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About the Role
The D.A. Collins Family of Companies is seeking a full-time Lead Estimator to join their corporate office in Wilton, NY. With over 75 years of experience in industrial, infrastructure, highway, and bridge construction, the company prioritizes safety, quality, and productivity.
Responsibilities
- Follow and reinforce company safety policies.
- Read, review, and evaluate projects to bid for risk, schedule, chance of success and profitability.
- Review plans and specifications to determine scope and resources necessary to complete the proposal.
- Develop a complete and accurate bid proposal including quantity take-off, crew composition, material, and subcontractor pricing.
- Compare bid pricing to historical data.
- Lead a team of estimators on large or complex projects.
- Develop a project D/M/WBE subcontracting plan.
- Complete the preparation of bid documents.
- Help prepare post-bid documentation for award.
- Prepare the project budget.
- Represent the company in communications with the owner, engineer, suppliers, and subcontractors.
- Develop and manage project documentation.
- Visit project sites to observe construction methods.
- Communicate and reinforce the company vision, values, and goals.
- Perform physical tasks including lifting heavy objects, standing for extended periods, stretching, walking, climbing, and bending under adverse field conditions.
- Perform visual tasks such as back-up spotting.
- Be able to hear and react to back-up alarms per safety protocols.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in bridge and/or heavy highway construction estimating and/or project management.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a supervisory role.
- A record of successfully estimating bridge/heavy civil construction between $5M and $40M.
- Experience with alternate project delivery methods such as Design Build and/or CM/GC.
- Have a working knowledge of means and methods, crew composition, and production rates for bridge/structure, roadway, sitework and utility construction.
- The ability to work with and lead a team to bid projects within stated deadlines.
- The ability to win work with private owners/engineers by offering the best value within their budget.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Must pass a pre-employment drug screen.
- Must have a valid driver’s license or reliable transportation to report to work on time.
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook
- Proficient in CPM scheduling software
Location
- Wilton, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in bridge and/or heavy highway construction estimating and/or project management
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a supervisory role
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management
Salary/Compensations
- $121,000-$134,000
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Company Sponsored Pension Plan
About the Company
- The D.A. Collins Family of Companies has brought safety, quality and productivity to industrial, infrastructure, highway and bridge construction for over 75 years.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.