Smyth Industries - Construction Estimator
TheChamberSoAZ, Phoenix, AZ, United States
Construction, Mining & Trades Engineering and Architecture Manufacturing
Do you work 5 days a week and prefer a 4-day work week? If so, we want to hear from you!
This job requires U.S. work authorization.
This position allows all levels of experience.
Smyth Industries is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affimative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. Smyth Industries is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process.
Overview Employees are our greatest resource in working towards a bright future. It takes an exceptional team of waterworks experts working behind the scenes to help solve complex problems and build capacity for the future.
Smyth Industries is currently searching for an individual with Water Infrastructure Industry experience as a
Waterworks Estimator
to help enhance our current team. We provide full-service electrical, civil, manufacturing, engineering and general contracting services for the water and reclamation industry.
The ideal candidate will foster teamwork and create a positive work environment in a fast-paced industry, while helping our Arizona clients engineer, rehabilitate, manufacture and construct water distribution and treatment infrastructure.
We are an organization that invests in employees, has a culture of community and belonging that allows people to bring their authentic selves to work while achieving purpose-driven work. Inspired people are needed to join us in building the future.
About Us Smyth Industries, Inc. has been serving the water and reclamation industry throughout Arizona and the Southwest since the company’s inception as Smyth Steel Manufacturing in 1980. We’ve grown from our steel tank fabrication and specialty manufacturing origins into a full-service water and reclamation industry general contractor specializing in end-to-end solutions including storage tanks, pump and water wells, pressure and surge vessels, industrial coatings, electrical and controls, and engineering.
Let us build something together!
Benefits We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefit package that includes 401(k), medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, paid time off, holiday pay, short and long-term disability, life insurance, and Monday-Thursday (4-day/10-hour days).
Responsibilities Analytical and Critical Thinking
Generates initial labor, materials, equipment, and subcontractor budget estimates for new projects including estimate refinements.
Partners with field leadership on change orders, refine, and present to Vice President/President for approval. Once approved, create contract modifications.
Compares budget costs to previous internal pricing information, analyzes quantities and all scope items to assist in value engineering.
Solicits material pricing detail including subcontract items as required.
Analyzes and applies labor productivity unit extensions based on understanding of labor productivity rate development and definition of cost.
Performs various estimates and process take-offs including manual and/or digitized material quantity take-offs.
Utilizes preliminary drawings and sketches, conversations, and field reviews, extracts details and quantifies all material and labor required, including site indirects estimated to be necessary to complete a project.
Develops detailed material take-offs, bills of materials, collects material and subcontract quotes, and itemizes labor person-hour estimates.
Collaborates with Director of Construction Services and other leaders on which opportunities to pursue after assessing project risk.
Reviews and uses independent judgement on what is not apparent from project documentation and makes efforts to estimate those potential scopes of work.
Assists in the development of alternate proposals such as unit price, fixed fee, and time and material formats.
Reads/analyzes/interprets/understands construction drawings & specifications.
Proposal Development & Management
Coordinates proposals from scope definition through final costing and submittal.
Assists in preparation of proposal.
Maintains a list of clarifications, assumptions, and qualifications identified as risks and discrepancies during development of proposals.
Accurately summarizes and files all materials and labor estimates required per departmental standards and protocols; includes any other information relevant to substantiating the pricing estimate.
Ensures the most cost effective and innovative utilization of materials, fabrication, subcontractors, and equipment for each proposal.
Participates in formal bid reviews and project team meetings to represent the estimate and support the estimate.
Maintains compliance and data management.
Delegates tasks to various members of the Proposal Team.
Reviews proposals to ensure consistency with company estimating policies, practices, and standards.
Organizes the material quantity take-off process to conform to the bid breakdown forms and submittals that are required.
Processes and manages a substantial number of documents and data, organized to allow recall of work breakdowns, sketches, and other information to substantiate the pricing estimate.
