Job Category: Construction
Location: Dallas, Texas, United States
Date published: 11-Jun-2024
Job type: Full Time
Description and Requirements
About the role
Chief Estimator
E Smith is looking for a highly motivated Chief Estimator to join our team at Dallas, Texas (75052) United States.
About Us:
E Smith Contractors is a full-service General Construction and Construction Management company. We provide comprehensive preconstruction services and turnkey solutions tailored to meet your specific needs.
As an award-winning commercial construction company, we are recognized for delivering excellence across diverse sectors including Healthcare, Retail, Commercial, Technology, Facility Management, Solar, Construction Management, Education, and LEED projects. We possess a national reach through our regional offices and through our network of strategic partners. Our national reach and strategic partner network enable us to deliver planning and building solutions with a goal to meet your needs and to exceed your project expectations. We pride ourselves in providing solutions ensuring seamless project delivery from inception to completion, tailored to your specific project needs.
Position Scope:
The Chief Estimator is expected to lead the estimating portion of the preconstruction process. This requires an individual who has high attention to detail and delivers estimates with great accuracy in short timelines.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned by management.
- Develop Clear and accurate scope documents for Design/Build projects
- Perform quantity take-offs, analysis, estimates, and studies for all items incorporated in the assigned scope
- Take lead role in Lump Sum bids
- Review drawings, specifications, and all other construction documents. Make senior management aware of design-related problems, completeness of documents and other potential risks
- Work in conjunction with Operations to ensure that detailed General Conditions/Requirement (GC/GRs) estimates are prepared, and review with others as needed
- Responsible for the value engineering process during preconstruction for the assigned projects
- Manage the Assistant Estimators, Preconstruction Assistants, and Preconstruction Interns
- Ensure strict adherence to safety, quality, ethics and compliance requirements at all times Communicate and collaborate with Operations and Purchasing during preconstruction efforts
- Develop and enhance subcontractor and vendor relations
- Analyze and assemble cost data, unit prices, historical costs, and information that can be developed and used as a data base for future conceptual estimates.
- Evaluate and analyze subcontractor proposals
Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of building construction, materials, systems, market conditions, trade practices
- Must have conceptual ability to work with minimum information and quickly develop an understanding of the owner/architect requirements
- Complete knowledge of the estimating documents and the ability to provide accurate qualitative and quantitative analysis of the documents
- Must be computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications Word, Excel, Outlook, Procore or other Construction Management Software
Employee Expectation:
- Ability to work independently and in team
- Ability to manage remote teams
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Periodic Travel will be required
- Good interpersonal skills
Education and Work Experience: •
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, building construction, or a related field preferred.
- Minimum 10 years of experience as an Estimator with additional experience in project management or field supervision.
- 7 years’ experience in Construction bachelor’
- Excellent interpersonal skills and established relationships with General Contractors and A/E firms in the Dallas-Ft Worth and Houston areas.
- Proficient in building construction, materials, systems, market conditions, and trade practices
- Strong conceptual ability to understand owner/architect requirements with limited information.
- Comprehensive knowledge of estimating documents for accurate qualitative and quantitative analysis Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook) and construction management software like Procore.
What we Offer:
- Compensation: $125,000 Annually
- Work Mode: Hybrid
- Including Paid Time Off, Health Insurance, Paid Holidays, as well as opportunities for advancement.
Please submit your resume via the ‘Apply now’ button!
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer!