You'll be responsible for overseeing complex, high-value bids across multiple projects. You are responsible for driving cost efficiencies, committing to only submitting proposals that reflect our commitment to technical excellence, quality, profitability and mentoring your direct reports.
This is a critical role that will have significant influence over project success, client satisfaction and bottom-line performance. You'll be joining a well-established team and be accountable for current and future company growth.
What You'll Be Responsible For:
- Responsible for overseeing the estimating process and the estimating team ensuring the department is consistently meeting and exceeding their goals by performing regular reviews of their team.
- Prepare, review and sign off on estimates and bids for the construction and service business units as required prior to submitting to customer. All estimates over $300,000 or below budgeted gross profit targets require ownership signoff prior to submission.
- Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate preparation and final evaluation of bids to increase bidding efficiency in both percentage of profitability and percentage of jobs won.
- Lead frequent (at least weekly) estimating meetings internally to review status of open bids and other department related items to ensure the appropriate estimating methods and resources are being utilized for the estimates needed.
- Review and approve preliminary schedules, indirect costs, staff and execution plans with deep understanding of company policy on project cash flow and ensure that billing schedules and cash flow diagrams meet the requirements.
- Manage CRM software and ensure new customers are added, the bid log is updated accurately and bid results/feedback are properly maintained while serving as the sales contact for select customers and clients served by MES.
- Coordinate estimating transfer meetings for all awarded projects with the construction/service team and assigned estimator to ensure seamless project continuation.
- Confidently following up with telephone calls to customers and clients to inquire about estimates that were previously sent.
- Obtains prices from vendors and subcontractors for materials, equipment and services.
- Provide guidance on how to overcome project document deficiencies, including scope clarifications, and identifying project risk and pricing.
- Assist with the development of new processes and procedures to improve our estimating and proposal efforts. Including the review and incorporation of historical data into unit and man-hour figures for estimates.
- Represent MES at all times with high moral standards while adhering to all conduct standards and ensuring that company information and information entrusted to us by our clients is kept with the necessary level of confidentiality.
Our Ideal Candidate:
- 7+ years' experience as an estimator, including 3+ years of previous management experience within commercial and/or industrial industries
- Can visualize the finished product from drawings and other documents provided to support their ability to manage and generate project estimates for projects ranging from $25,000 up to $5,000,000.
- Must have strong understanding of material costing and be familiar with Cost Estimating Software
- Is a team player who can manage a team, successfully complete their job duties and meet deadlines.
- Delegates work to ensure deadlines are met, efficiency is optimized, and decision-making is swift.
- Proficient with MS Office Suite with advanced knowledge of Excel.
- Is comfortable influencing decisions on which projects to pursue.
- Will thrive in a fast-paced, multi-project environment with high expectations and defined outcomes.
- Is a concise communicator who can manage inside and outside of the organization and readily collaborate to solve complex issues.
