Senior MEP Estimator, Data Centers

Overview

As a national leader in the construction industry, Suffolk is redefining what it means to build. We challenge the status quo every day by gathering the people, innovations, and partnerships that can explore and go after new ways to do our jobs. Our focus on high-performing teams and technology translates to groundbreaking solutions for all industry sectors and phases of building. We provide value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging our core construction management services alongside vertical service lines, an approach that is revolutionizing the industry and making a permanent mark on the world of business. Join us for a thrilling experience that will energize you, challenge you, and propel your career.

 

About Suffolk

Suffolk is a national enterprise that invests, innovates, and builds. We provide value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging our core construction management services with vertical service lines that include real estate capital investment, design, self-perform construction services, technology start-up investment and innovation research and development. We have $4.5 billion in annual revenue, 2,400 employees, and main offices in Boston (headquarters), New York, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. We serve clients in every major industry sector, including health care, science and technology, education, gaming, transportation and aviation, and commercial. Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. We’re ranked #23 on the Engineering News Record list of “Top 400 Contractors.” And we’re proud to be a certified 2022 “Great Place to Work.” For more information, visit www.suffolk.com and follow Suffolk on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram. 

 

The Role

Suffolk is seeking people who are bold. Curious. Innovative. Caring. Looking for the career opportunity of a lifetime. We’ll challenge and inspire you to be your very best. We’ll embrace what makes you unique and lift you up as you take chances. Here, you’ll find a place where you can act with purpose and integrity, bringing intelligence and grit to every aspect of your job. Join us for the chance to leverage your inherent curiosity and proven capabilities to catapult you to the next level.

 

The Senior MEP Estimator is responsible for the coordination of all project budgeting, including preparing quantity surveys, obtaining subcontractor pricing, reviewing historical cost data and ensuring compliance with scope of work, as well as offering construction feasibility and value engineering counsel. The Electrical Estimator must stay abreast of industry materials and labor pricing trends and developments to deliver accurate and timely estimates for preconstruction, hard bids, negotiated bids, value engineering, general conditions and systems studies and comparisons. The Estimator also provides administrative support to the Chief Estimator, engages in consistent communications with trade partners, maintains up-to-date records of bids, and manages the prequalification process for the hiring of trade partners.

 

Responsibilities

• Unit Cost Pricing:
  • Clearly understand the complexity of the scope of work as shown on the construction documents
  • Prepare detailed take offs of materials
  • Prepare detailed labor estimates utilizing man-hours, crews and equipment
  • Organize the material and labor information for pricing
  • Solicit material prices from suppliers
  • Obtain current labor rates
  • Prepare unit prices by "Building the Project in your Head."
  • Verify and compare your unit prices or the price of a system with a subcontractor and previous similar estimates
  • Understand the influence of market conditions on pricing

• Subcontractor Solicitation & Selection:
  • Prepare subcontractor list from S4 program, or manually
  • Prepare Bid Invitations
  • Prepare subcontractor bid packages including transmittals, drawings and specifications
  • Follow up with subs regarding bidding and update the subcontractor list
  • Prepare scope sheets for subcontractors, and review scope of work

• Subcontractor Relationships & Feedback:
  • Keep Subcontractors up to date with project information and addenda during the bidding process
  • Answer subcontractor questions
  • Prepare RFI's to the design team

• Preconstruction Abilities:
  • Assist the Senior Estimator with quantity take offs and subcontractor solicitation
  • Prepare document lists and correspondence during pre-construction

• Conceptual Estimating:
  • Assist the Senior Estimator by preparing ta