Overview
Junior estimator/req Jobs in Prince George – British Columbia at Formula Contractors
Title: Junior estimator/req
Company: Formula Contractors
Location: Prince George – British Columbia
Category: Construction
Position: Junior estimator (req #: 46)
Position Title:
Junior Estimator (Req #: 46) Date Posted: 02/23/2024
Location:
Prince George, BC Job Category:
Project Management
Office Salary Interval:
Salary Application Instructions About Formula Contractors:
Formula Contractors is a heavy civil construction company specializing in the construction of bridges, foundations, structures, steel erection, pile driving, and earthworks.
Ours is essential work, necessary to keep critical projects moving forward.
The safety of our employees and their families is of primary concern and we take all precautions to protect our employees, our clients, and the communities where we work.
Position Description As a critical member of the
Project Management
Office, the successful candidate for this position will be responsible for evaluating bid specifications and drawings, conducting material take-offs and ensuring that we know everything required to successfully bid and win the project.
Construction Estimators must aggressively follow-up with subcontractors to ensure that bids are received and work with the Project Manager to follow-up on bids and budgets to close the business.
The successful candidate will have a broad range of responsibilities, including but not limited to, the following tasks:
Bid Administration Solicit and maintain
communication
with subcontractors and vendors Prepare subcontractor bid packages Transmit addenda and other bid information to subcontractors Show creativity and resourcefulness to gain better pricing from subcontractors Perform a comprehensive “bid day” analysis and scoping of specifics to present to peers in a formal bid review prior to final close.
Submits bids and budgets by the bid deadline Prepare and submit bid revisions to clients as required prior to close Enter all relevant information into current corporate templates as a final bid offer to the client in the required format Prepare content and assemble soft requirements of offer to be included with the commercial in conjunction with the System Resources Coordinator Assist in creating and continually improving corporate bid templates including form of estimate and rate sheets for labour and equipment Project Knowledge Have a thorough understanding of the scope for specific trades assigned Develops RFI’s and clarifications to clients for further required knowledge to build offer Understands how to fit sub-contractors to the size/scope of subcontract scope of work Follow-up & Closing Consistently follow up on submitted bids and budgets with Project Manager/Supervisor to close business Determine lessons learned from the existing process and feedback from clients, peers and others to compare the efficiencies of the process with the intent of winning jobs and making margins as bid Project Turnover Properly turns over bid documents and subcontractor information to Project Manager in a timely manner with the goal being 100% of awarded projects turned over within 24 hours of notification Participate in project kick-off meeting with Project Manager to ensure there is an understanding of how the job was bid and therefore how it is to be executed Subcontractor Award Review the schedule with the Project Manager to determine that all subcontractors and material that are required to adhere to the schedule…
