Estimating Manager - Electrical Construction

at William Charles Construction in Rockford, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Estimating Manager - Electrical Construction
Job Locations

US-IL-ROCKFORD

Requisition ID 
2024-33750  

# of Openings 
1  

Candidate Search Category (Portal Searching) 
Estimating
Overview

Come join the William Charles team! As a leader in heavy civil construction, rail construction, general contracting, environmental construction & remediation, and electrical contracting, we connect people and places through the neighborhoods, rail facilities, and highways that we build. We're always in search of great resources to join our highly skilled, professionally trained team, who is dedicated to helping others - and our customers - succeed in every way.
William Charles Electric is looking for an experiencedEstimating Manager.
The candidate will be responsible for the management of the electrical estimating department and its personnel, performing day-to-day functions for the firm's estimating activities such as assigning estimating resources to the multiple estimating pursuits, coordinating pre-bid attendance as needed, bid management, cost databases, estimating software, implementing/improving estimating practices and also perform those additional roles specifically outlined in the Managerial Duties and Other Essential Job Functions sections that follow.

Within the role of the Estimating Manager, the individual should ensure that William Charles Electric employees have the knowledge, training and tools required to successfully estimate, sale and construct the project.

The candidate must have superior communication, management and organization development skills. They should be able to work with other department managers to meet corporate results/initiatives and ensure that employees are familiar with procedures, forms, instructions needed for communication with other departments, including familiarity with corporate limits such as the Delegation of Authority Matrix. The candidate must develop, follow and enforce standard policy and procedures for employees. They must communicate and enforce the Employee Handbook as well as track time (weekly payroll, vacation, sick). The candidate will work with the Preconstruction Manager in the development of direct report employees, including both growth opportunities as well as corrective actions when needed.

Responsibilities

Managerial Duties:

Responsible for managing the firm's estimating activities including, but not limited to, pre-bid attendance as needed, bid management, cost databases, estimating software, estimating publications, databases, Plan Room, and implementing/improving all estimating practices.
Perform functions inherent to a manager/supervisory position through directing, planning, organizing, and coordinating.
Conduct/attend project meetings/huddles as needed to communicate project requirements
Establish timelines and estimating goals for effective and timely submittals.
Ensure effective communication and collaboration on estimates between all disciplines and parties
Work closely with the Preconstruction Manager to achieve the department objectives.
Develop department protocol for best estimating practices.
Review/Approve bids, specifications, drawings and the contract to proactively solve potential issues.
Informs preconstruction staff of project requirements and owner directives, and develops a plan to meet stated goals.
Assist with the identification and negotiation of time extensions as needed with the client.
Responsible for the management and continued development of the estimating department.
Act as Hiring Manager for the department by evaluating the department needs, produce requisitions for new staffing resources and conduct interviews with candidates in conjunction with HR to evaluate the appropriate candidate
Perform weekly timesheet reviews of all estimating staff
Review and approve data submitted by staff including proposals, presentations, and contract negotiations
Ensure quality of services provided by the estimating staff meets project requirements.
Coordinate and approve employee's request for time off assuring that the department is always properly staffed.
Review and approve expense report that include travel, credit cards and other estimating related expenses
Evaluate employee's annual... For full info follow application link.

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