Civil Estimators

Local candidates in NC preferred.

Must have concrete or steel experience

Work Location:  Charlotte, NC (Full-time on-site)

Duration: 2 months (possibility of being extended)

Rate: Not Defined / need Candidate’s requested rate

Hours: 40+ Hours per week

Citizenship required – Must be a US Citizen 

What You'll Do Here:

• Accurately interpret and comprehend tender drawings and specifications. 

• Present all aspects of the project scope, staging, timing, constraints, risks, and potential cost saving opportunities and alternatives to bid teams and management. 

• Contribute to the management and leadership of projects through the proposal stage, including involvement in team meetings. 

• Review design options and recommend best solution based on cost, engineering, quality, or availability of materials. 

• Perform and/or direct quantity take-offs from tender drawings.

• Connect with appropriate vendors and suppliers to obtain pricing information

• Solicit scopes of work and quotations from subcontractors

• Maintain material pricing information in estimating database

• Develop a mastery of the means and methods of construction and the impact on the overall project cost

Requirements 

• Diploma or Degree within Engineering, Project Management or equivalent combination of prior experience 

• Minimum 5 - 8 years of experience within estimating and with working on medium or large sized construction projects of medium to high complexity

• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering

• Working knowledge of MS Excel/Word/Project, Autodesk (AutoCAD), Bluebeam, P6, or similar estimating software

• Strong knowledge of project controls, including costs and scheduling and general requirements of construction projects 

• Have prior conceptual estimating experience or understanding

• Expert in reading and understanding construction drawings and documents

• Exceptional organizational Skills

• Strong communication skills – oral and written

• Good knowledge of sub trades

• Commercial nuclear or Federal work experience is a plus