Ensures that estimates, take-offs, etc. are in conformance with established estimating standards and processes.
Develops and maintains a database of cost comparison for various attractions and non-attraction facilities.
Creates “value engineering” components with the project team to mitigate cost overruns.
Researches market conditions for cost trends and local means and methods.
Compiles overall project summaries on cost at the conclusion of the project.
Completes quantity takeoffs and summations of materials.
Partners/assists the Director of Construction Services, Engineering, Vice President, President and/or other internal divisions in developing conceptual estimates, detailed estimates, successful estimates, and future project rough order of magnitude estimates.
Provides estimating and pre-construction road map support such as BOM, equipment needed, required rentals, and other items identified in the approved project cost to the purchasing team ensuring project success and implementation.
Attends meetings with senior management and customers to clarify bidding issues.
Is responsible for accurate and timely estimating and management of assigned projects. Projects are bid with accuracy.
Prices, scope, specification, and production rates.
Scope of Work is completed to the Company standard of quality and professionalism.
Participates in project economic evaluations and offers value engineering.
Produces accurate takeoffs and estimates for projects.
Maintains project contact lists & solicits subcontractors & material suppliers for quotations as required.
Manages distribution of contract documents to subcontractors and suppliers as required.
Occasional travel to meetings will be required.
Coordinates with manufacturing and construction groups to establish project budgets and manage change orders.
Coordinates with customer, client, and project team to develop a comprehensive budget, schedule, and delivery.
Coordinates with engineering disciplines, subconsultants, vendors and suppliers to deliver manufacturing projects.
Coordinates efforts with project owner and construction group to meet project schedule.
Establishes and maintains working relationships with owners, agencies, subcontractors, corporate management, inspectors etc., providing customer service to develop long-term partnerships with client base.
Reviews contract plans and specifications and develops requests for information (RFI) needed to manufacture and deliver a quality product.
Prepares submittals consisting of shop drawings, samples, and product data.
Documents, organizes, controls, processes, records, and distributes project documentation (correspondence, RFI’s, submittals, directives, contract documents, and other technical data).
Minimum Qualifications
1-2 years estimating experience.
Advanced MS Office knowledge.
Analytical and data-driven mindset.
Effective communication and presentation skills.
Expertise and demonstrated success in process optimization and productivity.
Ability to successfully work across locations, driving team cohesion and effectiveness.
Demonstrated ability to successfully partner with a wide range of stakeholders.
Required to possess a valid driver's license and legally be able to operate a company vehicle.
Required to pass a preemployment drug screening.
Must be able to physically perform all required duties which may include bending, lifting 50-pound objects, carrying 50-pound items, squatting, climbing ladders, working in confined spaces, working outdoors most of the time, or standing for prolonged periods of time.
The applicant should be comfortable working around industrial equipment.
Be willing to wear Personal Protective Equipment and work around industrial equipment.
Preferred
5+ years estimating experience.
Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or any relevant degree.
Water pumping and conveyance systems.
Experience in Procore and Primavera scheduling software.
Experience developing and documenting processes from scratch in a challenging environment.
Experience leading coworkers.
Strong knowledge in water and reclamation construction.
Speak Spanish.
What You Bring to the Team
Demonstrates adaptability: handles day-to-day work challenges confidently; is willing and able to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, and rapid change; shows resilience in the face of constraints, frustrations, or adversity; demonstrates flexibility.
Uses sound judgement: makes timely, cost-effective and sound decisions; makes decisions under conditions of uncertainty.
Shows work commitment: sets high standards on performance; pursues aggressive goals and works efficiently to achieve them.
Teamwork: employs personal strengths, knowledge, and talents to complement others. Exercises the ability to compromise and be adaptable. Collaborates with others to achieve common goals. Builds strong, positive working relationships with supervisor and team members/coworkers. Provides conflict resolution while maintaining a strong team environment.
