Title: Project Estimator 
Location: Georgetown, KY
Duration: 11+ months
 
Detailed Description of Responsibilities:

• Develop project estimates for building construction, renovation, or improvements of industrial and commercial buildings. Project estimates include anything from moving a restroom to building a new production plant building
• Perform cost analysis of projects currently proposed or recently completed using conceptual designs or engineered drawings
• Support other Planning group members with similar project cost estimations.
• Continue development of unit costs from current and historical projects and support estimating software development.
• Work collaboratively with all levels including executive managers, technical experts, and construction managers.
• The position is primarily at Georgetown, KY.  Occasional travel may be required (<1x/month)

 
Requirements:
Required Qualifications:

• Project estimating experience for construction in industrial and/or commercial buildings
• Technical knowledge of design/building construction engineering and schedule management
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications
• Ability to create budgetary estimates based on a conceptual scope of work with very few drawings available
• Ability to analyze contractor bids to locate potential scope gaps
• Ability to analyze completed project data to build historical project data for comparison with conceptual projects in development

 
Additional Desired Qualifications:            

• Construction Management degree, or equivalent experience and training
• Experience with estimating software (ProEst, Acubid, Planswift, etc)
• General understanding of construction safety programs and requirements
• Intermediate skill level with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook/Teams, Project), plus working knowledge of AutoCad / Bluebeam or other drawing and take-off software

 
 Education:

• Bachelor’s degree Engineering, Architecture, Construction Mgmt or Equivalent experience Experience: 5 years or less.

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 57.87/hr.