Sr. Rebar Estimator / Detailer
Location: Remote Employment: Full-Time Travel: Periodic travel to project sites and company meetings Reports To: President / Executive Management This is a key position within the company. The successful candidate will not simply prepare quantity takeoffs. They will become a technical resource for estimating, project management and operations teams and will help establish the company’s estimating standards, production rates, historical cost database and reinforcing-steel preconstruction process. The ideal candidate has substantial hands-on experience in the reinforcing-steel industry, preferably with a rebar fabricator, reinforcing contractor, placer, or major concrete contractor. The individual must be able to independently review structural drawings and specifications, perform reinforcing-steel takeoffs, develop labor and material pricing, understand detailing requirements, identify constructability issues, and provide management with a reliable estimate of the cost and risk associated with a project. CORE RESPONSIBILITIES: - Rebar Estimating: Perform complete reinforcing-steel quantity takeoffs from structural drawings and specifications; develop accurate estimates for material, fabrication, detailing, placing labor, equipment, freight and other project costs; establish labor hours and production assumptions based on project-specific conditions; analyze bar sizes, tonnage, congestion, splice requirements, couplers, dowels, embeds and other reinforcing requirements; review plans and specifications for scope gaps, discrepancies and constructability concerns; identify project risks and potential cost exposures before bid submission; prepare conceptual, preliminary and final estimates; assist management in establishing final bid strategy and selling price; solicit and evaluate material, fabrication, freight and subcontractor pricing when required; maintain organized estimate documentation and assumptions. - Rebar Detailing: Review structural drawings and specifications for detailing requirements; prepare and/or review reinforcing-steel placing drawings and bar lists; coordinate reinforcing steel with structural, architectural and MEP requirements; identify conflicts, congestion and constructability issues before they reach the field; review bar sizes, bends, laps, development lengths, couplers, dowels and construction joints; coordinate RFIs related to reinforcing steel; review shop/placing drawings for accuracy and constructability; coordinate revisions and changes throughout the project; work with project management and field personnel to resolve detailing and constructability issues. - Preconstruction & Operations: Participate in project turnover from estimating to project management; establish project-specific production and labor assumptions; develop historical cost information for future estimates; compare estimated versus actual production and labor performance; assist project managers with change-order pricing and cost analysis; provide technical support to field supervision when required; participate in preconstruction meetings and project strategy discussions. - Leadership / Department Development: Establish standardized estimating procedures; develop estimating templates, checklists and production-rate databases; help select and implement estimating/detailing software; mentor junior estimators and detailers as the department grows; establish quality-control procedures for takeoffs and placing drawings; eventually assume responsibility for the company's reinforcing-steel estimating/detailing function. IDEAL EXPERIENCE: The strongest candidates will have: - 7+ years of reinforcing-steel industry experience, with preference for 10+ years - Significant experience estimating reinforcing steel - Significant experience detailing reinforcing steel or reviewing placing drawings - Experience with large commercial, industrial, wastewater, infrastructure, heavy civil or other concrete-intensive projects - Experience estimating projects involving substantial reinforcing-steel tonnage - Strong structural drawing and specification reading ability - Strong understanding of reinforcing-steel fabrication and field placement - Working knowledge of ACI and CRSI requirements and industry practices - Experience with AutoCAD, MicroStation, RebarCAD, aSa, Tekla, SDS/2 or comparable software is strongly preferred - Strong mathematical and analytical skills - Ability to work independently with limited supervision - Ability to communicate effectively with project managers, engineers, contractors, vendors and field personnel - Strong organizational skills and attention to detail - A formal college degree is not required if the candidate has substantial relevant industry experience HIGHLY DESIRED BACKGROUND: Preference will be given to candidates who have worked for: - Reinforcing-steel fabricators - Rebar placing contractors - Rebar detailing companies - Large concrete contractors -