Construx Co LLC
Senior Estimator
Full Time • Hartford
Construx Co is expanding our Project Management team and looking for key personnel to help Develop and manage its Estimating Program. Construx Co is a smaller GC/CM firm that was established in 2017 and mainly operates out of the Farmington Valley of Connecticut. Since its fruition Construx Co has provided Construction services for Educational Institutions, Medical, Retail, Restaurants and Office Build outs. At Construx Co. LLC we’re looking for the best employees to join our team. If you want to work at a company where you will be confident that are valued by your employer, keep reading to see if you’re the person we’re looking for.
Job Summary
The Estimator would provide conceptual and preliminary estimating and hard-dollar bidding on assigned projects. The Estimator provides or coordinates full estimating services as assigned on all types and sizes of work but, primarily, large, complex work with all types of delivery methods (i.e. hard bid, negotiated, design/build, etc).
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development and manage Construx Co’s estimating process and procedures
- Participate in and attend pre bid meetings, bid strategy meeting and presentations
- Prepares and estimates budget costs for construction by studying plans and specifications
- Prepare Invitation to Bid for Trade Contractor participation.
- Evaluate offers to purchase by project requirements, additions, and costing changes.
- Resolves cost differences by analyzing and collecting info.
- Writes up and presents budgets, reports, and project plans.
- Works closely with architects and other design professionals.
- Schedules meetings with clients, site managers, and staff.
- Navigates and understands building codes.
- Processes paperwork and travels to building sites as required.
- Monitors construction processes.
- Stays up to date with safety codes and improvements in construction.
- Researching the cost of items such as materials, transport, labor and equipment
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with contractors and vendors
- Getting quotes from suppliers and contractors within a specified time frame
- Assessing the risk levels associated with a project
- Preparing and submitting quotations and details of costs for work to be done
Qualifications
- The ability to work under pressure to meet bid deadlines, budgets, and goals
- Strong analytical math skills including algebra, geometry, and basic arithmetic
- Ability to read and navigate specifications and plans and develop cost estimates and leveling subcontractor bids and analyzing scope over/underlap.
- Proficiency in demonstrating proposals and projects
- Ability to handle multiple assignments at once and Prepare Invitation to Bid for Trade Contractor participation.
- Personable Communication skills are valuable and expected, especially with Customer, and Trade Contractors.
- Knowledge of the latest building codes
- Close attention to detail. Must be able to effectively recognize issues with bid documents and discrepancies in contract documents.
- A bachelor’s degree in mathematics, architecture, or construction estimating
- At least 5 years of related experience in Connecticut is required
Benefits/Perks
- Career advancement in a growing field
- Job Security
- Earning Potential
- Health Insurance
- 401k
- PTO
Compensation: $100,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year
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Career advancement in a growing field
It is estimated that 29% of the construction workforce will retire by 2026. By 2031, this number worsens as 41% of the current workforce is expected to retire. Essentially, almost half of the workforce will need to be replaced in just over a decade.
With the opportunity to continue to move up in the industry, there is no limit to how high a craft professional can go. With experience, expertise and passion – a craftsperson could become an executive, CEO or owner of their own company. In construction, the only thing limiting your career growth is your desire to move up. (Source: byf.org)
Job Security
With seven out of every 10 jobs available in the United States requiring less than a four-year degree, the current job market is oversaturated with college graduates. By pursuing a craft career, you will be opening yourself up to more possibilities and opportunities. When you complete a technical degree, apprenticeship or craft training certificate, you are highly marketable in the job market.
Additionally, with a skills gap and upcoming wave of retirees, there will be a demand for 1 million craft professionals by 2023. This is a staggering deficit, but it makes room for a lot of opportunity for new craftspeople. (Source: byf.org)
Earning Potential
With such a high demand for craft professionals, companies are willing to spend more to get the skills they need. For those in the construction industry, this means they are getting paid higher salaries than ever before.
When you factor in these high salaries, less debt and the ability to start earning a wage as an apprentice, craft professionals are getting an early start on making enough money to live comfortably.
Each of these benefits alone is enough to make a career in construction worth exploring. But when you look at them together, it is hard to believe they can all come with a single career choice. (Source: byf.org)