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Construction Estimating Director

HMSHost, Bethesda

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$140,000.00/yr - $155,000.00/yr

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Annual Bonus

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Summary :

The Director of Estimating is responsible for providing cost estimates for Airport Food & Beverage and Retail facilities; and performing all other responsibilities as directed by the business or as assigned by management.

Essential Functions:

  • Collaborates with Design, Procurement, Project Management, Restaurant Development Portfolio managers, Business Development Finance, Developers and company Executives.
  • Accountable to understanding and interpreting the Request for Proposals from airports and design criteria to ensure an accurate capex estimate.
  • Works directly with the Design and Procurement teams to ensure the accuracy of estimate through the review of the renderings and floor plans to ensure we maintain budgets.
  • Produces detailed and conceptual estimates for renovations, conversions and new-build of Food & Beverage and Retail locations.
  • Reviews drawings and provides updated estimates at 10%, 30% and 90% to ensure we are within budget, or if not, identifies the magnitude of the cost over-run.
  • Provides value engineering (VE) ideas/suggestions as needed during all stages of a project.
  • Analyzes for the Project Director the general contractor and FF&E bids and scope changes for accuracy in quantities and pricing. Highlight any areas of concern for the PD.
  • Utilize and maintain companies program management ftp site (USGN) estimating module.
  • Provides capital comparison and analysis by market and project type for each project estimated to validate cost verses historical data.
  • Provide reports from database project costs, project comparisons, and track department performance against budgets and cost per square foot goals.
  • Creates and maintains project costs database
  • Maintains a working knowledge and understand of industry cost trends; guides team on trends and opportunities to avoid overruns.

Reporting relationship and other important information

  • The Director of Estimating position as described falls under the Fair Labor Standards act as an Exempt position
  • This position typically reports to the Senior Director, Design and Construction Program Support.
  • The position may require travel occasionally to support the requirements of the business up to 20%.

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment

  • Requires an understanding of construction management financial and operational acumen typically gained through a Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Project Management, or related field of study, and 7 - 10 years of experience estimating construction projects in commercial real estate development and/or multi-unit restaurant companies.
  • Requires supervisory experience, including delegation of tasks, issue resolution, coaching, and motivating others.
  • Requires experience reading and interpreting legal agreements, construction documents and be adept at conceptual estimating
  • Requires ability to integrate quantitative and qualitative data to identify interdependencies, trends, opportunities, etc. (intuitive business sense).
  • Requires a demonstrated ability to interact confidently and effectively with internal and external stakeholders and senior leadership.
  • Requires experience with MS Office including strong working knowledge of Excel. Experience with Peoplesoft and estimating and project management software strongly preferred.

Seniority level

  • Director

Employment type

  • Full-time

Job function

  • Business Development, Design, and Quality Assurance
  • Industries: Construction, Hospitality, and Food and Beverage Services

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