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Pre-Construction Estimator
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Takco Construction
Suwanee, GA (In Person)
$117,500 Salary, Full-Time
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Takco is urgently seeking a pre-construction person with minimum 5 years' experience working for a general contractor estimator. Role Summary Owns the accurate and timely development of budgets, bids, and cost models to support profitable project acquisition and controlled execution. Preconstruction - Core Responsibilities 1. Lead Commercial & Industrial Bidding Manage the full bidding process for commercial and industrial projects to ensure accurate pricing, proper risk coverage, and alignment with company goals. Review drawings and specifications to clearly define project scope and identify potential risks and develop complete trade scopes to ensure all work is fully covered and properly bid. 2. Subcontractor Outreach & Qualification Identify and solicit qualified subcontractors for each trade based on project needs and ensure enough subcontractor participation to determine fair market price and competitive estimate. Review subcontractor proposals to confirm that scope requirements are complete and verify inclusions, exclusions, and clarifications on contractor proposals to find and eliminate scope gaps and overlap. 3. Estimate Development & Pricing Compare subcontractor bids to ensure pricing is complete and consistent and select qualified low bidders for each trade based on scope coverage, pricing, schedule capability, and reliability. Prepare accurate, competitive, and executable project estimates including direct costs, general conditions, contingencies, and company fee targets. 4. Risk Review & Award Preparation Confirm that each bid is complete, defensible, and ready for award by identifying scope gaps, design conflicts, and schedule concerns. Prepare clarifications, assumptions, and exclusions for client submission and present finalized bids for leadership approval and client delivery. Preconstruction - Additional Responsibilities 1. Prepare conceptual through GMP estimates with leadership 2. Maintain cost histories and unit pricing 3. Support awarded project turnover to operations Success Profile Detail driven Schedule disciplined Margin focused Experience Profile Minimum 3 years' experience within the preconstruction department of a General Contractor Takco is providing intermediate preconstruction personnel with the opportunity to advance their careers and path to leadership. Salary $100,000 to $135,000 Takco provides 80% insurance after 3 months Paid Holidays, 1 week vacation after 1 year, 2 weeks after 2 years, 3 weeks after 5 years. Substantial bonus packages for qualified candidates