Posted on: February 7, 2023
Salary: Based on Experience

Department/Group: Estimating/ELT
Location: Pogue Construction Company | McKinney, TX
Reports To: Chief Of Staff
Position Type: Full Time
Applications Accepted By: Until position is filled
Pogue Construction Company
ATTN: Hayley Hobson
1512 Bray Central, McKinney, TX 75069
Phone: 972-529-9401
Email: hhobson@pogueconstruction.com

Experience: 15+ years’ experience in preconstruction for a general contractor
Education: Bachelor’s degree in construction management or Engineering

Primary Responsibilities:

Team Leadership:

• Recruit & select new Estimating Team Members
• Training & develop all estimating Team Members on best practices to include LEAN construction processes
• Maintain tools to communicating staff scheduling & workload
• Assign newly awarded & pending projects to staff
• Conduct performance reviews for Estimating Department Team Members
• Promote positive relationships between the Estimating Team & other Pogue departments

Estimating Leadership:

• Lead Bid Room activities on CSP/Hard Bid projects
• Act as a lead estimator on projects when necessary
• Support Team with conceptual through GMP estimates when necessary
• Review Bid Forms, scope of work & bid tabbing for completion
• Review GMP with associated Alternates & Value Management
• Review general conditions & general requirements
• Review other’s estimates for accuracy & completeness
• Update/manage/archive unit cost & historical cost information
• Measure metrics for estimating success (+/-3%)

Process Improvement:

• Lead estimating process improvement initiatives
• Oversee all estimating procedures & processes
• Evaluate estimating software & hardware
• Participate in strategic planning exercises with Pogue Leadership Team
• Collaborate with Leadership Team to determine & incorporate innovative practices/initiatives
• Support VDC Integration in conjunction with VDC Department
• Collaborate with Pogue Project Management Staff to review subcontractor performance

Business Development: 

• Participate in industry expositions & conventions
• Promote activities essential to developing new market sectors

Required Skills/Expectations:

Technology Skills (preferred):

• Google Sheets technology
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Scheduling software
• On-Screen Takeoff
• ISqFt

Estimating Skills:

• Unit price fluency
• Bid tabulation technique
• Subcontractor/Supplier influence
• General conditions estimates
• Pogue Self-performance estimates
• Construction means methods
• Buyout technique

General Skills:

• Verbal & written communication skills
• Active listening
• Recruiting/Interviewing skills
• Effective public speaking & teaching
• Sales proficiency
• Time management

Expectations: 

• Promote and Maintain Culture Within Department
• Promote Pogue Core Values
• Open, honest & frequent communication between Supervisor, Owner & Architect
• Contribute to process improvement efforts
• Internal and external customer service
• Minimum 20 hours of continuing education (annually)
• Generate proposal narrative for estimating responses
• Perform RFP or contract review for all necessary risk management options
• Review final GMP booklets to be delivered to owners for consistency of appearance
• Archive historical statistics for RFP competitions

Oversight: Senior Estimators, Estimators Level 1&2, Jr. Estimator, Estimating Coordinator