Estimator

**Job Duties** Estimating Job Responsibility • Complete take offs including counting fixtures, devices, equipment devices and low voltage; lay out and measure branch circuits home runs, feeders and distribution utilizing Blue Beam. Request quotes from vendors and subcontractors. • Read and highlight notes • Read and highlight specs • Estimate jobs per specs, and NEC code. • Walk jobs or assign task as necessary. • Input into CONEST • Prepare Scope Letters (Scope is detail outlining scope that may overlooked by completion, goal to have GC use our scope letter to verify if our completion scope is complete) • Develop relationship with GC estimating department. • Let GC know we are bidding or declining to bid. • Follow up with GC and maintain estimate bid log tracking results. • Determine if GC buy out jobs through Estimator or Project manager. • Identify to management potential opportunity from bid and determine best strategy to secure project. • Becoming proficient at CONEST and Blue Beam • Utilize Build Connect to manage Bid Calendar, Vendor and Subcontract quotes, and Bid log. • Turn project over to Operations. • 10:00 AM bids: Scope letter to be complete by 2:00 PM the prior day, take off to be complete by 2:00. Estimate to be reviewed by end of prior day. • 2:00 PM bids: Scope letter to be complete by 4:00 PM, Take off to be complete by end of prior day. Estimate to be reviewed by 10:00 am the day of bid, pending vendor quotes. • Know the actual time GC bid jobs. I.e. if GC bids at 2:00 we need to have pricing at 1:30, If GC is Construction manager then it is ok to turn in at 2:00 • Review Contract and Scope prior to signing. • Walk estimated jobs during rough, trim out and final. Goal is to visualize what is being built is what was estimated. • Review with Project management rough in or construction drawings. • Pricing from Vendors and Subcontractor are to be kept confidential, answer please give me your best price. • No commitments to Vendors without involvement from project management. • GME policy is to purchase from the low vendor on bid day. • Offer VE to GC on negotiated bids, I.e. MC cable or AL feeders, relocation of transformers. • On negotiated bids or construction manager bids, identify shortcoming of drawings. • Work with other estimators or project managers in assembling estimates. • Ask for help to complete bid timely. • Assist other estimators to complete bid. • Estimate Low Voltage or Service departments projects. • Work as team with estimating, project management, service and low voltage. • Additional objectives as assigned by management. CONEST Management • Identify assemblies that need to be modified and or created to match field installation. • Create Temporary Assemblies to match field installation or to facilitate take off. • Maintaining adjusting material pricing • Use of supplier exchange for pricing or obtain blankets from vendor. • Maintaining adjusting rental rates. • Adding material items with labor as necessary • Creation and modification of assemblies • Review Sure Count to discern if use would increase productivity. • Other duties assigned by management Estimating Management • Bid Selection • Bid assignment to your estimating team. • Use of Build Connect • Work with management to determine best opportunity to bid, Job or General Contractor • Work with management on turn over process and establishing budgets to be entered into Computer Ease. • Review Contract and Scope prior to signing. • Estimating Job Responsibilities, Estimates own Jobs • Identify to management potential opportunity from bid and determine best strategy to secure project. • Create a check list for accurate estimates. • Ask for help on days with multiple bids. • Maintain and monitors goals for Quarter and Year. Goals-Customers, Bid Ratio, Assembly Creation. • Work with management to Improve our estimating by working as a unified team, following consistent process, providing detailed turnover package, create assemblies to matc…