Construction Estimator -Industrial buildings

Position: Construction Estimator -Industrial buildings

Location: Georgetown, KY

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Payrate:$ 59.00 - 59.00/hr.

Overview :

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a recognized prominent global enterprise in the automotive sector, listed among the top 50 companies in the Global Fortune rankings. As a leading player in the global automotive industry, our client manufactures vehicles in 27 countries and effectively markets them across over 170 countries and regions worldwide.

JOB SUMMARY:

• Develop project estimates for building construction, renovation, or improvements of industrial and commercial buildings.
• Project estimates include anything from moving a restroom to building a new production plant building
• Perform cost analysis of projects currently proposed or recently completed using conceptual designs or engineered drawings
• Support other Planning group members with similar project cost estimations.
• Continue development of unit costs from current and historical projects and support estimating software development.
• Work collaboratively with all levels including executive managers, technical experts, and construction managers.

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Project estimating experience for construction in industrial and/or commercial buildings
• Technical knowledge of design/building construction engineering and schedule management
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications
• Ability to create budgetary estimates based on a conceptual scope of work with very few drawings available
• Ability to analyze contractor bids to locate potential scope gaps
• Ability to analyze completed project data to build historical project data for comparison with conceptual projects in development

Additional Desired Qualifications:

• Construction Management degree, or equivalent experience and training
• Experience with estimating software (ProEst, Acubid, Planswift, etc)
• General understanding of construction safety programs and requirements
• Intermediate skill level with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook/Teams, Project), plus working knowledge of AutoCad / Bluebeam or other drawing and take-off software

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree Engineering, Architecture, Construction Mgmt or Equivalent experience

Experience:

• 5 years or less.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.