Talantage, LLC
Assistant Estimator
Construction - Morrow, GA - Temporary to Full Time
Job Title: Assistant Estimator
Summary:
The Assistant Estimator plays a vital role in developing budgets, hard bid estimates, self-perform estimates, and bid schedules while assisting Project Managers with change orders for work scopes beyond the management team’s expertise. The role also encompasses key pre-construction services tailored to project requirements.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Required Skills and Software Proficiency:
Core Competencies:
Certificates and Licenses:
Work Environment and Physical Demands:
Talantage Staffing Solutions is committed to presenting candidates that contribute to an organizations culture of inclusivity and its commitment to diversity in the workplace are demonstrated through our recruitment practices. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, or veteran status. Our equal opportunity employment efforts comply with all applicable U.S. state and federal laws governing non-discrimination in employment.
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Summary:
The Assistant Estimator plays a vital role in developing budgets, hard bid estimates, self-perform estimates, and bid schedules while assisting Project Managers with change orders for work scopes beyond the management team’s expertise. The role also encompasses key pre-construction services tailored to project requirements.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Bid/Budget Setup:
- Initiate bid numbers and create dedicated folders on the server.
- Obtain and organize RFP drawings and specifications on both the server and FTP site.
- Prints require drawings and prepare bidders’ lists and scopes for self-perform and subcontractor packages.
- Manage the company FTP site and address book; issue bid invitations within 24 hours of receiving information.
- Set up electronic bid workbooks and coordinate pre-bid meetings with owners and subcontractors.
- Bid Period Activities:
- Coordinate subcontractor communication, including scheduling phone calls and responding to RFIs.
- Issues RFIs to owners/architects and relay responses to subcontractors.
- Develop a preliminary project schedule based on bid documentation.
- Conduct quantity verification and take-offs across all trade categories (divisions 1–32).
- Review, analyze, and incorporate subcontractor bids, ensuring all exclusions are noted.
- Identify long lead items and maintain an updated bid status on the company FTP site.
- Organize bid reviews with upper management and prepare win strategies, requesting additional resources as needed.
- Bid Document Preparation and Post-Bid:
- Review all bidder instructions and owner forms; confirm bid submission methods.
- Prepare and compile all necessary documents to ensure timely bid submission.
- Follow up with clients post-bid to assess bid performance and coordinate internal handoffs for successful bids.
- General and Managerial Responsibilities:
- Maintain an electronic bid calendar and develop rapport with trade subcontractors.
- Conduct weekly briefing meetings to discuss project updates and concerns.
- Provide functional support for multiple projects and assume managerial duties within the Operations Department.
- Oversee the recruitment, training, and development of estimating personnel.
- Develop and maintain estimating systems, procedures, resource libraries, and rate files for labor, equipment, and materials.
- Participate in post-bid reviews to capture historical data for continuous improvement.
- Additional Duties:
- Perform other tasks as assigned by management.
Qualifications:
- Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Construction Management, Construction Science, Architecture, or a related field.
- Minimum of 2+ years’ experience in construction estimating (prior construction estimating experience preferred).
- Language Ability:
- Proficient in reading and interpreting safety rules, operating instructions, and procedural manuals.
- Strong report-writing skills and effective verbal communication with teams and clients.
- Mathematical Skills:
- Ability to perform arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) in various units of measure.
- Competence in computing rates, ratios, percentages, and interpreting bar graphs.
- Reasoning Ability:
- Adept at following written, oral, or diagrammatic instructions.
- Capable of addressing problems with multiple variables using sound judgment.
Required Skills and Software Proficiency:
- Ability to read blueprints and specifications accurately.
- Proficiency in:
- Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word)
- Microsoft Project
- Company FTP site management
- Planswift 10
- Suretrak
- ComputerEase
Core Competencies:
- Organization: Strong organizational skills with an ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with effective listening capabilities.
- Problem Solving: Ability to analyze issues, weigh objectives, risks, implications, and costs to make timely decisions.
- Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates a tactful and mature demeanor with the ability to work effectively with diverse personalities.
- Attention to Detail: Highly detail-oriented and quality-focused.
- Team Orientation: Maintains a positive attitude and collaborates effectively as a team player.
- Valid Driver's License.
- Work Environment:
- Primarily office-based with moderate noise levels and a typical professional setting.
- Occasional travel to project sites or pre-bid meetings as required.
- Physical Demands:
- Regularly required to sit, use hands, and communicate verbally.
- Occasionally required to stand, walk, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Must possess adequate vision abilities (close, distance, peripheral, depth perception, and focus adjustment).
Talantage Staffing Solutions is committed to presenting candidates that contribute to an organizations culture of inclusivity and its commitment to diversity in the workplace are demonstrated through our recruitment practices. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, or veteran status. Our equal opportunity employment efforts comply with all applicable U.S. state and federal laws governing non-discrimination in employment.
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