Project Estimator

Conti Federal Services is a leading global construction and engineering company that has delivered some of the most demanding projects for the U.S. federal government. With roots dating back more than 115 years, Conti Federal specializes in disaster preparedness and recovery, classified and secure construction, critical infrastructure, and environmental remediation. We offer world-class service to our clients while remaining committed to our core values of safety, integrity, and compliance.

With offices located worldwide, the Conti Federal team prides itself on its diverse workforce and promotes an entrepreneurial and energetic atmosphere. We are looking for a candidate with a can-do attitude who wants to join our growing team, which is filled with boundless professional opportunities and career progression. We are committed to individual career development by offering a challenging yet learning-oriented culture that seeks to retain and promote from within the organization.

If you are looking to join a fast-paced and dynamic company, we want to hear from you!

To learn more about Conti Federal, please visit http://www.contifederal.com/

General Position Description

The Estimator bids and helps win highly profitable and constructible projects that have pricing strategies developed to maximize our return, cash flow, and avoid any losses during project execution.

Heavy focus on construction of military buildings, building renovations with secure spaces, hangar buildings/aircraft support spaces, maintenance facilities, operations facilities, and mission critical environments.

The Estimator is responsible for the coordination of bid documents, labor productions, subcontractor and vendor pricing, subcontractor and vendor buyouts, project start-up meetings, owner estimates, subcontractor and vendor requisitions and cost-to-completes.

Responsibilities

• Thoroughly investigates the specifications, scope of work, and drawings for his/her portion of a bid for completion, submits formal requests for information (RFI), and develops a complete understanding of the requirements.
• Accurately and timely performs takeoffs and calculations and analyzes data.
• Attends site visits to gather detailed, relevant data on project site conditions and effectively incorporates this information during the bid process.
• Attends team kick off and schedule oversight meetings, attends red team reviews, and/or additional reviews.
• Attends pre-bid meetings (when required), to evaluate existing conditions and identify and capture any scope that may not be included in the design documents.
• Supports estimating team in the set-up of the estimate, estimate schedule, and responsibility matrix
• Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of the contract documents and the potential risks for a project.
• Ensures all subcontractors and vendors receive the company's standard Terms and Conditions before submitting a quotation.
• Coordinate subcontractor bid lists Operations for bidding.
• Distributes documents for subcontractor bidding.
• Contacts subcontractors for bid solicitation on all upcoming bids.
• Ensure all subcontractors and vendors receive the company's standard Terms and Conditions before submitting a quotation.
• Utilize Building Information Models (BIM) for quantity take-off and visualization to support complete estimate preparation.
• Participate in internal estimate review meetings.
• Prepare subcontractor bid forms and subcontractor bid recording sheets for assigned trades, evaluate subcontractor bids for scope inclusion, and identification of scope gaps and overlaps, coordinate with other estimator's trades.
• Assist in developing plans to improve Estimating templates, workflows, and standards.
• Interfaces extensively with the Contracts department to address any risks or issues with the contract.
• Negotiates the best deal for cost, quality, and delivery using the company buyout procedure.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• For Security Clearance Requirements - must be a US Citizen, as required.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or Engineering Technology would be preferred.
• Five or more years of relevant construction industry experience with progressively greater responsibility.
• Successfully led and managed complex bids.
• Excellent teamwork, communication and people skills a must.
• Entrepreneurial with a well-rounded business perspective.
• Has a solid time management system and demonstrates excellent organizational skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, etc.), P6, HCSS, On Screen Takeoff (OST), AGTEK, plan and spec reading.
• Working knowledge of estimating, engineering, cost tracking systems and site surveying.

Pay/Benefits

Conti Federal offers great benefits. We provide medical, dental and vision on the first day of your employment. Life insurance, 401(k) matching plan, EAP, wellness programs and many other optional programs are offered as well.

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment must take a pre-employment drug test and receive a negative result as a condition of hire.

Conti Federal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.