Location: North Salt Lake, Utah
Type: Full Time
Education/Experience: Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and/or construction related field preferred. 2 to 5 years experience estimating in hard bid construction environment or field experience in heavy civil construction.
About the Position:
An Estimator, personally or through collaboration, estimates utility, heavy civil waste and/or water treatment projects from inception to completion of each assigned project to achieve overall company objectives to maximize likelihood of success to ensure profitability. The Estimator will develop new business opportunities relative to existing clients and must have direct knowledge and experience in concrete and/or underground utility installation.
Responsibilities
While other duties may be assigned, the essential duties and responsibilities of this position include the following:
- Reads and understands the controlling project specifications.
- Attends pre-bid meetings and other meetings, as necessary.
- Prepares pre-qualification documentation.
- Reviews and performs quantity takeoff from the project drawings.
- Solicits and supports subcontractors interested in performing work on the project.
- Solicits and verifies product vendors proposing to supply products to be incorporated into the project.
- Develops material cost information for specific project types.
- Coordinates bids and obtains and analyzes bids on projects from subcontractors and vendors.
- Visits the site of the project to understand specific requirements for the project.
- Coordinates and documents specific onsite investigations (i.e. test holes).
- Applies industry and company production rates to the various tasks required by the project.
- Identifies specific equipment and labor requirements.
- Prepares accurate pricing of estimates, including labor, material and subcontract items.
Qualifications
- Ability to work under general supervision and exercise the necessary discretion and independent judgment to accomplish the specialized and technical aspects of the position, but also to work directly with the estimating team to complete thorough reviews.
- Experience and proficiency (intermediate to expert level) in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.)
- Experience using various forms of estimating software programs.
- Experience using HCSS is preferred; however, other software may be acceptable such as, Hard Dollar, SharpeSoft, etc.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Physical Requirements
- Meet all conditions of COP’s drug and alcohol testing requirements as a condition of employment, including pass a pre-employment drug screen and alcohol test.
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While this position is mostly office-based, it requires a substantial amount of time spent on construction sites exposing the employee to outside weather conditions.
- As part of the construction industry an employee may encounter a variety of conditions, environments and temperatures depending upon the particular task being performed, including but not limited to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; extreme cold, extreme heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate in the office and moderate to high in the field.
Reasonable Accommodation Statement
The ADA defines “reasonable accommodation” as a change or adjustment to a job or work environment that allows a qualified individual with a disability to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of a particular job, and does not cause an undue hardship for the employer.
COP Construction, LLC, and all subsidiaries (COP), provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. COP is committed to diversity and inclusion in the work place and complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
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