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About Shiel Sexton

Shiel Sexton offers specialized expertise across the commercial building process including Construction Management, Field Supervision, Green Building Expertise, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Safety Management, Quality Assurance, and more.  Our employee owners share the same mission to deliver for our clients and to be recognized as the contractor of choice in each operational area.

As a 100% employee-owned company, Shiel Sexton offers a highly collaborative and fulfilling workplace that attracts the most innovative and creative minds who can thrive while working to reach their full potential. Exceptional people, exciting projects, and unlimited opportunity make Shiel Sexton a great place to work hard, expand your talents, and be rewarded for your efforts.

Our guiding principles of Integrity, Satisfaction, Expertise, Safety, and Relationships reinforce our mantra: We Build For People Who Expect More. These core principles have guided us since we began in 1962. Through many years, transitions in leadership and thousands of construction projects, we believe this foundation has been our competitive advantage and the reason people continue to value the Shiel Sexton experience. 

Estimator 1 at Shiel Sexton

The Estimator position reports directly to the Project Executive of Estimating. Primary responsibilities include establishing rapport and open communication with subcontractors, potential clients and design consultants, and leading the estimating efforts from project conception through final pricing, using a variety of contracting methods.

Role Expectations and Competencies

• Demonstrates the ability to make informed and timely decisions based upon available knowledge and changing conditions.
• Ability to use computers efficiently and effectively to complete tasks.
• Achieves positive results by embracing the individual strengths and skills of a team.
• Demonstrates ability to set priorities and outline necessary steps to achieve predefined goals.
• Demonstrates the ability to accurately assess complex problems and propose courses of action that further the objectives of Shiel Sexton.
• Ability to meet a high standard of productivity by adapting to changing circumstances.
• Review and understand a given set of construction documents in order to perform detailed and quantify takeoffs.
• Performing detailed quantity takeoffs and understanding unit pricing, in order to create milestone level budgets.
• Working in small teams of estimators and project managers to collaborate on bid/budget strategies.
• Developing professional relationships with subcontractors and suppliers.
• Analyze and understand subcontractor proposals on bid day in high stress atmosphere.
• Managing the budgeting/bidding process on individual projects, with specific focus on projects ranging from small to medium size.
• Working with design consultants and subcontractors in a professional and collaborative manner to achieve the owner’s desired outcomes.
• Reviewing and understanding the plans and specifications, with an ability to identify errors and ask clear and concise questions for clarification.
• Creating and communicating accurate scopes of work to subcontractors.
• Validating subcontractor proposals quickly and accurately.
• Preparing deliverables for clients, including scope of work write-ups, value engineering ideas, quantity takeoffs, assumptions, and clarifications.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Three plus years of experience in estimating/preconstruction in commercial construction;
• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management or similar discipline is preferred;
• Construction operations experience is preferred;
• Sound knowledge of estimating practices;
• Strong working knowledge of Onscreen Takeoff and Microsoft Office Suite;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Detail oriented, logical, and methodical approach to problem solving;
• Team player with ability to work independently and autonomously; and
• Solid organizations, time management, and prioritization skills. 

Working Conditions

Personnel Management |40+ Hours/week |Dynamic work schedule dependent on project status |Working construction environment |Outdoor/Construction Site Work/Office setting |Moderate Safety Risk |Deadline Requirements |Delivery of accurate and completed project

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