Chief Estimator
SAK Builders, Inc.
Sumner, WA
Business Management / Project / Planning, Manufacturing / Production
Compensation Range
$162,000.00 - $260,000.00 Annual Salary
Job Description Summary
Overall Planning and Management of Estimating Department and Estimating Activities for Specific Construction Projects, Including Preparation, Interpretation and Presentation of Estimates
Job Description
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
$162,000.00 - $260,000.00 Annual Salary
Job Description Summary
Overall Planning and Management of Estimating Department and Estimating Activities for Specific Construction Projects, Including Preparation, Interpretation and Presentation of Estimates
Job Description
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
- Able to perform all essential Senior Estimator responsibilities
- Supervise and train estimating staff
- Review project plans, requirements and specifications
- Prepare accurate quantity takeoffs and materials pricing
- Coordinate subcontract solicitations and jobwalks
- Determine labor and construction equipment costs
- Prepare conceptual estimates
- Meet and maintain bidding and work schedules
- Submit requisitions for purchase of materials
- Compare competitive trade bids
- Review preliminary quotes and pre-bid estimates with Project Manager
- Secure all bid documents (bid forms and quote letters)
- Prepare subcontractor bid list and submit drawings to subcontractors
- Participate in bid compilation on bid day
- Assist jobsite staff with estimates after bid award
- Perform post-bid buyouts (if applicable)
- Maintain good relationship with suppliers and subcontractors
- Supervise and train estimating staff (if applicable)
- Complete other responsibilities as assigned
- Engineering, Construction Management or Architectural degree, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 10+ years estimating experience
- Ability to read and understand specifications and drawings
- Ability to make accurate judgments and calculations
- Working knowledge of construction costs and principles
- Estimating experience (quantity takeoffs, purchasing accounting; engineering design knowledge and project management experience desirable)
- Drafting and computer skills
- Leadership and supervisory skills
About the company
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SAK Builders was founded in 1998 on a singular goal: to proactively add value to projects through a holistic understanding of construction. In the decades since, we have grown into one of the Pacific Northwest’s most sophisticated full-service builders for complex concrete structures.
Headquartered in Sumner, WA, we have forged strong relationships across the United States. Our tight-knit group of construction professionals brings decades of homegrown expertise and a commitment to client-focused service on every project.