M3
Estimator
Merit 321
🇺🇸 United States
On-site
Manager or above
3 months ago
- Bluebeam
- Primavera
- MS Project
- Excel
3 months ago
Key Responsibilities
- Bid Management: Oversee the entire bid setup, issuance, and execution, ensuring compliance with detailed job specifications.
- Cost Estimating: Calculate expenses for labor, materials, equipment, and buyout items.
- Takeoffs & Analysis: Generate accurate material takeoffs from design drawings and solicit/analyze subcontractor quotations.
- Federal Procurement Focus: Navigate Federal Government procurement methodologies, including hard bids, IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity), and task order contracts.
- Team Collaboration: Attend pre-bid job walks, submit Requests for Information (RFIs) to architects, and assure a clean handoff of estimating data to the project management team.
- Contract Adjustments: Evaluate contractual documents to define cost and schedule impacts for contract modifications and change orders.
- Experience: Generally, requires 5+ years (10+ years for Senior Estimator levels) of estimating experience within the commercial construction industry.
- Education: A bachelor’s degree in construction management, Civil Engineering, or a related field is highly preferred.
- Federal Knowledge: Deep familiarity with Federal Government procurement processes and the local Washington, D.C. area subcontractor market.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in industry-standard construction software (such as Bluebeam, Primavera, MS Project, and MS Excel) is mandatory.
- Soft Skills: Strong numerical, analytical, and communication skills are essential to defend estimates and negotiate with stakeholders.
For those based near the North Potomac/Gaithersburg, MD area. The Estimator role has a competitive salary(ranging from $90K - $150K/ year Bonuses
Great benefits!
Estimator · Merit 321