Job description
Become Part of Our Team
As an industry leader Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- 401(k) with company match
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
- Vacation Time
- Sick Time
- Holidays
- Paid Volunteer time
- Tuition Assistance
- Employee Referral Bonus
Summary
Balfour Beatty s Western Region office in La Verne, CA is currently hiring for a Senior Estimator. We are seeking talented individuals to join our team. This position will prepare portions of contract proposal estimates, for Heavy/Civil projects, including the interpretation and takeoff of project plans and specifications to complete a full estimate of the work.
Essential Job Functions
- Review proposal specifications and drawings to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.
- Prepare estimates by calculating complete takeoff of scope of work.
- Development of Means and Methods for the work.
- Maintain files of working documents as back-up for estimate figures, including current (accurate) information on prices from suppliers through direct contact, sales brochures, price lists, etc.
- Utilize HCSS estimating software to develop a comprehensive project estimate
- Communicate with vendors and subcontractors in support of quotations
- May review design options and recommend best solutions based on cost, engineering quality, or availability of materials
- Perform additional assignments per supervisor s direction
Qualifications
- 10 years of estimating experience and/or related training with large highway projects is preferable
- Proficient experience with Microsoft Office (Word/Excel) is required
- HCSS Heavy Bid experience and/or related software for pricing work is required
- Building and managing a CPM schedule on projects is preferred
- Bachelor s Degree in Civil Engineering, or Construction Management is preferred
About Us
Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero HarmĀ®, we are challenging the construction industry s assumptions about safety. We strive for a culture of safety where no harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.
Consistently ranked among the nation s largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).
Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.
Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources at:
Phone: (404) 253-6339
Email: BBTalent@balfourbeattyus.com
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic recognized by law.
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The compensation range for the role of Senior Estimator in our La Verne office posted above is 130k per year to 190k per year.
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