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Chugach Governement Solutions CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATOR in East Port Orchard, Washington
Job Description About Us When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture. The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields - each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders. At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more! If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences - then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you! Job Overview The Construction Estimator (Estimator) is responsible for the timely, efficient, cost estimate preparation for Delivery Order Construction Contract (DOCC) projects assigned to the organization using constructions plans, blue prints, Unit Price Book (UPB), and other associated pricing indexes and materials. For approved projects, the Estimator will evaluate if project related costs align with the percentage of work in progress. This individual provides administrative support and partners with all project principals to ensure the accurate oversight of cost expenditures as they relate to cost proposals, bid specifications, change orders, budget tracking, and progress payments. The Estimator provides administrative support for project close-out, requests for information (RFIs), submittals, and schedules. Salary Range: $80k - $130k /yearly Work Model: Onsite/Office-Based Responsibilities Essential Duties & Job Functions: Performs delivery order construction cost estimation including developing work schedules, evaluating proposals, tracking expenditures, recommending adjustments, engaging in vendor follow-up, analyzing scopes of work and similar cost estimating responsibilities. Reviews contract documents and project modifications to assist Superintendents with developing scopes of work and field changes. Attends preconstruction meetings and site visits to provide technical expertise for scope of work and project expectation clarifications as well as to identify risk, safety, security, logistic, and schedule challenges. Reports ongoing hazards to the Environmental, Health & Safety Department. Identifies and assigns material and labor costs to the take-off lists. Prepares sketches identifying construction details and materials lists. Prepares and summarizes task and subtask estimates including rate and unit cost determination. Determines methods, specifications, materials, construction codes, and schedules necessary to estimate and complete projects. Obtains timely quotes and estimates for material, labor, and services required to develop cost proposal. Analyzes, challenges, and verifies subcontractor quotes and estimates for accuracy and best value. Utilizes pricing manuals, program software, and other devices such as adding machines, calculators, etc. for the calculation and analysis of job estimates. Utilizes scheduling software to develop sequence and activity duration schedules for each proposal. Actively develops Gordian unit price book (UPB), local and national databases, with each estimate to maximize efficiency, optimize cost savings, and increase construction q