- Field
- Estimating and preconstruction
- Location
- San Diego, CA
- Work model
- Onsite
- Level
- Senior
- Pay
- $140k to $190k
What you would own
- Lead preparation of detailed estimates and competitive bids for large-scale heavy civil infrastructure projects.
- Review and interpret Caltrans Standard Specifications, Standard Plans, Special Provisions, project drawings, and contract documents.
- Perform detailed quantity takeoffs and develop pricing for labor, equipment, materials, subcontractors, and indirect costs.
- Mass Excavation & Earthwork Grading & Subgrade Preparation Asphalt Paving Structural Concrete Bridges & Civil Structures Retaining Walls Underground Utilities Drainage & Stormwater Systems Roadway Improvements Traffic Control Develop crew-based production rates for high-production grading, excavation, paving, and civil operations.
- Analyze construction sequencing, equipment requirements, site logistics, and means and methods when developing estimates.
- Review geotechnical information, earthwork quantities, haul requirements, and material balances.
- Solicit and evaluate subcontractor and supplier proposals to ensure complete scope coverage and competitive pricing.
- Coordinate with DBE/UDBE subcontractors and vendors to meet applicable public works participation requirements.
- Identify bid risks, opportunities, constructability concerns, and value engineering alternatives.
- Develop preliminary schedules and coordinate estimating assumptions with Primavera P6 schedules when required.
- Maintain historical cost and production data to improve estimating accuracy.
- Monitor changes in labor, equipment, fuel, asphalt, concrete, aggregate, and other material costs.
- Participate in bid reviews and final pricing strategy with senior management.
- Coordinate successful project handoffs with Project Managers, Superintendents, and operations teams.
- Support change order pricing and project cost analysis as required.
Everything above is the hiring company’s own words, with the company name taken out. The name, the team, and the interview steps come with the first conversation.