Federal Construction Estimator (DoD MACC/Design-Build)
16 hours ago
San Diego
Good-Men Roofing & Construction, Inc. is seeking an experienced Federal Construction Estimator to support Department of Defense (DoD) MACC and other federal task-order pursuits. This position is responsible for preparing accurate, competitive, and compliant estimates; reviewing solicitations, drawings, specifications, and wage determinations; coordinating with design professionals, subcontractors, and suppliers; evaluating project risks; and supporting proposal development and post-award turnover. The ideal candidate has at least five years of general-contractor estimating experience, strong design-build and multi-trade construction knowledge, and the ability to manage concurrent deadlines with accuracy and sound judgment. Direct experience with DoD, NAVFAC, USACE, Air Force, or other federal IDIQ/MACC programs is strongly preferred. Applicants should submit a resume and representative project list demonstrating relevant federal or design-build estimating experience. Responsibilities: • Review DoD MACC task-order requests, Requests for Proposals, amendments, drawings, specifications, scopes of work, site information, wage determinations, evaluation factors, and contract clauses, • Prepare compliant bid/no-bid assessments, solicitation checklists, work breakdown structures, quantity takeoffs, labor and equipment analyses, subcontractor scopes, indirect costs, fee, escalation, bonds, insurance, allowances, and contingencies, • Develop conceptual, parametric, schematic, design-development, and final estimates as the design progresses; reconcile estimate changes and maintain cost control against the customer’s budget, • Coordinate with the design manager, architect-engineer team, and trade partners to evaluate design concepts, constructability, phasing, value engineering, long-lead items, and technical compliance, • Solicit, level, and document subcontractor and supplier quotations; identify scope gaps, exclusions, qualifications, duplicated work, and buyout risks, • Attend site visits and assess access, logistics, escorts, badging, restricted areas, occupied-facility constraints, utility outages, environmental conditions, work hours, and other installation-specific cost impacts, • Develop proposal pricing narratives, cost breakdowns, schedules of values, assumptions, clarifications, alternates, and supporting data consistent with solicitation instructions, • Identify and quantify risks involving incomplete design, differing site conditions, schedule compression, material volatility, labor availability, security requirements, and subcontractor coverage, • Support negotiations, proposal revisions, discussions, change proposals, equitable adjustments, and task-order modifications with defensible cost documentation, • Lead post-award estimate turnover to the project team, including scope commitments, budget, subcontractor coverage, assumptions, exclusions, schedule risks, and procurement priorities, • Maintain estimating files, historical cost information, production rates, subcontractor databases, lessons learned, and an auditable record of estimate development and approvals Qualifications: • Minimum five years of progressively responsible estimating experience with a general contractor; demonstrated experience estimating design-build, commercial, institutional, industrial, or federal construction, • Proven ability to prepare complete estimates for renovation, repair, alteration, and new construction projects involving multiple divisions and subcontracted trades, • Working knowledge of federal construction procurement, including task-order competitions, negotiated proposals, design-build selection, firm-fixed-price work, and compliance with solicitation instructions, • Ability to interpret Division 00 and 01 requirements, drawings, specifications, design criteria, performance requirements, and applicable wage determinations, • Advanced skill in quantity takeoff, scope preparation, subcontractor solicitation, bid leveling, labor and equipment costing, indirect cost development, and risk-based contingency analysis, • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and scheduling or collaboration tools; experience with recognized estimating and digital takeoff software, • Strong written, verbal, analytical, organizational, and deadline-management skills, with the ability to manage concurrent task-order pursuits, • Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to project sites and military installations as required, • Ability to meet applicable federal installation access, identity verification, and background-screening requirements Preferred Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience will be considered, • Direct estimating experience under DoD, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NAVFAC, Air Force, or other federal IDIQ/MACC task-order contracts, • Experience with two-phase design-build proposals and coordination of architect-engineer teams, • Knowledge of FAR and DFARS construction requirements, Unified Facilities Criteria, EM 385-1-1 safety considerations, federal quality-control requirements, and Davis-Bacon labor pricing, • Experience estimating occupied-facility renovations, secure or restricted installations, roofing, civil/site, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire-protection, and specialty scopes, • Experience with RSMeans, Bluebeam Revu, Procore, HCSS, Sage Estimating, Trimble WinEst, BuildingConnected, or comparable platforms, • Professional credential such as Certified Professional Estimator, Certified Cost Professional, or equivalent is desirable Core Competencies: • Accuracy and completeness: Produces traceable estimates with clear scope coverage and documented assumptions, • Federal proposal discipline: Follows solicitation instructions, deadlines, evaluation criteria, and internal approval requirements, • Design-build collaboration: Translates evolving design information into cost, schedule, constructability, and risk decisions, • Commercial judgment: Balances competitiveness with realistic execution costs and acceptable risk, • Communication: Builds productive relationships with owners, designers, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal operations personnel, • Integrity and confidentiality: Protects proprietary pricing, procurement-sensitive information, and company records Equal Employment Opportunity Good-Men Roofing & Construction, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based on legitimate business requirements, qualifications, merit, and lawful job-related criteria. Good-Men Roofing & Construction, Inc. does not discriminate in employment in violation of applicable federal, state, or local law.