Position Overview:
This individual will be responsible for assisting with the pre-construction and estimating of all multi-family, mid-rise, mixed-use and office projects for Northwood Ravin.
Essential Functions:
- Communicate with owner/developers, architects and other consultants
- Communicate with project managers/superintendents and help evaluate accuracy of estimates
- Communicate with suppliers and subcontractors involved in the budget process
- Obtain proposals from subcontractors/suppliers and qualify their quotes
- Perform and double-check quantity take-offs for all divisions, including concrete, masonry structural steel, wood framing, millwork and trim, windows and doors, finishes, etc. on all projects bid or negotiated
- Ensure all scopes of work in contract documents are covered in overall estimate
- Prepare various stages of budgets/cost from Conceptual Budgets, Design-Development Budgets, Pricing-Set Budgets, Construction Document Budgets, Permit Budgets to Final Drawing Budgets
- Help negotiate and prequalify all subcontractor and vendor proposals
- Prepare project specific bid tickets for bid tracking and comparison
- Assist in value engineering
- Review and substantiate current estimates with project managers and superintendents
Qualifications and Desired Skills
- 5-7 year of related multi-family construction estimating, construction or design
- Must be able to support financial and schedule management tools and have a good working knowledge of On-Screen Take-off, BlueBeam or other industry-standard cost estimating software platforms
- Previous experience in estimating for wood-frame and concrete Multi-Family Mid-Rise Projects, Mid-Rise Condominium experience a plus
- A Bachelors degree in Construction Management is preferred
- Have a strong understanding of building codes
- Know how to read plans (architectural and engineering)
- Computer literate with working knowledge of MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and Microsoft Project experience and working with Pro-Core is a plus
- Must be persistent, accurate, organized, detail oriented, flexible, people oriented, have ability to consistently meet deadlines and have strong leadership qualities
Skills Required
- 5-7 years of related multi-family construction estimating, construction or design
- Working knowledge of On-Screen Take-off and BlueBeam or other industry-standard cost estimating software
- Experience estimating wood-frame and concrete multi-family mid-rise projects
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management
- Strong understanding of building codes
- Ability to read architectural and engineering plans
- Computer literate with working knowledge of MS Outlook, Word, Excel and Microsoft Project
- Experience with Pro-Core (Procore)
- Persistent, accurate, organized, detail oriented, flexible, people oriented, deadline-driven with strong leadership qualities
What We Do
Northwood Ravin is a leading multifamily development, construction and property management firm serving the Southeast and Mid Atlantic, currently the most active developer in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill market. Based in North Carolina with offices in Charlotte, Raleigh, and Tampa, our reach extends from Washington DC, to Nashville, TN, to Tampa, Dallas, and Atlanta. Our company blends the nimbleness of a new small business with a long legacy of success from its history at Crosland as its residential, contracting and market-rate property management divisions. Northwood Ravin develops and manages signature apartment communities and mixed-use venues with a singular focus: to create communities that foster healthy lifestyles, neighborhood involvement and appealing living environments.
