Job Description

Take your next step with Saulsbury Industries!

Location: Odessa TX / Abilene TX / Houston TX

Type:Full time

General Information/Job Summary

Prepare and take ownership for cost estimating of bids and project proposals identifying risk opportunities and maintaining a winning strategy.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed estimates in accordance with the scope of work blueprints specifications and other documentation to prepare quantity take-offs for foundations structural steel pipe and process equipment.
• Apply work hour unit rates for each item in the estimate to generate the overall direct work hours.
• Understand the construction equipment requirements.
• Understand the temporary facilities requirement and field non-manual staffing requirements.
• Assist in the solicitation of quotes from material and equipment suppliers subcontractors and specified manufacturers.
• Distribute and maintain control of bid documents.
• Identify special Client or project requirements for weather protection cranes hoists HES requirements and services.
• Analyze project location and productivity associated with the location.
• Reviews labor costs and applicable licensing requirements.
• Ensure that all bid forms are completed and properly executed.
• Facilitate bid review meetings with Business Unit Management estimating group and/or business line management to finalize bid.
• Coordinate with other departments during the bid process on proposals.

Job Qualifications

• 5 years experience with industrial civil structural steel process equipment and piping estimating
• Working knowledge of estimating software; MC2 a plus
• Competitive bid experience in Petro-chemical power gas processing refining and other heavy industrial facilities.
• Construction field experience highly preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of estimating strategies and techniques.
• Thorough understanding of construction industry practices processes and standards and their impact on project activities.
• Knowledge of estimating Best Practices.
• Occasional travel required.
• Follow safety regulations while on jobsite visits including the wearing of proper attire safety gear protective hat safety glasses and shoes as required.
• Good written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Professional ethical and team player willing to grow with the company.
• Overtime may be required to meet work demands

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand walk or sit 1/3 to 2/3s of the scheduled work shift
• Office environment indoor with low to moderate levels of noise
• Read engineering blueprints and reduced size black and white drawings specifications fine print reports schedules estimates and other documents in either hard copy or on computer monitor.
• Required on occasion to observe construction progress outdoors by walking or driving to or on the site over rough or uneven terrain which may be dusty muddy wet and noisy.

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