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Senior Healthcare Estimator - Salt Lake City Utah
Company: Okland Construction
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Posted On: 01/18/2025
HEALTHCARE ESTIMATOR
*Sign-on Bonuses and Relocation Packages Available*
POSITION SUMMARY
At Okland, we pride ourselves on our preconstruction efforts and the ingenuity our team brings that creates a remarkable experience to our clients by delivering a high design construction package within their specified budget. Our Pre-Con team thrives on making the impossible possible and carries an entrepreneurial spirit with them that fuels this hunger to achieve success routinely on new levels. As an estimator, you will provide proactive estimating on a single or multiple projects, which includes providing quantity takeoffs, assisting in pricing, assisting with the solicitation of bidders, bidding, and in getting the project contracted and started. You strive for accuracy and correct cost estimates. As senior estimator, due to the uniqueness of each project, you use creativity in the take off and presentation to ensure a complete and accurate estimate. Ultimately you make certain that the company is being represented in accordance with Okland's core values.
ABOUT US
Founded in 1918, Okland Construction operates as a regional general contracting and construction management company with now nearly 1,000 employees and growing. It supervises the architectural, engineering, bidding, contracting, building, inspection from the beginning to the end of the project and specializes in concrete self-preform on large commercial scale.
LOCATION
Salt Lake City, UT
WHY OKLAND?
A people focused culture united by our shared values Progressive leadership Growth, training, and development opportunities Competitive salary rates Generous PTO Health, Life, & Disability Insurance 401k with company match Employee Recognition and Rewards Employee Referral Program Company Bonus eligibility A commitment to delivering the most remarkable experience for all stakeholders
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for providing all of the estimating and pricing on the assigned project that is to be performed by Okland This includes conceptual estimates, schematic estimates, design development estimates, and estimates for bidding.
- Responsible for ensuring the estimating and pricing for the project is completed on time so that other members of the Okland project team can review it and make recommendations and/or adjustments.
- Responsible for accurate estimate and pricing, which includes additional research and the correct use of additional resources, including subcontractors.
- Submits requests to architects and /or owners to obtain clarifications and answers to questions, contradictions, conflicts, inadequacies, and other confusing issues represented by the plans, specifications and other documentation.
- Presents estimates to the owner in a clean and clear format.
- Provides all estimate breakouts required by the bid documents, the client, or internal personnel.
- Includes the following estimates where applicable: taxes, insurances, bonds, Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP), special wage rates, productivity, and fees & permits.
- Uses sound estimating judgment in making decisions by frequently referring to comparable historical data on related projects, with cost escalations added as required.
- Estimates complete concrete general requirements or conditions, including demolition, earthwork, crane needs, ready-mix adjustments, steel embeds and rough carpentry.
- Reviews and prices all items before others see it.
- Uses Estimating software for all concrete general requirements and structural excavation/backfill estimates.
- Ensures that the subdivision, section, and elements descriptions of estimates are properly coded in Estimating software.
- Turns in completed concrete estimate to company officers for pricing review.
- Establishes a rough draft schedule of the project in order to develop estimate pricing, general conditions, and concrete general requirement.
- Provides estimate for project general conditions, as requested.
- Sets up the recap on the project, as requested.
- Maintains estimates by deleting and/or archiving those not used in the last seven years.
- Maintains a strictly high level of confidentiality regarding financial specifics of projects, including estimates, bids, contract amounts, change orders, cost, financing arrangements, fees and other financial information.
- Reviews established budget estimate and bid, and assists the project manager and job cost accountant with setting up the proper codes and organization of the job cost report.
- Transmits to the owners and architects the appropriate estimate summaries, recapitulations, and general conditions, etc., in a PDF format only.
- Markets the company to the owner and architectural team; engages the Business Development Department in pursuing future opportunities.
- Regular, timely, and predictable attendance is required for this position.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assists with the solicitation of bidders and plan distribution, as requested, by developing and compiling a list of bidders invited to bid the project and prequalifying a bidder for a project.
- Assist with bids, as requested, by taking the role of bid captain; this includes taking bids, bid pricing, analyzing bid packages, putting together a bid, and turning in a bid.
- Assists the project manager in subcontracting the project and getting the project started.
- Attends and represents the company in project estimating meetings, project review meetings, and pre-bid meetings (as requested).
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management (or related field) preferred
- 3-5 years of scheduling and cost estimating experience, including reading and researching blueprints, quantity take-offs, and estimating practices.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIREMENTS
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