Mobile, AL | OTHER
G.A. West & Co. is seeking a Commercial General Trades Estimator for a long-term opportunity. This position will be based out of the Mobile, Alabama area.
Responsibilities include but not limited to the following:
- Dissect and distribute within the G.A. West corporate estimating group, the discipline work packages and coordinate the appropriate walk-throughs and meetings required
- Prepare bid breakdown items to match the customer bid tabulation within estimating software
- Collect RFIs from subcontractors, and submit RFIs to clients through the document control process
- Review bid documents, revisions, and distribute accordingly to all trade partners inside and outside of GAW
- Develop, support, and or lead construction kick off meetings internal and or client related
- Establish initial project schedule, and project control reports with support of the GAW project control department for handover to field management
- Review IFB to IFC drawings and provide feedback to the construction team per the established rates
- Estimate for the building and finishes division, and at times the steel fabrication
- Issue bid packages for subcontractor pricing, pricing of necessary materials for proposals
- Attend pre-bid meetings & site visits, review of scopes and submitting RFI’s for clarifications as needed
- Complete all required documents for proposals; this may require taking the lead position for some bids
- Prepare project schedules for proposals and for PEMB & interior finishing projects
- Complete requisitions for materials and completing subcontractor contract documents; this includes completing the scope of work for each subcontractor
- Assist Project Managers as needed throughout the project from an estimating standpoint vs implementation
- Work closely with PEMB manufacturers, subcontractors and vendors to assure we have the required submittals. Review drawings and submittals to ensure that we are meeting the required specifications
- Work with quality control in regard to obtaining and maintaining certifications endorsements
- Review of project cost vs. estimated cost, review man-hours estimated vs. man-hours used
- Bill for projects estimated and implemented where a full-time project manager is not required on site; assist project managers as needed for larger projects
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 5 years of related experience, or 10 years of equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
- Knowledge of building construction, materials, systems, market conditions and trade practices
- Ability to read, understand, and break down into discipline work packages and perform quantity take-offs for commercial architectural plans
- Ability to read, comprehend and apply the specifications to subcontractor RFQs
- Ability to communicate, both verbally and in a written form, with peers inside the organization, along with subcontractors, estimators, and clients
- Proficient with the following software systems: Excel, Word, Primavera Scheduling, Bluebeam, and Timberline
This is a salaried position and salary depends on experience. G.A. West & Company offers health, dental and supplemental insurance, granted paid time off, 401k with a match.
G.A. West & Company, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. To provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. It has been, and will continue to be, G.A. West policy not to discriminate based on race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, genetic information, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, gender, disability, pregnancy, affectional or sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law for all personal actions and all phases of recruitment and/or employment.
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