Estimating Director
Estimating Director
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Job Description
The Lead Specialist Estimation will be responsible for supporting and reviewing all estimates delivered by the department for complex and large utility scale solar and battery storage projects. The Lead Specialist Estimation is the subject matter expert for all estimating tools templates processes and procedures and is responsible alongside the Director of Estimating to ensure continuous improvement of those items. The Lead Specialist Estimation will also be responsible for maintaining and updating the estimating systems databases with the most up to date crew configurations material costs general percentages and markups. The Lead Specialist Estimation will also be responsible for coaching training and mentoring all estimators.
Estimation Project Leadership
- For complex projects may lead project estimate with support from an estimator.
- Ensures all estimators estimate projects in accordance with Primoris Policies and Procedures
- Owns and maintains all cost databases in the estimating platform.
- Supports the detailed review of estimates and attends estimate/bid reviews for Solar and BESS projects ensuring all requirements (customer project requirements and internal and risk requirements) are met.
- Participates in technical kick offs to provide input in design strategy technology selection strategy and labor strategy.
- Understand construction sequence means and methods site conditions and perform timestudies on project sites.
- Subject matter expert in company unit metrics efficiencies work instructions and estimating department procedures.
Bidding Process Support
- When bidding work with a new technology supports the development of new crew assemblies productivities and with support of Operations.
- Supports capture teams when bidding union work by collaborating with the labor compliance group and helping determine and set overall labor strategy.
Process Improvement
- Supports Director of Estimating in maintaining and continuous improvement of all tools templates processes and procedures utilized by the Estimating Department.
- Continuously reviews Estimating Department reports and works with Operations to capture critical feedback on key construction metrics to ensure continuous improvement on build efficiencies and capture the feedback loop (productivity rates) into the estimating database.
Requirements
- Prefer BS degree in a business construction or engineering disciplined program. Masters degree is a plus.
- Preference given for experience in Solar Renewable Energy and/or other Power Generation
- Minimum of 10 years experience estimating solar construction projects
- Detailed knowledge of estimating fundamentals
- Detailed knowledge of personal computers and software applications with MS office application proficiency
- Detailed knowledge of estimated software programs (B2W or WinEst preferred)
- Demonstrated skills in written communications; ability to compose basic as well as complex technical documents formal letters invoices.
- Demonstrated skills in oral communications; ability to make detailed presentations to large diverse groups.
- Proven success in developing and maintaining internal and external relationships while effectively navigating organizational barriers.
- Excellent organizational planning and time management skills.
- Working knowledge of project accounting practices and financial systems
- General understanding of Fixed Price Time & Materials Cost Plus and Unit contract pricing mechanisms.
- Working knowledge of the techniques needed to lead and influence others in a matrix organization.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
