Estimator/Project Manager- 5+ Years Experience

Company: Landwehr Construction
Location: Saint Cloud
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

Job SpecificationsEducation: Bachelor's degree in construction management or construction-related curriculum or equivalent experience.Experience: 5+ years of construction-related project management/estimating experience required.Objective: To seek and develop opportunities to deploy the Company's assets. To produce meaningful estimates of project costs, provide management oversight of those projects from bid process through completion, and to promote a culture of success through peer/employee collaboration and recognition.Nature and ScopeCompany Environment: Landwehr Construction, Inc. is a fifth-generation company with its original start in 1895. Landwehr Construction, Inc. is a diverse construction company focusing in areas including, but not limited to, crane & rigging, demolition, environmental remediation, highway heavy, machinery moving, renewable energy, sitework & utilities, and wetlands specialty. Landwehr Construction, Inc. employs both union and non-union staff and works primarily in the Midwest Region.Job Environment: This position will require time being spent in the field during the construction season. The Estimator/Project Manager will interact on a day-to-day basis with administration, the management team, and the project workforce. This is a deadline-oriented role, where time requirements fluctuate according to the bid/project schedules. Some travel will be required as dictated by the project opportunities. The Estimator/Project Manager position is a full-time, year-round position.Relationships/Management: The position will interact with all levels of personnel within the company including union and non-union employees, administration, other department managers and support personnel, and will interact with external sources such as engineers, subcontractors, vendors, and governmental entities.Major Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership to ensure safe work practices at all times while promoting a strong culture of safety throughout the organization.
• Ability to develop a complete and detailed estimate of project cost through a thorough review of project plans, specifications, job site conditions, historical data, and input from field operations.
• Create opportunities for the Company to be successful through the development of industry relationships, and market insight.
• Working knowledge of construction-related software to include estimating, scheduling, job cost, and takeoff applications.
• Lead bid review and bid closing processes to ensure accuracy, and to evaluate project feasibility with overall Company backlog.
• Stay abreast of trends and developments such as new equipment, materials, technology, and methods and procedures developing in the construction industry.
• Analyze alternate construction means and methods to increase competitiveness of the bid.
• Tabulate bid history by market to ensure competitiveness and maximize margin capture.
• Lead the communication of estimate information to field operations at internal preconstruction meetings to ensure understanding of scope and critical means and methods of construction.
• Manage and direct project teams by providing dynamic communication, coordination and follow-up to meet project goals and objectives, ensure understanding of project scope, and to ensure that project schedules and budgets are clearly defined and understood.
• Ensure timeliness and accuracy of job reporting and controls such as; payroll, equipment utilization, materials, and completed quantities.
• Identify and secure necessary approvals for all changes in project scope, budget, and schedule.
• Maintain ongoing communication with client and provide adjustments as necessary to comply with client needs within contractual obligations.
• Establish and maintain working relationships with owners, agencies, subcontractors, and engineers providing world class customer service and developing long-term partnerships with client base.
• Ensure all work products are consistent with industry standards, done in accordance with good engineering practice, meet or exceed LCI quality standards, and compliant with all legal and environmental codes.
• Responsible for completing projects within time and budget.
• Promote positive employee relations and treat all employees with dignity and respect.
• Open, honest and consistent communicator providing timely information for the good of the organization.Character attributes/behavioral expectations/prior experiences:
  • Must be a team player and promote a safe and collaborative work environment.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Excel and Word.
  • Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity.
  • Must be able to display professional manners when dealing with staff, customers and outside agencies at all times.
  • Must be able to handle multiple tasks and manage own time efficiently.
  • Must be willing to accept and adapt to change and a fast-paced environment.
  • Needs to be able to take and give directions from and to others.
  • Must be able to be an independent thinker.
  • Ability to teach, mentor and lead.
  • Strong writing, communication, organizational, and time management skills.
  • Must be organized, detail-oriented, meet deadlines, and communicate with those requesting project help.
  • Valid driver's license.
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