Assistant Estimator - Boston

Job Description Summary:

Plan, organize, and direct activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems resulting in successful project completion.

Job Description:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Able to perform all essential Project Engineer job responsibilities
• Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, and design professionals to discuss and resolve matters such as work procedures, complaints, and construction problems
• Attend and participate in Safety Training Program and enforce safety procedures
• Verify subcontractor certificates of insurance
• Prepare and maintain responsibility for CPM job schedule
  Develop Owner and Architects confidence
• Recruit, organize, train, direct and coordinate field construction team including subcontractors direct hire work
• Assure work quality - set standards for quality control
• Order materials and tools and plan supply allotment to avoid crisis buying
• Prepare necessary reports (e.g. time sheets, work orders, daily reports and invoice approval)
• Document and complete all punch lists in a timely manner
• Review all drawings, specifications and subcontractor submittals
• Chair or attend pre-job conference, regular subcontractor meetings
• Perform start-up testing and turnover to Owner and document final close-out and Owners acceptance
• Complete other responsibilities as assigned
  
  MINIMUM SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
  
  
• Engineering, Construction Management or Architectural degree, or equivalent experience
• Extensive field construction experience at supervisory level
• Current Safety Trained Supervisor (STS) Certification, or achievement of STS Certification within six months of hire, maintenance of active certification status
• Working knowledge of all crafts (ability to read and understand specifications for all trades), and foreman or journeyman in at least one trade, or project engineer
• Knowledge of OSHA laws
• Knowledge of job scheduling, planning, expediting and cost control
• Strong problem-solver
• Strong sense of urgency