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Primary Function: Leads and is responsible for preparation of bids and proposals for healthcare projects.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Lead, collaborate, and manage all aspects of project bidding from start to finish.
- Review bidding documents, including plans, specifications, bidding criteria, and conceptual information.
- Invite bidders and engage subcontractors and suppliers into the bidding process as needed.
- Prepare quantity take offs and obtain pricing for materials and anticipated labor.
- Receive & analyze subcontractor and supplier proposals for scope and cost and applicability for the project.
- Handle pre-bid questions that arise during the bidding process. This includes fielding questions from sub-bidders, requesting clarification from architects/engineers, and distributing responses to affected contractors.
- Conduct bid reviews with project team concisely and efficiently.
- Meet project estimate deadlines.
- Prepare conceptual budget proposal correspondence that accurately reflects the project scope and clearly defines clarifications and exclusions
- Visit construction sites and observe methods of construction to gain insight for estimating process.
- Maintain resource information on products, vendors, subcontractors, and lead times.
- Maintain organized bid estimate folders.
- Consistent on-site attendance is a requirement of the job. Work from the main office. Requires some travel within the State of Michigan, and remote field assignments are not anticipated.
Qualifications:
- Understanding of construction industry practices/standards/ methods, operations, and contract management.
- Understanding of different construction trades and their interactions on project scopes.
- Knowledge of construction project safety practices, rules and regulations
- Ability to respond promptly to customer needs and maintain confidentiality and discretion.
- Ability to read and interpret written information.
- Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness. Can monitor own work to ensure high quality, consistent, accurate work.
- Ability to prioritize work. Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines at any given time.
- Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and is able to deal with frequent changes, delays, or unexpected events.
- Ability to work easily on conceptual estimates and competitive stipulated sum (hard bid) estimates, understanding the distinctions between the strategy requirements of each.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation) and interpersonal skills. Can communicate clearly and persuasively.
- Competency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, Microsoft Project or Primavera and ability to learn other software as needed.
Education and/or Experience:
B.S. degree in Construction Management or Engineering or related discipline
Demonstrated construction estimator experience (work equivalent)
3+ years of experience in the construction industry at a level that required extensive cost estimating work preferred.
Other duties as assigned
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