Lead Estimator Job Description
Lead estimator
provides input on the development and refinement of line/substation/civil engineering estimating units used in the estimating system (TEAMS) to ensure accurate estimates of equipment, material, labor durations, and total costs.
Lead Estimator Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Prepare construction estimates based on engineering designs, drawings, site visits, contractual agreements and associated materials
Understanding estimating scope of work, deliverables, level of engineering, schedule of execution, estimate structure, formats, reports
Collects and correlates necessary project-related cost and schedule data needed to determine equipment, material, subcontract, construction labor, expenses, and such indirects as engineering, taxes
Based on engineering designs, site visits, and associated materials, select relevant information to develop estimates enable the analysis of key themes and trends
Upon estimate completion, combine estimate breakout and schedule milestones to produce a baseline cash-flow for Project Management and the cost engineering team
Input on strategies, be creative and voice ideas and options to help book work, success hit ratio at 25% is needed, secure subcontractor coverage and active relationships, call subcontractors and secure their best numbers
Analyze key themes and trends to ensure all factors are properly considered, priced and included in the project estimate
Consult with vendors, personnel in other departments or engineers to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues
Review material and labor requirements to recommend whether it is more cost effective to perform work using In House Construction or Contractor Crews
Ability to see multiple relationships and impacts upon construction project outcomes
Lead Estimator Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Lead Estimator
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: AACE, CEP, EVP, CCP, CET, CEC, PMP
Education for Lead Estimator
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the lead estimator job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Construction, Civil Engineering, Technical, Education, Surveying, Architecture, Business, Science
Skills for Lead Estimator
Desired skills for lead estimator include:
Construction means and methods
Costs and engineering principles
Engineering
Information technology and use of Eversource’s office automation and information systems
Maintenance
Operations
Transmission and substation power system planning
Applicable Bechtel processes and systems
At least one general estimating system currently being used by Bechtel
Commercially available construction cost estimating system
Desired experience for lead estimator includes:
15 to 20 year’s experience in the commercial construction industry
Must be very strong and quick on excel, Timberline, On Screen Take Off and similar estimating tools typical to the industry
Must be able to relate these skills direct to estimates, constructability and field efficiencies to result in low and competitive bids
Must have a solid overarching competence of scope definition, quotation analysis, bid leveling and unit pricing for all CSI specifications with an emphasis on general construction conditions and overall bid assembly and submittal
Experience in commercial estimating practices and bid day activities is required
Must possess strong organizational, negotiation, interpersonal, and leadership skills, have the ability to work hands-on and independently, part of the team
Lead Estimator Examples
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Lead Estimator Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of lead estimator. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for lead estimator
- Responsible for obtaining bids on projects from Subcontractors and vendors
- Responsible for communicating with clients and architects
- Responsible for proper training of new Estimators, when necessary
- Calculation of direct and indirect field costs from first principles or factorization as applicable
- Provide accurate, timely estimates for electric distribution construction projects across multiple disciplines
- Review estimates prepared by other estimating groups or JV partners to determine data completeness and procedures
- Stay current on various trends and developments such as new equipment, methods, and procedures developing in the industry or specialized discipline (e.g., mechanical, electrical)
- Review project plans, specifications and coordinates with the team to confirm complete scope
- Analyze project documentation in order to scope, organize, and deliver equipment, material, and labor cost estimates, particularly in the Electrical discipline
- Organizes, coordinates and manages required staff resources, both locally and remotely, to complete conceptual and detailed estimates, estimate reconciliations with Owners, Engineers and Contractors and provide report deliverables
Qualifications for lead estimator
- Candidate must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and be able to prove knowledge of construction estimating software
- Candidate must be eligible to obtain a SECRET security clearance
- Supervisory or project leadership experience in a construction environment is preferred
- Experience with and knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is preferred
- Or in lieu of a degree, 5 years of relevant work experience will be considered
- Proficient MS Office computer skills (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word)
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a lead estimator. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for lead estimator
- Acts as lead interface with client and related project team members and plans for scope of the project based on client expectations, WBS requirements and requested deliverable formats
- Meets with manager to review Project Detail Sheet and other associated proposal information in order to plan for the proposed scope of services, number of deliverables and the level of expected effort in relation to Faithful+Gould fee structure
- Performs such other duties as the Supervisor may from time to time deem necessary, including harvesting and analysis of cost data for our historical cost database
- Work with project managers and teams in developing capital cost estimates
- Custodian of the estimating tools, methodology and historical data in support of the capital cost estimating process
- Review contractor's estimates for completeness and reasonable basis that supports the project's physical scope
- Assist project teams in resolution of estimating issues involving cost, schedule and changes
- Assist with the implementation, collection, data storage, and publishing of project metrics
- Conduct post project audits to collect actual data versus estimated data for use in adjusting estimating assumptions and processes
- Develop Basis of Estimates utilizing the project deliverables checklist to ensure the project definition supports the required level of accuracy
Qualifications for lead estimator
- Bachelor's degree in construction related field
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction or a related field, plus 10 years relevant experience
