Estimator - Shawmut

At Shawmut Design and Construction, we’re proud that the culture we’ve built as a 100% employee-owned company as we have been recognized with over 83 Best Place to Work awards.  Including Best Workplace by Fortune Magazine, Fortune Best Workplace for Women, Fortune Best Workplace for Millennials, Great Place to Work’s Best Workplace for Parents, and one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes.

Our Las Vegas based team is currently looking to add an Estimator with experience supporting work in the greater Los Angeles market.  Shawmut performs work in several sectors and you will have the opportunity to work across a variety of projects including but not limited to the following: Education, Commercial, Corporate Interiors, Life Sciences, Hospitality, Retail and Sports Venues 

Here’s a glimpse into what we are offering:

• Health, Dental and Vision insurance
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - be an employee owner!
• 401K with Match - receive company match up to 4% of your eligible pay
• Generous Paid Time Off policy - including vacation, summer Fridays, holidays, personal sick and a volunteer day
• The Extras: cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, financial planning services and many more

• Work in partnership with the project manager to plan the job prior to project initiation i.e. general conditions study, procurement schedule, logistics, etc
• Develop comprehensive understanding of project strategy and deploy this throughout the estimating process
• Establish the pre-construction budget and manage the associated funds
• Ensures that the best bids are obtained for each trade, based on the needs of the project
• Structure a fair and comprehensive final sub bid process by incorporating all information from previous budgets, by educating all subs on the Shawmut view of the project, including, but not limited to detailed written scope of work, logistics, etc., so that they are all bidding on the same work
• Present information and proposals effectively to clients based on their needs and preferences

• 7+ years experience in construction estimating.
• Expereience estimating in one or more of our sectors: Education, Commercial, Corporate Interiors, Life Sciences, Hospitality, Retail and Sports Venues  
• Vast knowledge of all trades: scope, time-frames/field execution, typical missed scope/exposures and an understanding of MEP systems and components
• Knowledge of contract types and deal structures
• Solid conceptual estimating experience

Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship or restriction, now and in the future. 

Shawmut prohibits discrimination against any staff member or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, disability, creed, citizenship status, or any other legally protected characteristic.