
Estimator
Forbes Bros
- Albuquerque, NM
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive benefits plan
- Enrolment in 401k plan
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Family orientated working environment
- Opportunities for career growth and development
- Lives Forbes Bros. value of WE WORK SAFE & never compromising on safety in all aspects of our every day
- Maintain high quality, detailed estimate preparations for submission of the bid / project pricing
- Maintain quality of information in estimating database
- Review and compare subcontractor/suppliers quotes as compared to others
- Analyzing client Request for Proposal (RFP) documents to determine contractual and technical requirements
- Review bid documentation / drawings to determine project scope requirements and to confirm technical requirements for estimate preparation
- Perform material take from engineered drawings for procurement purposes as needed
- Support Senior Estimator with cost estimate preparation, subcontractor management, and supplier/vendor management
- Monitor and track costing of ongoing projects including comparison of labour and equipment rates within estimate database
- Estimate market value of products and services
- ability to manage Liaise and consult with engineers and subcontractors to prepare adjustments to cost estimates
- Continuing review and improvement of Forbes Bros Ltd. (FBL) estimating processes (i.e., streamline actual cost data evaluation and cost estimate database standardization)
- Meet estimating goals set for the year
- Prepare estimates of costs of materials, labour, and equipment for construction projects based on contract bids, quotations, schematic drawings, and specifications
- Support Senior Estimator with preparation of detailed cost estimates
- Manage subcontractor process to ensure that quotes are levelled properly
- Additional related duties as assigned
- Bachelor's degree in engineering and/or Construction Management, is required
- Two (2) plus years' related experience in construction industry cost estimating, is required
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Visio, Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point) and Adobe Acrobat
- Proven multiple projects/activities in a dynamic fast paced environment
- Excellent time-management and organizational skills, attention to detail, with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- Strong verbal communications and negotiation skills
- Highly effective at building and managing client/vendors relationships
- Able and willing to accommodate to project and or site schedules as required
- Able and willing to travel to various project sites as required
- Able and willing to present a valid Drivers License and an acceptable MVR