Heavy Civil Estimator

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : About the Company

About the Company

RNGD (a Palmisano Company) is a rapidly scaling organization emerging as a nationally recognized leader in construction through our unique Renegade mindset focused on innovation, creativity, and culture.

The team is made up of a highly engaged group of seasoned professionals and emerging leaders. We are creators who believe that what we build drives the growth of our cities and that to fulfill our mission, we must constantly challenge the old way of doing things.

Headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, we thrive on building communities, building teams, building leaders, and growing the business throughout the Southeast region with additional teams currently in Nashville and Huntsville.

About the Role

The Heavy Civil Estimator coordinates and participates in the preparation of Heavy Civil estimates for construction projects as assigned.

Primary Responsibilities

• Preparation of complete quantity take-offs, analysis, estimate, and studies for all items incorporated in the assigned scope.
• Perform constructability analysis through the identification of design and constructability issues.
• Compile bid packages for complicated scopes that accurately convey desired bid scope and requirements to trades.
• Develop value analysis' by defining alternatives to the proposed scope that are more cost efficient.
• Prepare detailed estimate of entire scope of all trades, systems, and / or overall project cost.
• Prepare detailed estimate for all self-perform heavy civil trades including above ground and below ground Structural Concrete, Drainage Pumping Systems, Sewer Pumping and Treatment system, Steel, Concrete and Timber Piling installation as well as Marine and Levee construction.
• Analyze existing site conditions and all contract documents to determine any required scope that is not indicated.
• Obtain and evaluate subcontractor proposals relative to their scope of work.
• Determine if scope is covered and manage risk of scope gaps.
• Create cost efficiencies through ongoing estimating process improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Business, or related field.
• 10 + years of Heavy Civil construction experience.
• Proficiency with software, including MS Office Suite, project management software, bid management software, and scheduling software (P6 or similar).

Ability to implement new technologies to benefit the projects.

Core Competencies

• Decisive - Makes effective, timely decisions consistently, based on data, intuition, experience, and judgement.
• Driven to collaborate and innovate.
• Organization and Planning - Takes a methodical approach to planning daily activities.
• Interpersonal Skills - Establishes cooperative, collaborative, trusting relationships with co-workers and business contacts.
• Communication - Communicates with co-workers and business contacts effectively through written, verbal, and non-verbal communication as well as excellent listening.
• Tech savvy - The ability to adapt quickly to rapidly changing technology is key.
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