to work with diverse teams in a fast-paced construction environment managing multiple projects/tasks
• Have a strong work ethic, integrity, and a sense of personal accountability
• Be able to work independently as well as in a dynamic team environment
• Possess strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Present yourself with a professional appearance and demeanor
• Have a willingness to work hard all day, every day
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Qualifications: BS in Environmental Engineering with 4 years of Experience

• Experience as a Project Manager, Estimator, within a commercial construction company environment
• Previous personnel management and operations experience
• Experience in project scheduling and coordination, project management, and general construction practices
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills are a must
• Highly organized, motivated self-starter with the ability to set and achieve goals
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment. 
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Office, and web-based applications..
• Professional Certification through Industry leader (e.g., American Society of Professional Estimators)
• Must have strong technical skills
• Be bi-lingual (English/Spanish)

Qualifications: BS in Business Administration with 5 years of Experience

• Experience as an estimator, within the restoration/construction industry, or the willingness to learn
• Knowledge of research methodology, data analysis, and estimation metrics
• Understanding of reconstruction
• Knowledge of Xactimate
• The ability to read and interpret plans.
• Possess exceptional organizational and planning skills (detail-oriented person)
• Ability to recognize and solve problems independently
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Self-motivated, responsible and accountable
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Qualifications: BS in Mechanical Engineering with 2 years of Experience

• Experience in the construction estimating/cost control field, with specific knowledge of MEP and ASC cost elements. 
• Experience with Data Centers or other mission-critical construction environments
• Demonstrated experience building or expanding estimating or cost control programs across a large organization
• Demonstrated experience leading and training a team
• Ability to interpret contract terms, conditions and exhibits as applicable to project requirements
• Windows power user skill set, proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, and estimating software such as CostX.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated experience developing and justifying budgets
• Ability to create and maintain processes for project documentation

Qualifications: BS in Construction Science with 7 years of Experience

• Experience working in construction estimating
• Prior experience working with terms and conditions in construction contracts
• Knowledgeable about the commercial construction industry including construction cost, materials, products, methods and procedures.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize several tasks without compromising the quality of work or project deadlines.
• Proven organizational skills in a high-paced work environment.
• Must be proficient with computer systems and software.
• Strong written, verbal, and organizational communication skills.
• Honest, trustworthy, hardworking, with a willingness to learn
• The ability to evaluate, quantify and capture specification requirements within the estimate
• Ability and willingness to think outside of the box to find creative and innovative solutions before and during the construction process to reduce costs with no impact on quality and reliability

Qualifications: BS in Structural Engineering with 3 years of Experience