Estimator – Steel

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Are you looking for a rewarding construction career at a company where employees are valued and have opportunities to grow? Yoe Construction is currently seeking a Steel Estimator to guide the company’s steel construction projects. If you have experience in estimating steel projects and steel fabrication, and have excellent communication skills, reach out! The Steel Estimator will estimate steel fabrication and installation projects by ensuring full understanding of project requirements through communication with customers, sales team, equipment suppliers, and vendors. Incorporate value engineering practices through knowledge of quality and efficient fabrication and installation practices.

Classification: Salary
Reports to: Department Manager
Location: Varies

Why Yoe?

Yoe Construction is a team-oriented company that invests in your growth to help you meet your career goals. Yoe fosters a fun, engaging company culture that rewards hard work and prioritizes safety and quality.

What else makes Yoe a great place to work?

Competitive Pay
Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
SIMPLE IRA with 3% Company Match
Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
Friendly, Safety-Focused Culture

Most importantly, work with Yoe because of our values:

INTEGRITY | QUALITY | SAFETY | TEAMWORK

Steel Estimator Responsibilities

Securing Production Work

Accurately estimate jobs to obtain work that will support yearly volume, with margins equal to or exceeding annual goals
Stay current with available bid opportunities
Understand each phase of the project and how work will be completed
Deliver an estimate utilizing the competencies of a value engineer
Find advantages over the competition and understand the risks of job being estimated
Maintain a list of qualified vendors, subcontractors, and suppliers for each trade
Develop and maintain positive customer relations

Estimating Construction Projects

Make site visits, as required, to assess field conditions, and obtain measurements of existing
conditions
Produce an estimate based on the scope of work while utilizing value engineering practices
Create professional proposals with clearly-defined scopes of work and exclusions
Present proposals, in conjunction with the Business Development team, for client sales presentations
Provide cost budget breakdowns to Project Manager prior to commencement of project
Provide estimate breakdowns for job costings prior to project commencement, and update with each change order and/or work scope

Project Coordination

Communicate project budgets and customer requirements with Project Manager for project start-up
Participate in project start-up meeting with Project Manager, General Superintendent, Fabrication Manager, Foreman, Vice President (if available), and President (if available)
Maintain communication with project team as needed during project life cycle.
Other duties as assigned by the Vice President and/or the President

Drafting Support (preferred, but not required)

Prepare design drawings, submittal drawings, and shop detail drawings, as needed, using the latest version of AutoCAD software
Prepare CNC nesting files for machine programming

Experience/Requirements:

Strong communication skills
Mathematical ability
Organizational skills
Computational ability
High school diploma
Eight (8) years supervisory construction experience or four (4) year degree in engineering or construction management, with four (4) years relevant experience
Proficient in MS Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Experience with BlueBeam Revu preferred
AutoCAD drafting ability preferred

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Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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