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Job Description

Job Description

Senior Estimator (SE)

Summary of Position :

The Senior Estimator must work closely with the Business Unit Leader to manage preconstruction projects and assigned estimating personnel. SE is responsible to solicit bids from qualified subcontractors, build a solid subcontractor database and engage with the subcontractor community. SE works on budget development / submission, detailed and comprehensive quantity takeoff, accurate cost evaluation, subcontractor / supplier bid solicitation, subcontractor / supplier scope, qualification and cost evaluations, risk evaluation, and bid submission.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Ensure that Thornton bids and proposals are competitive and have the greatest chance of winning.
• Use experience, leadership skills, and knowledge of fundamental preconstruction processes to actively lead and manage the Preconstruction Department staff, in word and example.
• Identify and appropriately mitigate risk associated with the business of preconstruction.
• Actively build subcontractor / supplier database and relationships to ensure the best pricing.
• Manage the effective standardization, organization, preparation, and proper distribution / submission of preconstruction solicitations, qualification submissions, company information, and other preconstruction-related correspondence associated with projects assigned to this role, both upstream and downstream, on behalf of the company.
• Perform and / or manage the project qualification, solicitation, quantity survey, scheduling, scoping, clarifying, and pricing effort for assigned preconstruction projects resulting in well-organized, professional correspondence and reports.
• Prepare properly qualified and clarified conceptual budgets based on minimal information.
• Ensure the flow of preconstruction information internally and externally is maintained and documented.
• Communicate and stay abreast of the latest information, both internally and externally, that affects all aspects of cost used to prepare preconstruction estimates and correspondence.
• Coordinate business development and qualification correspondence requirements with Operations and Business Development teams.
• Maintain and communicate data on construction and material cost trends affecting preconstruction cost databases.
• Analyze alternative means and methods to determine the most economic preconstruction alternative.
• Serve as default point of contact and advisor for assigned potential clients from initial contact to the proper point of transfer to project management representatives.
• Build effective relationships with customers, design team, specialty contractors, suppliers, and user groups that reflect and support company vision, mission, and core values and meets or exceeds the customer's expectations.
• Actively participate in industry, client and community relations to enhance company image.

Bid Administration

Project Knowledge

Follow-Up and Closing

Project Turnover

Subcontractor Management

Reporting Structure :

Areas of Evaluation Operational Performance (delivering high quality construction services to clients)

Qualifications