- Training, and/or related experience
- Typically possess 10+ years of experience on a project performing work outside the estimating function that can be equated into knowledge required to be a strong Estimator
- Demonstrated ability to communicate well with superiors and subordinates, conduct well managed and organized reviews, teach Junior Estimators, and to be a team player
- Experience estimating in a Joint Venture environment including writing & following Joint Venture instructions, collaborating with Joint Venture partners, and conducting reviews
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a lead estimator. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for lead estimator
- Attend post tender and pre-award meetings with clients to answer any queries or to get a better understanding of requirements
- Provide estimates for all types of process estimates using design documents such as P&IDs, scopes, tables
- He needs to know how use the standard rates, in order to optimize resources and determine effectiveness cost in the bid
- He needs to have a good attitude in order to have a good communication with client, vendors, or other persons involved in the bid process
- Needs to calculate individual items, such as labor, materials, equipment, machinery, and overhead cost using computer softwares
- Needs to do and submit subcontract work packages for specialized portions of work to procurement in order to obtain quotations
- Act as the Project Controls Estimating/Scheduling Subject Matter Expert for the site
- Develop and manage resourcing plan against the Capital Business Plan for Controls
- Hiring, on-boarding, and training of new Estimators/Schedulers (contract or direct) in the company standards and site procedures
- Assure production of standard monthly reports/estimates/schedules as required to manage stakeholder expectations (PM’s, Construction, Costs team)
Qualifications for lead estimator
- 7+ years’ experience managing projects and meeting delivery requirements
- Excellent understanding of construction materials, methods of construction and construction production, particularly in the mining, infrastructure and heavy-industry sectors
- Previous experience mentoring junior consultants will be an asset
- Previous TMR Estimating experience will be highly regarded
- Commercial construction is preferred
- Ideally have recently worked as a Lead Estimator on multi-discipline mining projects in an EPCM environment throughout various classes of estimates
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of lead estimator. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for lead estimator
- Develop and maintain a periodic review of published reports for all estimating/scheduling personnel
- Assure that project-specific project controls plans are developed for each project to document how all project controls elements (estimating, scheduling, cost control and reporting, etc) will be handled for that project
- Provide appropriate forecasting information to ensure advance warning to project engineers responsible for making informed schedule decisions, including Project Management reports that effectively communicate project performance, concerns and other indicators of schedule performance
- Serve on the APCC (Americas Project Control Committee) to represent Scheduling/Estimating for Convent
- Facilitate all IPA & Site Benchmarking deliverables and standards for estimating and scheduling
- As part of managing all IPA deliverables and standards, compile and submit project documents to IPA for analysis at the end of select, define, and project close-out phases
- Prepare estimates used by Management for purposes of planning, organizing, and scheduling work
- Review material and labor requirements in order to decide whether it is more cost-effective to produce or purchase components
- Coordinate the development of Assess (+/-50%) phase estimates for the local capital projects team in effort to meet scheduled milestones
- Verify estimates (in-house or third party) have been reviewed with Project Management prior to the issuance of funds and execution of scope
Qualifications for lead estimator
- Develop adequate understanding of ADEPT to allow interaction with ADEPT team re consistency of norms, factors, , sourcing and sharing of new information, cost databases
- Day to day management of cost estimators (short-term resource planning, utilisation, performance reviews)
- Proven track record in cost estimating with a minimum of 15 years relevant oil and gas industry experience
- Knowledge of stage gate project delivery process and build-up of applicable phase estimates
- Demonstrable experience in the build-up of cost estimates for Brownfield and Greenfield oil and gas projects, onshore, offshore and subsea
- Ability to lead the delivery of structured cost estimates through liaison with project manager and discipline engineers
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of lead estimator. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for lead estimator
- Coordinate with KOE electrical group to obtain preliminary engineering documents necessary for quoting major electrical equipment and for KOE estimating group to develop construction estimate
- Develop electrical engineering and design man hour estimate for performing detailed design of the facilities being quoted including clarifications, qualifications and assumptions
- Identify value engineering items to save project costs
- Other duties will include performing site visits as needed to gather information for the proposal and for preliminary engineering
- Monitor current material pricing with vendors and fabricators (quarterly) and account for volatile market trends in material and adjust escalation as needed
- Consult with clients, vendors, and personnel in other departments or construction foremen to discuss and formulate estimates
- Assure team interacts directly with execution contractor and planners to develop schedules for onsite construction, off-site work, disciplines, live unit tie-in work, shutdown, start-up, and post start-up activities using Primavera or MS Project scheduling tool
- Responsible for creating project estimates and associated basis of estimate reports through collaboration with project evaluation team leads
- Take receipt of Tender Enquiries and set to work with the Estimating Staff the bid process ensuring clear programme and the tender process (cost plan or full measured estimate) have been understood by the team
- Review all Tender Enquiries to establish the level of resource needed to facilitate the completion of the bid and discuss accordingly with the Bid Management Team
Qualifications for lead estimator
- Ability to deliver benchmarking exercises utilising internal and industry available data and metrics
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office software and in particular Excel
- Accountable and delivers on commitments
- Knowledge of HCSS Heavy Bid Estimating preferred
- All employees and workers are required to conduct themselves in accordance with our EHS Vision to achieve Zero Harm to
- Oversee the Estimating Department and function in the absence of the Manager