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Activities/ Responsibilities/ Duties

Bid Phase

• Directly contribute to winning future work for the company by developing competitive yet accurate project budgets
• Review client RFP documents to determine scope, schedule, and design criteria, perform/review detailed material takeoffs from design documents and drawings, and develop proposal documents for submission to Customers
• Develop subcontractor bid packages, strategically solicit pricing and drive competitive and innovative solutions
• Answer subcontractor RFIs, evaluate and statistically normalize received bids, make tactful selections and cost recommendations

Post-Award Phase

• Support contract negotiations for the Client and Subcontractor scopes and updates to the project pricing or schedule
• Support Procurement to finalize subcontractor scopes, schedules and budgets to align with bid phase commitments - this will require leveraging partnership-driven discussions and negotiation with subcontractors
• Complete budget tracking and cost variance analysis for all prepared project estimates to yield statistically informed decisions

Construction Phase

• Support Projects team with response to subcontractor change orders and other construction related issues
• Support Projects team by providing historical context to design decisions and vendor / subcontractor selections

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities

• Strong coordination skills to support a cross-functional team as well as time management, active listening, verbal and written communication, critical thinking, analytics and reasoning skills,
• Superior attention to and appreciation for detail, Self-motivated but driven by team success, ability to learn quickly and independently
• Excellent mathematical skills, including application and use in problem solving.
• Sensitivity to problems; ability to identify when something is wrong; able to revise and adapt as necessary,
• Computer literacy, MS Office proficiency (strong Excel skills a must, MS Project skills preferred), and Procore experience a plus,
• Driven by natural curiosity and a results-driven problem-solving mentality; asking and getting answers to the right questions

Education/ Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Energy Economics, Energy Systems, Data Analytics or related areas
• Prior estimating and/or cost analysis experience required
• Familiarity with solar required
• Familiarity with electrical design components and/or engineering considered a plus
• Estimating in a self-perform environment preferred
• Some experience in Subcontract tendering and response evaluation a plus.