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Estimating Manager

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In-Office
New York, NY, USA
190K-240K Annually
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In-Office
New York, NY, USA
190K-240K Annually
Expert/Leader
Leads estimating and preconstruction activities for healthcare construction projects, developing cost estimates, monitoring budgets and cost controls, supporting procurement, and managing estimating personnel. Oversees business development, proposals, client relationships, and project procurement activities. Establishes estimating systems, trains healthcare estimators, evaluates project opportunities, and collaborates with business unit leaders, clients, marketing, and planning teams.
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LF Driscoll, part of the STO Building Group, is looking to identify an Estimating Manager in New York City, NY. The Estimating Manager will develop, create and prepare construction cost estimates for healthcare focused projects in the early stages of development and continue to support the project team with updated cost information throughout the projects.  They will also help build and manage a team of Estimators. 

Duties

  • Ensures that “Constructing with Integrity” is delivered by working with honesty, unity, safety, and quality of work. 
  • Provide leadership for estimating and planning support personnel.
  • Monitor project budgeting and buy-out processes to ensure reliable information is available for estimates.
  • Facilitate communication of cost history to ensure on-going evaluation of pricing information for better cost modeling and estimating.
  • Monitor planning support processes to ensure efficient and effective use of resources.
  • Interface with marketing to ensure consideration of all relevant information, issues, and brand name recognition.
  • Assist in the evaluation, planning and execution of new scope of services and profit centers.
  • Monitor productivity and cost control on healthcare projects.
  • Attend project review meetings and facilitate solutions to budget problems as required. 
  • Plan and implement training for healthcare estimators.
  • Identify and procure profitable projects by overseeing all business development activities, including customer relationships, networking, performing public relations activities, maintaining client database and executing the client matrices.
  • Oversee all sales activities, including identifying and pre-qualifying leads, working on procurement strategies, developing proposals, responding to RFQ’s, SOQ’s and RFP’s.
  • Establish goals, procedures, systems and tools used to accomplish estimating tasks.
  • Commit the company in the project procurement process with respect to healthcare projects.
  • This position supervises Estimating activities and personnel and therefore takes on the successes and failures of the team.  
  • Employee will work with the Business Unit Executives, Estimating and Planning Support Personnel, and clients.
  • Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications                            

  • BS in Construction Management or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in healthcare construction required
  • Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures and government regulations. 
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals. 
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and/or the general public.
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. 
  • Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc. 
  • Prioritize, organize and delegate assignments. 
  • Experience with CMiC preferred.
  • Knowledge of estimating software preferred.

Salary: $190,000-$240,000

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [Medical Insurance] [Dental Insurance] [Vision Insurance] [Health Savings Account] [Healthcare Flexible Spending Account] [Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account] [401(k) retirement plan with employer match] [Life & AD&D Insurance] [Long-term Disability Insurance] [Short-term Disability Insurance] [Critical Illness Insurance] [Accident Insurance] [Hospital Indemnity Insurance] [Home & Auto Insurance] [Family Support] [Pre-tax Paid Parking/Public Transportation] [Paid time off: 2 Weeks for Non-Exempt and Three Weeks for Exempt] [Time Away Benefits] [8 Paid Holidays] [Group Legal] [Employee Stock Purchase Plan] [Identity Theft Protection] [Group Legal] [Pet Insurance] [Employee Assistance Program]  

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.  

EEO Statement: 

The STO Building Group family of companies—Structure Tone, Structure Tone Southwest, Pavarini Construction Co., Pavarini McGovern, LF Driscoll, Govan Brown, Ajax Building Company, BCCI Construction, Layton Construction, Abbott Construction, and RC Andersen—includes over 4,000 employees located in offices throughout the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland. We provide a complete range of construction services, from site selection analysis, design constructability review and aesthetic enhancements to interior fit-outs, new building construction, and building infrastructure upgrades and modernization. Learn more about how we partner with our clients to imagine, execute, and realize their vision at stobuildinggroup.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

About Us
Founded over nine decades ago, LF Driscoll manages the construction of projects located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York; delivering projects of all sizes and types ranging from $50,000 to over $1.5 billion dollars. We provide services under a variety of contract methods, including CM at Risk, CM Agency, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), and Design/Build for new core/shell, renovations/additions, interior fit-outs, and infrastructure construction projects. Our growth has stemmed from our reputation for understanding and satisfying our clients’ needs with transparency, technical expertise, and commitment to excellence.

In 2017, Philadelphia-based LF Driscoll (LFD) founded LF Driscoll Healthcare (LFDH) to specifically service healthcare clients located in New York and New Jersey. LFD and LFDH work closely together to service our clients across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

The STO Building Group family of companies—Structure Tone, Structure Tone Southwest, Pavarini Construction Co., Pavarini McGovern, LF Driscoll, Govan Brown, Ajax Building Company, BCCI Construction, Layton Construction, Abbott Construction, and RC Andersen—includes over 4,000 employees located in offices throughout the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland. We provide a complete range of construction services, from site selection analysis, design constructability review and aesthetic enhancements to interior fit-outs, new building construction, and building infrastructure upgrades and modernization. Learn more about how we partner with our clients to imagine, execute, and realize their vision at stobuildinggroup.com.

EEO statement: LF Driscoll is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and other legally protected characteristics.

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