Remote Sr. Rebar Estimator / Detailer 47

Location: Remote Employment: Full-Time Travel: Periodic travel to project sites and company meetings Reports To: President / Executive Management This is a key position within the company. The successful candidate will not simply prepare quantity takeoffs. They will become a technical resource for estimating, project management and operations teams and will help establish the company's estimating standards, production rates, historical cost database and reinforcing-steel preconstruction process. The ideal candidate has substantial hands-on experience in the reinforcing-steel industry, preferably with a rebar fabricator, reinforcing contractor, placer, or major concrete contractor. The individual must be able to independently review structural drawings and specifications, perform reinforcing-steel takeoffs, develop labor and material pricing, understand detailing requirements, identify constructability issues, and provide management with a reliable estimate of the cost and risk associated with a project. CORE RESPONSIBILITIES Rebar Estimating

• •Perform complete reinforcing-steel quantity takeoffs from structural drawings and specifications.
• •Develop accurate estimates for material, fabrication, detailing, placing labor, equipment, freight and other project costs.
• •Establish labor hours and production assumptions based on project-specific conditions.
• •Analyze bar sizes, tonnage, congestion, splice requirements, couplers, dowels, embeds and other reinforcing requirements.
• •Review plans and specifications for scope gaps, discrepancies and constructability concerns.
• •Identify project risks and potential cost exposures before bid submission.
• •Prepare conceptual, preliminary and final estimates.
• •Assist management in establishing final bid strategy and selling price.
• •Solicit and evaluate material, fabrication, freight and subcontractor pricing when required.
• •Maintain organized estimate documentation and assumptions. Rebar Detailing
• •Review structural drawings and specifications for detailing requirements.
• •Prepare and/or review reinforcing-steel placing drawings and bar lists.
• •Coordinate reinforcing steel with structural, architectural and MEP requirements.
• •Identify conflicts, congestion and constructability issues before they reach the field.
• •Review bar sizes, bends, laps, development lengths, couplers, dowels and construction joints.
• •Coordinate RFIs related to reinforcing steel.
• •Review shop/placing drawings for accuracy and constructability.
• •Coordinate revisions and changes throughout the project.
• •Work with project management and field personnel to resolve detailing and constructability issues. Preconstruction & Operations
• •Participate in project turnover from estimating to project management.
• •Establish project-specific production and labor assumptions.
• •Develop historical cost information for future estimates.
• •Compare estimated versus actual production and labor performance.
• •Assist project managers with change-order pricing and cost analysis.
• •Provide technical support to field supervision when required.
• •Participate in preconstruction meetings and project strategy discussions. Leadership / Department Development
• •Establish standardized estimating procedures
• •Develop estimating templates, checklists and production-rate databases.
• •Help select and implement estimating/detailing software.
• •Mentor junior estimators and detailers as the department grows.
• •Establish quality-control procedures for takeoffs and placing drawings.
• •Eventually assume responsibility for the companys reinforcing-steel estimating/detailing function. IDEAL EXPERIENCE The strongest candidates will have:
• •7+ years of reinforcing-steel industry experience, with preference for 10+ years.
• •Significant experience estimating reinforcing steel.
• •Significant experience detailing reinforcing steel or reviewing placing drawings.
• •Experience with large commercial, industrial, wastewater, infrastructure, heavy civil or other concrete-intensive projects.
• •Experience estimating projects involving substantial reinforcing-steel tonnage.
• •Strong structural drawing and specification reading ability.
• •Strong understanding of reinforcing-steel fabrication and field placement.
• •Working knowledge of ACI and CRSI requirements and industry practices.
• •Experience with AutoCAD, MicroStation, RebarCAD, aSa, Tekla, SDS/2 or comparable software is strongly preferred.
• •Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• •Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• •Ability to communicate effectively with project managers, engineers, contractors, vendors and field personnel.
• •Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. A formal college degree is not required if the candidate has substantial relevant industry experience. HIGHLY DESIRED BACKGROUND Preference will be given to candidates who have worked for:
• •Reinforcing-steel fabricators
• •Rebar placing contractors
• •Rebar detailing companies
• •Large concrete contractors
• •Heavy civil contractors
• •Industrial concrete contractors
• •Wastewater treatment construction contractors Experience with wastewater treatment plants, industrial facilities, power, data centers, bridges, foundations, tanks or other heavily reinforced concrete structures is particularly valuable. WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE