Estimator

Summary

The Estimator will work with clients, vendors, subcontractors, and the operations team to gather and analyze data to create comprehensive bid packages for Astra Group and its customers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Creates and maintains bid schedule with Owner and/or Program Manager
• Prepares cost estimates and budgets for projects being bid
• Prepares quantity takeoffs from bid documents
• Both hard bid and design/build conceptual estimating is required
• Prepare and identify cost factors such as construction duration, labor, equipment, and materials
• Fluent in reading plans/drawings/standards and documents in order to prepare estimates
• Ability to analyze project construction staging and workflows and their constructability and/or identify means and methods to improve the schedule
• Travel to jobsites to gather information on materials needed, labor required, and other factors
• Prepare project schedules
• Build and maintain a file or library of material suppliers and qualified subcontractors
• Completes tasks accurately and timely
• Good math skills
• Meets or exceeds external and internal customer expectations
• Adapts easily to changing deadlines
• Understanding of contract administration

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field is preferred; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience preferred
• 5+ years of relatable estimator experience with knowledge of, AGTEK, Microsoft Project, P6 (Primavera), Bluebeam, Vista, and Procore
• Specific knowledge and experience in estimating utility, structural concrete, and deep foundation work is a plus
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft 360 platform preferred
• Leadership attributes including, but and not limited to organizational and critical thinking skills, the ability to analyze data and trends, professional conduct at all times
• High-stress tolerance; must be able to thrive in a high-pressure environment
• A highly motivated self-starting, autonomous individual who can work independently and set their own priorities, yet also function well as part of the overall team.

Performance Standards 

• Safety Culture: Foster a safety culture by modeling and reinforcing expected jobsite behaviors
• Team Orientation: Communicate in an open, honest, and respectful manner 
• High Integrity: Acts with unyielding integrity and honesty in business transactions, promoting company policies and holding self and other employees accountable, keeping promises and commitments
• Ownership Mentality: Assumes responsibility and makes decisions within own level of authority; seeks approval when appropriate
• Good Judgment: Knows when to stand tough and when to be flexible. Sees the big picture and the ramifications of actions
• Versatility: Is open to change. Adjusts positively to changing work priorities and business conditions

Physical Requirements

• Sit, stand and walk continuously throughout the scheduled workday 
• Occasionally bend, kneel, squat and climb throughout the workday
• Must work in a manner that will not jeopardize the health and safety of him/herself or others

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Language Skills

• Must be able to read and comprehend English

The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principal functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation.

**All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran**