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Remote Sr. Rebar Estimator/Detailer

B&B Concrete

  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • 5 days ago
  • Remote

    Highlights

    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. 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.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMilwaukee, Wisconsin (
    Remote    )

    Description

    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 company's 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:
    Within the first 6 months, the successful candidate should be capable of:
    1. Independently estimating major reinforcing-steel bids.
    2. Reviewing bid documents and identifying major scope and constructability risks.
    3. Producing reliable tonnage and labor estimates.
    4. Supporting project managers with change-order pricing.
    5. Establishing reliable production-rate benchmarks.
    6. Developing a historical estimating database.
    7. Improving consistency and accuracy throughout the estimating process.
    8. Beginning to build and lead a scalable estimating/detailing department.

    PERFORMANCE BONUS:
    Highly competitive annual performance bonus, based on:
    • Estimating accuracy
    • Gross-margin performance
    • Successful project awards
    • Department development
    • Process improvements
    • Project support
    • Overall company performance

    BENEFITS:
    We offer a competitive benefits package including:
    • Health insurance
    • Dental and vision insurance
    • 401(k)
    • Paid time off
    • Paid holidays
    • Company-provided technology
    • Flexible work arrangement
    • Professional development
    • Opportunity for advancement into department leadership

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