Estimating - Takeoff Specialist

 ESTIMATING – TAKEOFF SPECIALIST

The Estimating Take-off Specialist assists the Estimating department by gathering pricing, performing quantity take-offs and delivering bids.

Typical Duties

• Recognize positive safety habits and practices; create bids to allow for implementation of best practices that drive safety and safety compliance.
• Analyze job site conditions for hazards and apply means and methods to ensure worker safety; alert operations team to special conditions at Pre-Job Partnering meeting.
• Have a thorough knowledge of all project related documents.
• Attend pre-bid meetings and job site visits and convey all information and photos obtained at these meetings to the estimator.
• Assist Senior Estimators by performing detailed quantity take-offs and quantity calculations.
• Obtain and review bid documents to adequately perform the project quantity take-off.
• Schedule pre-takeoff meeting with Estimator before the take-off is started to review all staging, soils report requirements and other information in order to perform the take-off in the correct format.
• Solicit subcontractor and material quotes as required and maintain documentation for all good faith efforts in accordance with specifications.
• Assist estimating in bid closeouts including; compiling and reviewing material subcontractor quotes. Ensure all project related documentation is in accordance with Company established standards.
• Assist in the transition of all estimating information to operations on all successful projects.
• Assist operations with quantity take-offs for current projects as needed.
• Assist with bid deliveries allowing enough time to complete bid documents over the phone with the Estimator.
• Visit jobs to relate actual construction estimate; review questions or problems that may arise; coordinate these activities with the Project Manager/ VP Operations.
• Maintain good client and business partner relationships.
• Spend time developing and mentoring others who are less experienced.