Commits to quality: emphasizes the need to deliver quality products and/or services; defines standards for quality and evaluates products, processes, and services against those standards; manages quality and improves efficiencies.
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Do you work 5 days a week and prefer a 4-day work week? If so, we want to hear from you!
This job requires U.S. work authorization.
This position allows all levels of experience.
Smyth Industries is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affimative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. Smyth Industries is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process.
Overview Employees are our greatest resource in working towards a bright future. It takes an exceptional team of waterworks experts working behind the scenes to help solve complex problems and build capacity for the future.
Smyth Industries is currently searching for an individual with Water Infrastructure Industry experience as a
Waterworks Estimator
to help enhance our current team. We provide full-service electrical, civil, manufacturing, engineering and general contracting services for the water and reclamation industry.
The ideal candidate will foster teamwork and create a positive work environment in a fast-paced industry, while helping our Arizona clients engineer, rehabilitate, manufacture and construct water distribution and treatment infrastructure.
We are an organization that invests in employees, has a culture of community and belonging that allows people to bring their authentic selves to work while achieving purpose-driven work. Inspired people are needed to join us in building the future.
About Us Smyth Industries, Inc. has been serving the water and reclamation industry throughout Arizona and the Southwest since the company’s inception as Smyth Steel Manufacturing in 1980. We’ve grown from our steel tank fabrication and specialty manufacturing origins into a full-service water and reclamation industry general contractor specializing in end-to-end solutions including storage tanks, pump and water wells, pressure and surge vessels, industrial coatings, electrical and controls, and engineering.
Let us build something together!
Benefits We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefit package that includes 401(k), medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, paid time off, holiday pay, short and long-term disability, life insurance, and Monday-Thursday (4-day/10-hour days).
Responsibilities Analytical and Critical Thinking
Generates initial labor, materials, equipment, and subcontractor budget estimates for new projects including estimate refinements.
Partners with field leadership on change orders, refine, and present to Vice President/President for approval. Once approved, create contract modifications.
Compares budget costs to previous internal pricing information, analyzes quantities and all scope items to assist in value engineering.
Solicits material pricing detail including subcontract items as required.
Analyzes and applies labor productivity unit extensions based on understanding of labor productivity rate development and definition of cost.
Performs various estimates and process take-offs including manual and/or digitized material quantity take-offs.
Utilizes preliminary drawings and sketches, conversations, and field reviews, extracts details and quantifies all material and labor required, including site indirects estimated to be necessary to complete a project.
Develops detailed material take-offs, bills of materials, collects material and subcontract quotes, and itemizes labor person-hour estimates.
Collaborates with Director of Construction Services and other leaders on which opportunities to pursue after assessing project risk.
Reviews and uses independent judgement on what is not apparent from project documentation and makes efforts to estimate those potential scopes of work.
Assists in the development of alternate proposals such as unit price, fixed fee, and time and material formats.
Reads/analyzes/interprets/understands construction drawings & specifications.
Proposal Development & Management
Coordinates proposals from scope definition through final costing and submittal.
Assists in preparation of proposal.
Maintains a list of clarifications, assumptions, and qualifications identified as risks and discrepancies during development of proposals.
Accurately summarizes and files all materials and labor estimates required per departmental standards and protocols; includes any other information relevant to substantiating the pricing estimate.
Ensures the most cost effective and innovative utilization of materials, fabrication, subcontractors, and equipment for each proposal.
Participates in formal bid reviews and project team meetings to represent the estimate and support the estimate.
Maintains compliance and data management.
Delegates tasks to various members of the Proposal Team.
Reviews proposals to ensure consistency with company estimating policies, practices, and standards.
Organizes the material quantity take-off process to conform to the bid breakdown forms and submittals that are required.
Processes and manages a substantial number of documents and data, organized to allow recall of work breakdowns, sketches, and other information to substantiate the pricing estimate.
Ensures that estimates, take-offs, etc. are in conformance with established estimating standards and processes.
