Construction Civil Estimator / Project Manager - Caracas Construction Corporation

Role and Responsibilities:

The essential roles and responsibilities are outlined below:

• Involved in all estimating functions: from pre-bid to bid preparation and submission.
• Ability to read, understand and perform a thorough review of the construction plans, specification analysis, and review addendums.
• Ability to identify scope of work, accurately perform/calculate detailed quantity take-offs to create an item list of site, civil, and underground utility work tasks. Ability to develop and organize cost estimates.
• Assist with contacting material vendors and subcontractors to review proposals to ensure accuracy, compare responses, scope compliance, enter subcontractors/supplier pricing into estimating program and purchasing processes.
• Ensure estimates are complete, well organized, provide all backup documentation for review by management, and make recommendations with regard to the overall project estimate.
• Attend pre-bid site meetings during bidding process to learn scope of work and understand site conditions/restrictions.
• Visit active project sites, attend job meetings, assist in collecting daily field data from project managers and enter the data.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, maintain a highly organized work area with above average organizational skills, meet critical deadlines, prioritize daily activities, multitask, attention to detail, and work well under pressure.
• Confer with engineers, architects, owners, and municipal/state agencies.
• Other such duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Company from time to time to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
• Ability to shoot grades.

Qualification and Education Requirements:

• 5 Years construction experience.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office related products, specifically Excel, excellent computer skills and strong technology skills.
• Civil Engineer degree or construction related two or four year degree, preferred, but not required. 
• Relevant public, commercial or field construction experience, preferred, but not required.
• Experience with estimating, takeoff, or CAD design programs, preferred, but not required. 
• Ability to pass drug screen
• Must possess a valid unrestricted Driver's License.

Necessary Attributes:

• Must possess the ability to adapt to different personalities, management styles and team compositions.
• Dedicated, self-starter, strong work ethic and ability to work hands on and independently, as well as part of the estimating/project management team.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, calculate mathematical extensions, and the capacity to interpret data and make recommendations.
• Effective and excellent written and verbal business communication skills.

Job Type: Full time 

$30.00 per Hour.