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Estimator

Minimum Requirements: • 5+ years of marine estimating experience • Must know how to use Microsoft Office Suite • Must be able to obtain a Government facility security badge (DBIDS/RAPIDGate) Duties and Responsibilities: • Coordinate, develop, compile, and submit detailed information required to provide complete and comprehensive estimate of all labor, material, and subcontractor costs associated with a project. • Review and evaluate bid specifications, drawings (blueprints). • Competitive pricing of materials. • Review and analyze Subcontractor and Vendor quotes to assure quoted price, scope and terms comply with schedule and specifications. • Communicate with Production, Purchasing and vendors to determine, discuss and verify costs. • Reviews customer information and develops labor, material, and subcontractor price estimates for required work. • Develops project summary of itemized prices. • Prepares estimates for change orders. • Develops craft labor budgets used for planning and scheduling of the work. • Analyzes subcontractor quotes to determine best alternative. Also compares subcontractor and in-house quotes in order to formulate make-or-buy decisions. • Works with production management to formulate build strategy for intended repairs or construction. • Develops work packages for distribution to production. • Identifies and schedules key and critical path work items. • Uses history to establish and document standard costs; develops costs for new work where standards and history do not exist. • Identifies and resolves ambiguities or inconsistencies in specifications or bid packages that could affect cost, prior to contract finalization. • Applies knowledge of cost and pricing to produce final bid for management review. Education: • Apprentice graduate preferred Other Requirements: • May be required to travel to multiple locations in the course of a work day. • Must be willing to work locally and out-of-state.