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Key Responsibilities:
Help to ensure all estimates are detailed, clear, and informed.
Participate in the handover of projects from estimating department to execution teams.
Write estimate go/no-go reports for management review.
Analyze drawings, specifications, and other documentation to prepare comprehensive cost estimates.
Refer to previous projects of similar nature for cost comparison and build new estimates in a way that can be referred to for future estimates.
Review prepared estimates with relevant parties before obtaining required signatures and clearance to submit.
Coordinate with team and client on all changes in scope, questions or clarifications regarding the project before award and/or handover.
Establish and work within existing costing methodologies and references for quick and accurate costing where possible.
Track all deliverables and due dates regarding projects in the estimating stages.
Assist in analyzing lost quotes.
Identify and select highly qualified subcontractors and solicit competitive pricing for tenders.
Conduct thorough analysis of tender drawings. Comment on the design, scheduling, possible cost savings and potential construction problems.
Attend on-site pre-bid/proposal, tender walk, conferences and site visits.
Key Accountabilities:
Maintain detailed estimating log.
Answer technical specification questions regarding attachments.
Ensure estimating email and estimating department correspondence is timely and accurate.
Contribute to project close-out meetings.
Create initial project schedules.
Identify and quantify cost factors such as labor, material and time requirements and prepares estimate for each project.
Consult with Customer and project team to determine scope, specifications, compliances, application, etc.
Handover preliminary resource, equipment, and material requirements to execution teams after award.
Maintain good relationships with subcontractors and suppliers.
Other duties as assigned.
Essential Skills
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
Additional Skills
- Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specifications
Specific Skills
- Prepare estimates of labour and material costs
- Estimate pre-contract costs
Major Work Area
- Estimating
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- Take-off packages
- Scheduling packages
- Estimating packages
Type of Construction Experience
- Structural
- Mechanical
- Industrial
- Civil
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