Analysis Skills, Construction Drawings, Document Management, GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), Identify Issues, Logistics, Performance Reviews, Pricing, Project Design, Project Estimates, Project Evaluation, Project Schedule, Project/Program Coordination, Project/Program Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Risk, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Value Analysis, Vendor/Supplier Relations
Position Description
Prepare detailed Self-Perform Operations (SPO) drywall estimates for projects based on construction drawings and specifications and communicate bids and scopes of work.
Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities
- Prepare detailed Self-Perform Operations (SPO) drywall estimates, including completing quantity take-offs, analysis, estimate input, and studies for items incorporated in the assigned scope.
- Generate labor productivity rates in coordination with historical data and project-specific constraints.
- Develop and maintain vendor relationships in order to solicit competitive pricing.
- Prepare and assemble drywall bids and proposals for different contract types, e.g., Lump Sum, Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), Cost Plus.
- Identify design issues and project risks impacting SPO drywall. Generate and propose solutions working in collaboration with the Preconstruction team to resolve.
- Analyze SPO drywall project schedules for sequencing risk and prepare labor-loaded schedules based on estimated days.
- Collaborate with the SPO Manager to include appropriate markups, labor rates, and other necessary information in assigned estimates based on project approach, backlog, and level of risk.
- Lead document management for SPO drywall projects, including receiving drawings and specifications, providing proper file structure, and distributing to relevant stakeholders.
- Attend constructability review meetings, document potential issues (including with trades and market), and support communication with the project team and designers.
- Develop SPO drywall value analysis studies, including cost-efficient alternatives to the proposed scope.
- Gain full comprehension of factors required for comprehensive Trade package scope, including contract documents, site logistics, schedule coordination, means, and methods.
- Prepare drywall scope requisitions for assigned trades and coordinate with the project team to identify and eliminate scope gaps and overlaps.
- Prepare comparison analysis to previous estimates for assigned scope.
- For subcontracted drywall work, obtain and evaluate trade proposals relative to their scope of work, document, and organize information into Bid Recording Sheets; participate in Post Bid Review.
- Manage action items from Post Bid, finalize sub-tier scopes, and make recommendations to Procurement for bid awards.
- Prepare and manage project kick-off meetings and hand off to project operations teams.
- May supervise Estimating team members, participate in recruiting activities, onboard new staff, and contribute to performance appraisals.
- Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.