Junior Estimator - San Diego, United States - Garden Communities CA

Description

SUMMARY:

The primary duties of the Junior Estimator are to evaluate Project specifications and drawings, ensuring that the Company knows everything required to successfully buy out our products.

Junior Estimators must aggressively follow-up with subcontractors to ensure that bids are received.


ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Junior Estimator's duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Main point of contact for bidding and contracting all trades. Takes full responsibility for bidding, negotiation, and hiring trade contractors to maintain a competitive edge on costs while meeting the company's standards or quality, reliability, and overall performance of trade contractors and suppliers.
• Negotiate contracts with vendors, trade partners, and suppliers to establish, through competitive bid, and maintain pricing and ensure pricing is in accordance with specifications, plans, and scopes of work, to obtain the best deals on behalf of the company.
• Research, review, and recruit new products, procedures, methods of construction, qualified trade contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and vendors available to identify opportunities for improved quality, efficiency, and cost effectiveness for cost analysis and consideration on future projects or specifications, in addition to facilitating the improvement of existing trade contractor and supplier relationships.
• Conduct cost analysis, price proposals, and other data and information and establish benchmarks for improvement to determine prices, quality and service are in Garden Communities' best interest.
• Initiates and coordinates the Request for Quote (RFQ) and/or Request for Proposal (RFP) for goods, materials, supplies and inventory items.
• Reviews bids, negotiate price and favorable terms. Request budget approval.
• Transmits addenda and other bid information to subcontractors. Ensures proper coverage from subcontractors on bid day.
• Research and evaluate potential suppliers based on price, quality, availability, reliability, production, capability and supplier's reputation and track records, and other criteria.
• Verifying purchases by comparing them to previous purchases and recommending alternatives.
• Analyze and compare bids and proposals with respect to prices, past performance (quality, ability to work on schedule, proper supervision) financial stability, or in the case of a trade contactor new to the company, their relationship with other builders.
• Obtain alternate costs and hourly rates as needed to fully contract potential changes to the contract requirements and for timeandmaterial work.
• Enters all relevant information in Bid Spreads. Submits 100% of bids and budgets by the bid deadline.
• Review and track requisition orders to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications.
• Review documentation and plans, landscaping plan, T24, soil reports, and project timeline.
• Review and track requisition orders to verify accuracy, terminology and specifications.
• Review drawings with Project Management team and highlight areas of concern.
• Review job cost with team and highlight any subs/material vendors that still need to be awarded.
• Has a thorough understanding of all current plans and specifications, the scope for specific trades assigned, and how to fit subs to the size/scope of the project. Know your trades capability, capacity, and quality of work prior to awarding the bid.
• Develops RFI's and clarifications to ensure adequate subcontractor coverage.
• Performs a comprehensive "bid day" analysis and scoping of specific assigned trades.
• Creates bid lists that fit scope of job ensuring that we have the right subs for the project. Include valueengineering ideas on every bid.
• Accurately and thoroughly bid and contract communities so the best market costs are received, accurate budgets are reported and maintained.
• Properly turns over bid documents and sub buyout information to Project team in a timely manner.
• Thoroughly checks requirements to buy the proper scope.
• Awards subs in a timely manner to ensure release of materials.
• Provide subs with as much information as possible (PM, Super, permit status, etc.). Ensures that subs are aware of (and commit to) the project schedule.
• Ensure all contracts, job start, and other purchasing items are accurate, thorough, completed, and distributed.
• Interact with appropriate internal and external personnel to clearly and thoroughly communicate proper standards and expectations and respond to and resolve any concerns.
• Communicate work progress and any outstanding issues, provide support for any concerns regarding subcontractor, scopes, and contracts.
• Communicate with Project team in a proactive manner to ensure that all necessary plans are obtained and bid in a timely manner.
• Maintain open communication with onsite construction team.
• Respond to calls from subcontractors regarding contracts, field concerns, etc.
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