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As a single source contractor for over 30 years, Tarsco provides storage tank construction, repair and maintenance, and ASME pressure vessel services to key industries including terminal, pipeline, petroleum refining, LPG and more. We provide these services throughout the Western Hemisphere using our Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, and Construction (EPFC) approach. With the expertise of our professional management teams, we offer our customers a single source of contact to ensure their project is successful by being on schedule and on budget. Stringent Health, Safety and Environmental policies are a major factor in the success of our projects. Tarsco's goal is to achieve zero incidents with no time away from the project, and we do this by adhering to HS&E policies, in-depth training, and holding everyone accountable for safety. The result is a safer workplace for all.
Job Summary:
The estimator is responsible for the management and performance of all estimate related activities on a project. This includes leading the estimate during the project development phase, planning the estimate efforts, interfacing with estimate team members, estimating consolidation to final cost, leading the estimate conformance at award, kickoff and turnover to project controls, supporting change orders, control estimates and model estimates/closeouts.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Pre-contract estimate development
- Understand contract requirements
- Develop the estimate plan in accordance with the execution strategy and sales strategy
- Lead estimate kick off meeting
- Setup and maintain estimate files
- Communicate estimate objectives and other requirements
- Obtain and distribute information required to develop estimates (labor rates, site conditions, scope, schedule, specifications, subcontract strategy, quote/bids, drawings)
- Coordinate and communicate with other team members to define and obtain information needed to estimate
- Set up estimate area/units and format cost accounting breakdown, as well as any client breakdown
- Ensure that the estimate efforts occur in a proper sequence, within the scheduled period and meet the requirements of the execution strategy, sales strategy, and contract
- Ensure that the estimate is complete correct and accurate
- Document basis of estimate including qualifications and confirm that basis information is consistent with estimate accuracy requirements, communicate basis of estimate with project teams
- Ensure appropriate sections of proposal are reviewed for alignment between estimate and proposal
- Lead estimate reviews and discussions at meetings
- Lead estimate reviews with client
- Control distribution of estimate documents
- Conform estimate to As Sold Contract Requirements
- Lead efforts in developing change order estimates, control estimates and model estimates
- Any other duties as required.
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4 year degree in construction management, engineering or similar discipline.
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Minimum of 3 years of estimating experience.
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Must be detail oriented and have strong math skills.
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Excellent estimating, planning, analytical and critical thinking skills.
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Must have strong computer skills, especially knowledge of complex spread sheets.
