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McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. · 1 day ago

Senior Estimator

Atlanta, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is America's premier, 100% employee-owned commercial construction company. They are seeking a Senior Estimator to participate in all aspects of the bid and estimating process, including quantity take-offs, pricing, and subcontractor analysis for bids.

Construction

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Performs quantity take-offs

Assists in the pricing and bidding of construction projects

Develops and documents logical assumptions during conceptual estimating activities and applies these assumptions to takeoff tasks

Communicates with architects and consultants to clarify scope of work, materials, and schedule requirements, and documents these clarifications

Conducts reviews of milestone documents for the development and pricing of value alternative opportunities

Actively participates in the internal estimate review process

Assists with final assembly of estimate for presentation to owner

After the bid, collects and organizes all bid information for future reference

Aids field operations with change order pricing if needed

Directs, coordinates and provides information and documents to subcontractors

Prepares contractual exhibits for scope of work for subcontracts

Participates in hard bid/estimating and GMP budgeting activities by soliciting subcontractor support and evaluating bids

Builds relationships with subcontractors to obtain a competitive advantage for McCarthy

Attends industry events and represents McCarthy to the industry in a professional capacity

Builds and maintains relationships with internal McCarthy clients

Keeps current with latest estimating technology and techniques

Demonstrates basic conceptual estimating skills by interpolating data

Questions designs and assumptions and presents ideas to manager on the project

Qualification

Construction ManagementEstimating TechnologyQuantity Take-offsCost Data SynthesisReading DrawingsNegotiated BidsMath SkillsAttention to DetailInterpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsWork Ethic

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management or Engineering and/or 3-7 years of equivalent experience required

General knowledge of construction principles and processes

Ability to synthesize cost data from a wide range of sources into a conceptual estimate

Ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications

General knowledge of negotiated bids, hard bids, and GMP processes

Working knowledge of estimating technology and tools such as OST, WinEst, Bluebeam and BIM related software

Strong math and analytical skills

Attention to detail

Solid interpersonal and communication skills

Strong work ethic and core values

Demonstrates behaviors consistent with McCarthy core values

Maintains a 'value added' approach to estimating

Company

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

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With 160 years spent collaborating with partners to solve complex building challenges on behalf of its clients, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

Founded in 1864

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

5001-10000 employees

http://www.mccarthy.com

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