How your role fits into Boldt:
In this role, you will report to the Project Development Director, and work to support the enterprise including operating groups, project management, estimating and support staff. To ensure standard process and deliverables across the organization, this position will collaborate with the Corporate Director of Estimating & Preconstruction. You will provide preconstruction and estimating leadership based on Lean principles that support a collaborative and integrated project delivery. Responsibilities include directing and overseeing the preparing, planning, and evaluating of estimates, along with being engaged in the Target Value Design process. This position will be responsible for directing the oversight of internal and external estimating resources.
Required Skills
What you get to do:
- Develop or lead a project from the first estimate to subcontract formalization. Support all estimating and functions for projects including establishing reporting formats, assignment of areas of estimating responsibility, compiling estimates, preparation, and oversight.
- Lead the design to budget approach in preconstruction. Work with design and project management teams to find alternative solutions to budget challenges, analyze maintenance costs and life cycle costs to achieve a valuable solution to the client.
- Present or participate in project estimates and budgets to project Owners and other partners.
- Assist in the development and implementation of estimating and cost modeling with designers, architects and engineers using a model-based process for projects that are designed from a model.
- Provide alternative means and methods during the target value design process.
- Collaborate with project teams to ensure all pre-construction requirements are met for individual projects.
- Assist in project planning before a construction project begins, and coordinate hand-off of project from preconstruction to the operation teams.
- Consult and provide leadership on scope changes when teams need assistance.
- Support new market evaluation efforts.
- Implement and promote lean practices on our projects.
- Coach & mentor direct reports and preconstruction staff.
- Lead the procurement and buyout of projects. Turn-over to project leaders and ensure subcontractors are prequalified prior to bidding and contracting with Boldt.
- Review proposal specifications and drawings and attend pre-bid meetings to resolve scope of work and required contents of estimate.
- Own the bidding process including bid solicitation and documents, bidders’ instructions & communications, proposals evaluations, bid tally sheet preparation and bid analysis.
- Prepare studies for proposed materials and method solutions, generate recommendations and cost estimates as required.
- Assist project managers and financial manager in the continuous assessment of project risks how it relates to the overall project cost. This includes assisting project and financial managers in reviewing monthly trade partner cost reports and labor reports and identify variances from the original estimate.
- Develop and maintain professional relationships and the highest ethical standards with clients, and other customers. Communicate with customers openly and honestly, while maintaining company’s confidential and proprietary information. Seeks input and feedback from both external and internal customers.
- Perform comparisons of scope, quantities, and cost data between projects.
Competencies:
- Nimble learning
- Decision quality
- Manages complexity
- Action oriented
- Resourcefulness
- Optimizes work processes
- Situational adaptability
- Communicates effectively
- Instills trust
- Balances stakeholders
- Being resilient
- Self-development
Required Experience
What we expect from you:
- Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field of study required.
- Minimum 10 years of construction experience working as an Estimator and / or Preconstruction professional with knowledge of estimating processes, material and building system costs, labor productivity, and conceptual project construction requirements. Five years of leadership experience required.
- Experience working with construction and project scheduling and management skills.
- Experience in Guarantee Maximum Price (GMP) as well as Lump Sum (Hard) Bid type of projects.
- Understanding and proficiency of construction coding in CSI, Master Format and Uniformat.
- A strong understanding of excel spreadsheets, database-based software (WinEst), take-off software (On-Screen take-off) scheduling software (Microsoft Schedule, Primavera) is required.
- Intermediate experience in Microsoft O365 required.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:
We are a multi- generational family owned, privately held organization. Along with encouraging a safe and robust team based environment, we offer:
- A competitive wage with a comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental and vision benefits without a waiting period
- An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) to share in the company’s success along with an annual bonus based on overall company performance
- 401k
- Paid vacation, sick and holidays
- Wellness resources, including a health mentor, health assessments, maternity management, and life care
- Relocation assistance
- Have equal access to opportunities and resources at all levels of the company. Opportunity to grow and persevere including educational reimbursement
- Diversity and inclusion training programs
- Mentorship program
- Community engagement
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position for up to eight hours. The employee occasionally is required to move to access people or workspaces. Constantly operates a computer and other office equipment, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer. The ability to effectively communicate is required. The employee may occasionally move up to 15 pounds.
The working conditions of this position requires the employee to work inside an office environment. The environment for which this position functions may contain scents and fragrances. May be requested to work overtime and weekends.
The Boldt Company is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.
If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation or other assistance during the application process, please contact our Human Resources department. All qualified applicants are reassured to apply.