Description

Do you want to make a difference? Do you want to grow your career at one of the industry’s leading construction firms? Put your expertise and project engineering skills to work at Austin Commercial. Austin Commercial is currently seeking a Senior Estimator for our Aviation Division . We set the standard for commercial construction and we’re looking for talented construction professionals to join us. Austin is 100% employee-owned, so every one of our employee-owners has a vested interest in our success. As a result, we consistently meet and exceed our customers’ expectations with our commitment to safety, service, and integrity. Join us today. We Own It!

Prepares budgets, estimates, and bid packages for a variety of construction projects involving both competitive bid and negotiated type work. Manages multiple projects concurrently.

Responsibilities:

• Completes Quantity/Cost Take-Offs

• Prepares detailed deliverables and presents information from a knowledgeable standpoint

• Assembles accurate and concise clarifications and assumptions

• Identifies conflicts/missing data and obtains clarification on plans and specifications from design professionals

• Develops bid lists and invites subcontractors and suppliers to submit bids

• Regularly attends design meetings with owner and architect as Austin's estimating professional

• Understands the entire project scope and accurately accounts for missing/upcoming design refinements

• Works with subcontractors, designers, and owners to identify cost savings/value engineering when costs exceed owner's construction budget

• Reads RFPs and contracts to identify scope inclusions, contract terms, and risk

• Obtains and reviews proposals and quotes by subcontractors or vendors

• Responsible for reviewing, correcting, and assembling the work of all others working on the project

• Detailed review of all documents including specifications for identification of onerous requirements

• Enhances relationships with key vendors (subcontractors, suppliers, architects, etc.)

• Creates detailed indirect and direct general condition estimates

Requirements:

• Generally, requires 10 or more years of estimating experience, including competitive bid and negotiated work as well as conceptual estimating

• BS/BA in engineering, construction science, architecture, or relevant discipline strongly preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Knowledge and specific expertise with construction materials, means, and methods

• Complete knowledge in building designs, systems, and construction materials

• General knowledge of scheduling and logistical approaches to aid in accurate estimates

• Strong math and technology ability with an analytical mindset

• Proficient in relevant estimating and quantity take-off software

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to negotiate

• Familiar with team-based delivery and exhibits ability to lead a group of individuals to a common result

Benefits & Compensation

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned .

Austin Commercial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

See the “Know Your Rights” poster available in English (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) and Spanish (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRightsSp_10_20.pdf) .

See the “Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision” poster available in English (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf) and Spanish (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_formatted_Spanish2-27-18ESQA508c.pdf) .

About Austin Commercial

A leader in the commercial construction industry for more than 100 years, Austin Commercial delivers construction management services, and builds landmark projects such as aviation, healthcare, corporate/office, hospitality, higher education, sports/themed entertainment and semiconductor/fabrication plants.

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/commercial .

No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Accessibility Note

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