Senior Estimator (Coppell, TX) - Austin Bridge & Road (Transportation)
Do you want to make a difference when it comes to building iconic transportation infrastructure projects? Are you looking to put your strong, heavy civil construction estimating skills to use while building roads and bridges? Austin Bridge & Road is currently seeking a Senior Estimator for Heavy Civil/Heavy Highway construction to be located at our main office in Coppell, Texas. We excel at what we do and are looking for talented construction professionals that want to excel with us.
Duties
The senior estimator will analyze plans and specifications in order to develop detailed cost estimates in accordance with current company policy and procedures. They will also supervise a small team of estimators as estimate requires.
Responsibilities
- Assist in determining estimating pursuits
- Schedule and manage resources required for estimating and bidding process
- Review and analyze contract risk, initiate Austin contract review process (if required) and verify contract compliance and issue mitigation
- Oversee and participate in cost estimate preparation
- Coordinate with project owner as required to assure compliance with plans and specifications
- Review cost estimates of others to assure compliance with plans, specifications, and jobsite conditions
- Oversee pre-bid schedule preparation
- Coordinate and lead estimate review with appropriate operations manager
- Obtain and review quotations from business partners to confirm best price and work scope coverage
- Ensure timely and compliant bid submission
- Oversee project buyout and budget functions including negotiations with business partners
- Directly supervise a few estimators as estimate requires
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering or related degree
- 8+ years' experience working on heavy civil construction projects plus 5+ years' experience of estimating
- Heavy experience on structure projects
- Must have experience estimating projects in the heavy civil industry and/or TxDOT or DOT from another state
- Knowledge of HeavyBid by HCSS or other Estimating software
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Bridge & Road is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.
Benefits & Compensation
We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned.
Austin Bridge & Road is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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About Austin Bridge and Road
A leader in the heavy highway and transportation industry for more than 100 years, Austin Bridge & Road delivers asphalt and concrete services, and builds landmark projects such as complex highway interchanges, tollways, runways, bridges, rail projects, and water/wastewater facilities.
To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/bridge-road.
No Third-Party Inquiries Please
This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).
Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.
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Experience
Preferred- Heavy experience on structure projects
