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Title: Chief Estimator

Base Salary: $175,000-185,000+

Variable/Bonus: $25,000-30,000+

On Target Earnings: $200,000-215,000+

Reporting to: Director of Preconstruction and Estimating

Peers: 5 Estimators

Key Performance Indicators

Productivity: More quotes/More Proposals/Close Ratios

Financial: P&L;, Margin, Cost Structure

Risk: Predictive, Contingency planning

CSAT: Customer Delight

Vendor: Negotiations + Relationships

Communications: Clear & Concise

Mandate

Groom & Grow a team of 5 Estimators

Stay updated on industry trends, material costs, and labor rates to ensure competitive pricing.

Optimize Margin

Lump Sum, Construction Management, Design Build duties

Sometimes you might need to do “Take Offs”

Maintain accurate records of estimates, proposals, and correspondence with clients & vendors.

Develop and maintain cost structures and databases to streamline the estimating process.

Analyze project specifications and drawings to develop comprehensive cost estimate.

Present estimates to senior leadership, providing clear rationale and risk assessments.

Logistics:

Why New Role:



Growth – internal promotion – Organisation plan to be 1B$

Travel: In office 3 days/week – Home 2 days/week

Profile

Character, Experience, Intelligence, Coachable (in this order)

Character: Will Want Desire, Self Awareness, Accountability, Integrity

Experience:

Large Capital Project Estimating Experience

ICI experience Must Have (Residential/Civil/Infrastructure not as attractive)

Delivering on a 50M+ projects

CET background attractive

Understand Audience: Customer/Engineering/Architects/Trade

Negotiating skill set.

Explicit lines of communication and language skill across diverse line of businesses.

Stories Relating to:

i. Margin on similar project sizes

ii. Risk mitigation, predictiveness

iii. Close ratios, business wins influence

iv. Productivity increases

v. Proposal delivery on tight timelines

vi. ICI project wins

vii. Groom & Grow talent

Intelligent – high IQ

Coachable – You’ll be learning new things.

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