Senior Estimator - Fort Lewis, WA

Location: Fort Lewis, Washington

Centennial and our Joint Venture partner Midnight Sun are seeking Project Managers, Superintendents, and other construction professionals.

Centennial is a national leader in renovation, construction, and design-build services, with a national reach spanning from Florida to Alaska, with offices led by construction professionals sharing a common goal; to keep promises, honor commitments and exceed client expectations. Our performance is what has helped, and continues to help forge strong partnerships, which are strengthened over time.

Driven by integrity and a long-standing culture of performance excellence, Centennial doesn’t just build structures – we transform spaces and create places. These are unique places for our clients to learn, teach, work, play, and heal. With 30 years of nationwide experience, on over $4 billion in diverse projects, we excel at making the impossible possible. Centennial provides employees opportunities, both internally and externally, to further develop in their role, yet also grow into other roles, and even leadership positions.

The Role

The Senior Estimator will be responsible for the preparation of timely, accurate, and competitive project estimates at a job site. Maintains and develops procedures for bidding projects under multiple award and design build contracts. Responsible for Cost/Price proposals for Unit Price Book based on bids and provide estimator training.

Qualifications:

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  7+ years related experience in the construction industry with a commercial or industrial general contractor

• Extensive experience producing detailed fixed price estimates; RS Means, Bluebeam or other Unit Price Books software to produce detailed line item estimates

• Keen attention to detail with the ability to recognize discrepancies

• Thorough understanding of principles, methods, and techniques of Engineering

• Must demonstrate a strong ability to:

  • Adapt and be flexible to frequent changes in a fast-paced work environment

  • Demonstrate integrity consistent with Centennial’s core values

  • Collaborate and work effectively in a team environment with people of various backgrounds and styles

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, to include clear, concise, and professional presentation of information

  • Adapt to the constantly evolving world of technology, design, means and methods, systems may include but not limited to: Microsoft Office suite, ProCore, Adobe, and BlueBeam

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field highly desired

Responsibilities:

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  Project Management: Maintains and submits Requests For Proposals (RFP) tracking sheet to corporate office monthly; Reviews RFP/Gov Statement of Work (SOW) – prior to pre-proposal site visit/conference; Performs risk evaluation check list review and bid approval form (when necessary);; Develops proposal staffing plan review for approval; Leads proposal team – assign responsibilities and track team member progress; Completes the pre-proposal/site visit report; Sets up pre-proposal RFP/Gov. SOW management review with project team prior to pre-proposal site visit/conference; Attends pre-Proposal site visit/conference if necessary, to determine existing conditions, develop client needs in detail, and develop preliminary approximations of types of materials to be used and basic quantity counts; Develops SOW (project definition) to be utilized in bid packages; Takes lead role in design development – coordinates design team activities and reviews, effectively manages timely completion of design development process prior to proposal; Ensures constructability and cost reasonableness through design development process by maintaining control of design and design team; Issues RFP/Gov SOW Requests For Information (RFI)/Clarification in timely manner, tracks and distributes answers/directives to subcontractors and proposal team; Confirms that all necessary materials and supplies are included in the scope of work and that unnecessary items are excluded; Sets up bid sheets/summary sheets; Sets up bid day review and ensure required approvals/signatures are obtained as required prior to proposal being submitted; Runs bid sheets on bid day; Participates in project or job order negotiations with client/Gov; Assists management team in development and issuance of Delivery Order Authorization’s (DOA) and Purchase Order’s (PO); Sets up and participate in management team project hand off and review meeting after project award; Demonstrates organizational flexibility by assuming fill in project management/cost controls duties on projects when estimating department work load light

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  Estimating: Prepares estimates for each project or delivery order based on RFP/Gov statement of work, technical specifications and drawings or sketches; Determines most economical material that conforms to project drawings and specifications; Identifies all work items on each job order and estimate quantities of each item; Enters line items into Unit Price Book software using RS Means or other line item estimating tools; Develops pricing for non-scheduled line items; Prepares detailed quantity take-offs for each project or job order; Assists project management team with change order and costing verification through the construction of projects

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  Subcontractor Management: Maintains current subcontractor database; Continues to build subcontractor base – pre-qualify new subcontractors for future work; Requests bid bonds as required; Issues Invitation to bid to subcontractors; Responsible for subcontracting follow up through proposal duration to ensure bids on bid day; Assembles bid packages and ensure distribution to subcontractors in a timely manner; Sets up and coordinates subcontractor pre-proposal site visits; Solicits detailed proposal information from at least three vendors and/or subcontractors with all supporting documentation on equipment, material and labor costs for material or equipment not covered in an industry standard manual or for work to be performed by a subcontractor; Evaluates proposals from vendors and/or subcontractors for compliance with scope of work; Sets up and participate in subcontractor pre-award; Negotiates, reviews, and confirms subcontractors’ scope of work; On design/build projects works with management team and subcontractors through final accepted design to maintain cost reasonableness and to ensure cost integrity from proposal phase is achieved

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  Safety: Ensures compliance with Centennial’s Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) guidelines and procedures along with all local requirements (OSHA, USACE EM385.1.1, etc.)

• Responsible for driving between project sites that are often miles apart or miles from the assigned office location.

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  Occasional travel may be required.

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  Performance of the required job duties will be in an office environment along with visits to sites that are under construction which may include various weather conditions

• The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

  • The ability to walk terrain and surfaces that may be far, uneven, or temporary

  • The ability to regularly sit, stand, walk, talk and hear

  • The ability to frequently use hands to finger, handle or feel

  • The ability to occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, squat, or reach

  • The ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

The salary range for this position is $102,600 - $143,640 annually.

Please reach out to Kelly Cocca Baker (281) 714 - 6883 for any questions related to this position.

Centennial Contractors Enterprises Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, on the basis of traits historically associated with race (including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), or any other status protected by the law.

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