ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Professionally represent GH Phipps and effectively support Company strategic initiatives
• Establish and foster positive long-term relationships with internal customers and business partners
• Execute GH Phipps policies and procedures
• Embraces a lean culture and work environment

• Cultivate new and existing business relationships by engaging in client pursuits, RFP's, and interviews; positively promote Company to external business partners and contacts
• Establish and foster positive long-term relationships with all business partners including owners, architects, engineers and subcontractors
• Cultivate and manage relationships with new and existing clients; Provide client with accurate estimates and value engineering
• Assume single responsibility for large, complex projects; assume overall responsibility for thepreconstruction stage of each project
• Identify tasks to be accomplished in order to satisfy contractual requirements
• Ensures estimates, schedules, constructability reviews, value engineering efforts, cost report planning and purchase planning efforts and documents meet detail, schedule and quality requirements.
• Provide overall Preconstruction effort oversight and show ability to lead a project team and project solutions
• Manage estimating process through initial advertising/prequalification and solicitation of subcontractors, bid evaluation process and award
• Effectively schedule complete Preconstruction effort including all estimate milestones, durations and identifying long lead items and other needs
• Interfaces with Owner, Architect/Engineers and subcontractors to resolve technical matters during design or prebid, and provides engineering and cost data regarding project feasibility.
• Organize departmental team so that each estimator involved knows responsibilities and deadlines
• Mentor/teach junior estimators all aspects of preconstruction process
• Prepare estimates for all stages of design from Conceptual through Final Construction Documents (Design/Build, Guaranteed Maximum Price, and Hard Bid diversity)
• Perform value engineering and life-cycle costing
• Develop and write all bid packages and subcontractor scopes of work
• Participate with the Project Manager in award of subcontracts and write all subcontracts before turning over to construction team
• Demonstrate exceptional presentation and sales skills while serving on RFP/Interview teams

• Other duties as assigned
• Uses safety equipment as prescribed by company to ensure safety on jobsite
• As a safety sensitive position, complete adherence to alcohol and drug use policies set by company
• In-person, predictable attendance at assigned location

 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent field

• Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of Construction Management/General Contractor experience
• Verifiable work references demonstrating exceptional accomplishments, leadership and communication skill

SKILLS

• Solid computer skills; Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel
• Proficient in use of estimating software
• Able to read drawings and specifications
• Strong understanding of commercial construction industry practices and standards
• Knowledge of construction costs, project budgeting, vendor selection, client proposals and owner/architect/general contractor industry expertise.
• Strong customer service orientation
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking and planning skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

• Verifiable work references demonstrating exceptional accomplishments, leadership, and communication skills
• Successful completion of post-offer background & drug screens

The salary range for this position is $98,000 - $115,000 annually and is dependent in experience and title/rank of position offered.

 Health and welfare benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, ADD, STD, LTD, and EAP substantially supported by the employer.

• Retirement benefits: Employee Stock Ownership Program - funded by the company for all full-time overhead employees; optional 401(k) to boost savings
• Other benefits and compensation include annual bonus potential, employee events and activities, discounted benefit programs (i.e. LegalShield, pet insurance, Botanic Garden memberships, etc. which may vary over time)

For more details about our benefits package, please visit: https://www.ghphipps.com/careers/.