Concrete Construction Estimating Manager

Compensation: $120,000 annual salary + bonus program, benefits and 401k

About Us

We are a commercial concrete construction company, specializes in turnkey commercial tilt-up construction, including tilt walls, slabs, decks, foundations, and more. Licensed in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee, with almost five million square feet of concrete on the ground. Our projects range from smaller additions to new ground-up structures in various sectors of commercial, retail, and industrial markets throughout the southeastern United States and we are growing.

We value communication with our customers, dedication to our employees, and quality in all that we do. We operate on four simple principles:

• Build Strong Relationships

Honesty, trust, respect, teamwork, and open and clear communication between partners.

• Be Empathetically Tough

How we work with our client and vendor partners and our teammates in day-to-day business; we show deep and compassionate understanding of day-to-day situations while having the ability to communicate toughness, when necessary, to accomplish the goals at hand.

• Demonstrate Character that's Bankable

Reliability, integrity, ethics, morals. In other words, "Doing what we say they are going to do each and every time."

• Be Seriously Passionate

We believe in what we do and are strongly committed to the success of their teammates, client partners, vendor partners, their company, and to the construction industry.

We are seeking a Preconstruction Manager to lead the initial planning phases of our construction projects, oversee feasibility, budgeting, risk management, and compliance to lay a strong foundation for success.

The Work

• Coordinate and manage the overall efforts and workload of the Estimating Department; bring structure, streamline efforts, and allocate department resources to create efficiencies, meet bid deadlines, and improve bid win rate
• Serve as the bridge between the estimators and the clients
• Review and refine estimates to catch and correct errors
• Maintain continuous communication with clients during the bidding process to gain insights, make adjustments, and understand the drivers of losses
• Act as a resource for the estimators by sharing insights about market trends, escalations in materials and adjusting their approach to estimating
• Generate estimates when the workload of the department warrants
• Tap into your extensive industry network of vendors, suppliers, GC’s, and business development contacts to help drive revenue growth
• Develop and grow the estimating team, perhaps by bringing your own people with you

Your Mindset

• Highly motivated by winning, keeping deadlines, and keeping the team on schedule
• Comfortable asking difficult questions to gain insights and an edge in the bidding process
• Extremely organized with obsessive follow up and follow through skills
• Strong prioritization skills
• Compulsive need to conquer and see things through to the end
• Unflappable temperament, not easily intimidated
• Curious and inquisitive; a natural detective
• Prefer to avoid fires rather than scrambling to put them out
• Easily builds internal and external relationships; not afraid to ask clients for information, vendors for better pricing, or colleagues for help
• You hate to lose but are not afraid to fail

Requirements & Skills

• At least 7-10 years experience in the construction industry with a focus on commercial concrete projects
• 5 years in a preconstruction management role preferred with a strong track record of building teams and contributing to the overall growth of an organization
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field helpful but not required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, On-Screen Takeoff, and Bluebeam. Familiarity with Revit and Monday.com beneficial
• If you don’t yet have the Preconstruction Manager title but you know the concrete business like the back of your hand and you’re ready for the challenge, please apply

Why You Want This Job

• You must work with people who, like you, always want to move the ball forward and have fun doing it
• You thrive in a passionate, energetic, and hard charging environment
• You are a natural detective and networker and enjoy chasing down information and building relationships
• You want to work in an environment that allows for direct access to owners and leadership who welcome new ideas and opinions and appreciate being challenged
• You feel best knowing your work product directly impacts the success of the company
• You understand the value of a building a career with a growing, mid-size, self-bonded, financially sound company

Other

• In-office, Alpharetta, GA 30005, M-Th, 7:30-5:30, F, 8-12
• Comprehensive benefits including 401k with company matching program
• Drug free, smoke free workplace
• Salary plus bonus program
• All prospective employees are subject to successful completion of Culture Index assessment, pre-employment drug screen, and background check

Equal Opportunity Employer committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $120,000.00 per year

Experience:

• On-Screen Takeoff: 3 years (Required)
• Construction estimating: 7 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Alpharetta, GA 30005 (Required)

Work Location: In person