Estimator - Civil Construction

BU09-2752899 · Columbia, South Carolina · Georgette Sandifer
Compensation
25.0%
Status
active
Job Description
Estimator – Heavy Civil Construction                       Columbia, SC 
With on the job training available  
Onsite position
The ideal candidate will come from a background in IT or Civil Engineering with a good understanding of Excel and CAD products.
This position has strong potential for growth and advancement
 COMPANY PROFILE:

Heavy Civil Site Development Company – handling projects from infrastructure to mining
Industrial Site Work, Reclamation, Mass Excavation, Utilities, Landfill, overburden renewal
Markets include Commercial, Industrial, Municipal

 
WHAT THIS COMPANY OFFERS YOU:

Competitive pay and excellent benefits package including:

              Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
             401k with match

Nonstop challenges
Full pipeline of work stretching for more than 1 year with additional projects being considered.
Structured, organized environment with actively involved ownership/management.
Excellent training and growth opportunities – this company believes in and has a history of promoting from within
Company believes in work/life balance.

 
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
·         Two or Four-year degree in Civil Engineering or construction management
·         Experience with CAD programs, Excel, and Adobe preferred
          Experience with Agtek, Bid to Win, Heavy Bid or similar is a plus
 
·         Experience in estimating grading and utilities (typical projects are site development, industrial, commercial development, utilities, mining reclamation, overburden removal and general site work is a plus. Any take off experience a plus.
What You Will Do and/or Learn to DO
·         Estimating self-performed work and pricing the labor, equipment, and material costs
·         Gain Working knowledge of construction assemblies and all project phases
·         Produce accurate estimates from conceptual and schematic drawings
·         Produce detailed, final contract estimates
·         Assess site exposures/construction risks and be able to appropriately analyze cost and reflect these in an estimate
·         Identify constructability issues through the estimating process
·         Identify value-engineering alternatives
·         Work as a team
·         Read, write and communicate effectively with Clients, Engineers, etc
·         Use or learn with Agtek, Trimble Business Center, Carlson, Cad and other takeoff/modeling software
·         Use or learn to use Bid2Win (B2W) Heavy Bid (HCSS)or similar
·         A small amount of travel within SC, NC, and GA may be required