Job Description

Are you a proactive, people-first partner who loves to own the preconstruction phase of your projects? Are you looking for a company that recognizes that the reason we work is to support the people and things we love to do outside of work? Are you curious why our culture, values and people have made us a 5-time Best Place to Work?

If so, our Estimator (aka Preconstruction Manager) opportunity may be perfect for you.

What you’ll do

• Own your projects and manage relationships with clients, design teams, and subcontractors by adding value, providing creative solutions, and delivering legendary Preconstruction Services
• Manage all projects with a design-build mindset and manage budgets and client expectations to arrive at final contract values
• Assist Sales with building customer relationships and preferences via interviews, meet and greets, site visits, preliminary pricing, etc.
• Supplement Sales efforts with technical expertise, asking the right questions to assess the customer’s needs and demonstrating our ability to meet them
• Assist the project through design-build or design-assist delivery to arrive at a final owner contract
• Analyze feasibility and provide high-level pricing for the customer’s next project
• Review site conditions
• Participate in regular design meetings
• Perform regular price checks and keep a trend log to ensure the drawings are developing to meet the project goals
• Send out Invitations to Bid to trade partners
• Provide creative solutions, actively pricing and documenting all modifications
• Review and qualify sub quotes to determine the lowest qualified bidder, often with the use of bid tabs
• Schedule project hand-off meeting and prepare agenda with project details
• Support PM and answer questions through trade partner buyout
• Attend project post-mortem meeting to obtain insight on challenges and trade partner performance and feedback on the budget
• Provide expert advice and pricing for potential changes as the customer’s company evolves and their needs change
• Review plans for constructability.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, etc. and 5+ years’ experience in similar preconstruction/estimating roles
• Experience with conceptual estimating
• Experience pricing projects for multiple delivery methods, design-build, design-assist, select bid, CMAR
• Project experience in ground-up commercial and tenant finish, preferably with multifamily and tilt-up concrete
• MS Office Suite, Building Connected, Bluebeam and PlanSwift experience
• Outstanding communication and relationship-building skills, with an obsession for accuracy and quality

Why you’ll love working at Alcorn

• We’re 5-time award winners of Denver Business Journal Best Place to Work
• Our mission is to be a place where great, high-performing people love to work
• We offer the strength and stability of a large general contractor with the agility of a start-up

Compensation

In addition to the base salary, employees in this role will also be paid a vehicle allowance and are eligible to earn additional performance incentives. Alcorn also offers a benefits portfolio that includes Health, Dental, Vision, employer-supplemented Health Savings Account, 401k plan with company match, vacation, flexible schedule and remote work options, dog-friendly office environment, subsidized gym membership, cell phone allowance, and more!

Your next move

If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for, send your resume and project list (if applicable) to careers@alcornci.com . No online applications, no robots, no agencies. We’re real people that will review your qualifications and respond (see, we’re different already!).

Equal Opportunity Employer

Alcorn Construction is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. Employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations in which we operate. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.

Alcorn Construction does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiting agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of Alcorn without a prior executed agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of Alcorn Construction. Recruiting agencies, if we are not actively partnering with you, thank you for not contacting us.

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