Senior Estimator - Westchester County

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  • Job type

    Permanent
  • Location

    New York, Westchester County
  • Profession

    Construction
  • Industry

    Construction
  • Pay

    $175,000 - 210,000 + Benefits
  • Closing date

    24 Nov 2024

Senior Estimator - Westchester County - National GC|CM

Your new company

I am partnered with a top tier General Contractor / Construction Management firm operating nationally across the US. This 100% employee-owned construction contractor has been in business over 100 years, holding true to its roots with an in-house staff of carpenters, laborers and masons that build across multiple sectors including Academic, Energy, Healthcare, Federal, Hospitality, Life-Sciences, Museums & Cultural, Landmark, Tech, and Multi-Family Residential.

They are consistently ranked as a “Top Place to Work” and have been recognized by the likes of Forbes, and ENR to name a few.

Your new role

This General Contractor / Construction Manager is looking for a Senior Estimator out of their newly opened Westchester County office with their main responsibility to oversee the construction estimating division out of that Westchester office. This Senior Estimator will be responsible for the wider team along with workload management, ensuring process, procedure, and quality are upheld across every project and deadlines met. This individual would also be responsible for staffing, and performance management.

You will be responsible for:

  • Strategically plan and implement department and company initiatives.
  • Estimate the most complex and large-scale jobs.
  • Competent across conceptual estimates, negotiated bids, budgets, general conditions, systems studies and comparisons.
  • Value engineering, subcontractor relations and staying up-to-date on industry developments applicable to construction and constructability.
  • Business development activities, presentations, and interviews to win new work.

What you'll need to succeed

The successful Senior Estimator / Lead Estimator will have a minimum of 12+ years of experience in Construction Estimating specifically within a GC|CM environment with experience across various contract types and budgets.

In addition, the successful candidate will hold the following:

  • Ideally hold a bachelor’s degree, preferably in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or an Architecture related field.
  • Strong experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Proficient in Estimating / Take-Off software: Timberline, PlanSwift or On-Screen Take-off.
  • Project Management software Prolog or similar
  • Scheduling software Primavera or similar
  • Understanding the influence of market conditions on pricing.

What you'll get in return

Our client has a very competitive compensation and benefits package including an annual performance bonus, 100% covered medical, dental, and vision insurance, life, accident, insurance. In addition to a 401k plan, employer match, ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) and a generous PTO package.

What you need to do now

If you’re interested in this role, click “apply now” to forward an up-to-date copy of your resume, or call Callum Hewitt on the details provided. If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact me for a confidential discussion on your next move.

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