Develops and maintains a database of cost comparison for various attractions and non-attraction facilities.
Creates “value engineering” components with the project team to mitigate cost overruns.
Researches market conditions for cost trends and local means and methods.
Compiles overall project summaries on cost at the conclusion of the project.
Completes quantity takeoffs and summations of materials.
Partners/assists the Director of Construction Services, Engineering, Vice President, President and/or other internal divisions in developing conceptual estimates, detailed estimates, successful estimates, and future project rough order of magnitude estimates.
Provides estimating and pre-construction road map support such as BOM, equipment needed, required rentals, and other items identified in the approved project cost to the purchasing team ensuring project success and implementation.
Attends meetings with senior management and customers to clarify bidding issues.
Is responsible for accurate and timely estimating and management of assigned projects. Projects are bid with accuracy.
Prices, scope, specification, and production rates.
Scope of Work is completed to the Company standard of quality and professionalism.
Participates in project economic evaluations and offers value engineering.
Produces accurate takeoffs and estimates for projects.
Maintains project contact lists & solicits subcontractors & material suppliers for quotations as required.
Manages distribution of contract documents to subcontractors and suppliers as required.
Occasional travel to meetings will be required.
Coordinates with manufacturing and construction groups to establish project budgets and manage change orders.
Coordinates with customer, client, and project team to develop a comprehensive budget, schedule, and delivery.
Coordinates with engineering disciplines, subconsultants, vendors and suppliers to deliver manufacturing projects.
Coordinates efforts with project owner and construction group to meet project schedule.
Establishes and maintains working relationships with owners, agencies, subcontractors, corporate management, inspectors etc., providing customer service to develop long-term partnerships with client base.
Reviews contract plans and specifications and develops requests for information (RFI) needed to manufacture and deliver a quality product.
Prepares submittals consisting of shop drawings, samples, and product data.
Documents, organizes, controls, processes, records, and distributes project documentation (correspondence, RFI’s, submittals, directives, contract documents, and other technical data).
Minimum Qualifications
1-2 years estimating experience.
Advanced MS Office knowledge.
Analytical and data-driven mindset.
Effective communication and presentation skills.
Expertise and demonstrated success in process optimization and productivity.
Ability to successfully work across locations, driving team cohesion and effectiveness.
Demonstrated ability to successfully partner with a wide range of stakeholders.
Required to possess a valid driver's license and legally be able to operate a company vehicle.
Required to pass a preemployment drug screening.
Must be able to physically perform all required duties which may include bending, lifting 50-pound objects, carrying 50-pound items, squatting, climbing ladders, working in confined spaces, working outdoors most of the time, or standing for prolonged periods of time.
The applicant should be comfortable working around industrial equipment.
Be willing to wear Personal Protective Equipment and work around industrial equipment.
Preferred
5+ years estimating experience.
Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or any relevant degree.
Water pumping and conveyance systems.
Experience in Procore and Primavera scheduling software.
Experience developing and documenting processes from scratch in a challenging environment.
Experience leading coworkers.
Strong knowledge in water and reclamation construction.
Speak Spanish.
What You Bring to the Team
Demonstrates adaptability: handles day-to-day work challenges confidently; is willing and able to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, and rapid change; shows resilience in the face of constraints, frustrations, or adversity; demonstrates flexibility.
Uses sound judgement: makes timely, cost-effective and sound decisions; makes decisions under conditions of uncertainty.
Shows work commitment: sets high standards on performance; pursues aggressive goals and works efficiently to achieve them.
Teamwork: employs personal strengths, knowledge, and talents to complement others. Exercises the ability to compromise and be adaptable. Collaborates with others to achieve common goals. Builds strong, positive working relationships with supervisor and team members/coworkers. Provides conflict resolution while maintaining a strong team environment.
Commits to quality: emphasizes the need to deliver quality products and/or services; defines standards for quality and evaluates products, processes, and services against those standards; manages quality and improves efficiencies.
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