Plote Construction Inc. is currently hiring for a Estimating Admin. Assistant

The Estimating Admin. Assistant is responsible for, but not limited to; providing a wide range of accurate, detailed administrative support for the Estimating Department. This role will provide assistance to the Chief Estimator and Estimating department to organize, prepare, track and complete all necessary information and reports for a successful bid process.

If you feel that you have the qualifications for the position and are interested in applying, please contact us by submitting your to HR@plote.com. Thank you.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepares federal (I.D.O.T. lettings), State (I.S.T.H.A.), municipal (villages), and Private (Gen. Contractor) contracts for bidding.
• Obtains quotes for special insurance, obtains and submits bonds.
• Completes set up for bidding information in bid disk format.
• Complete set up, maintenance and distribution of job information sheets.
• Works with estimators soliciting and collecting subcontractor/supplier quotes electronically.
• Gathers and maintains DBE/MBE/VOSB contacts and participation statements.
• Assists the Estimating department daily as required i.e.; providing periodic telephone backup; obtains and prints plans and specifications for estimators and distributes mail. Prepares general correspondence and reports.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Prepares and Distributes Bid results. Prepares proposals and purchase orders.
• Prepares Letters of Intent and subcontracts for all awarded projects.
• Obtains and submits Certificates of Insurance.
• Maintains information in the document tracking log.
• Maintains HCSS Heavybid database and job files.

Required Skill/Knowledge:

• 2-3 Years previous experience as an administrative assistant.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Products, i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook. Ability to learn basic level of estimating software: HCSS Heavybid, Smartbid, Viewpoint.
• Proven organization, time management, solution oriented problem solving skills.
• Effective and persuasive presentation / verbal communication skills; ability to correspond in a professional manner.
• Ability to maintain a level of professionalism and confidentiality among staff and clientele.

Preferred Skills/ Knowledge:

• Experience within Construction Industry.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Knowledge of bids, contracts, subcontracts, insurance bonds.

Education Level/ Required Certifications:

• • Associate’s Degree in Business Administration, or related field, or 3 years of equivalent experience.

Plote Construction Inc. is currently hiring for a Project Manager to add to our team. The Project Manager works closely with the Project Superintendent to plan, execute, monitor, coordinate, control, and close heavy/highway construction projects. The PM is ultimately responsible to ensure that resources are scheduled and deployed so that all safety requirements, contract requirements, client expectations, and profitability forecasts are being met or exceeded. The PM must evaluate contracts and/or agreements, assess deliverables, and then communicate, delegate, and document responsibility for those deliverables to all other Plote team members, subcontractors, and consultants.

If you feel that you have the qualifications for the position and are interested in applying, please contact us by submitting your to HR@plote.com. Thank you.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identify, communicate, and document all project responsibilities within the project team.
• Work closely with the Project Estimator to understand the budget and scope of work.
• Conduct regular project team meetings and manage subcontractor performance with a keen emphasis on budget control and time management.
• Identify job problems and issues, initiate documented action, verify implementation of solutions
• Interact with clients, architects, engineers and local jurisdictions to incorporate project objectives, schedules, permits, costs, etc.
• Manages project administration and communications including, but not limited to, RFIs, submittals, meeting minutes, progress billing, logs and reports
• Utilize project management tools to track project costs
• Prepare project specific financial projections as necessary.
• Create daily, weekly and long-term detailed progress schedules based on input from project and general superintendents.
• Create and/or review detailed critical path schedules for submittal and acceptance by owners in P6 or equivalent.
• Manages and tracks schedule progress and maintains constant awareness of schedule status.
• Identifies, notifies, documents and negotiates time extension requests or schedule recovery with owners and their reps.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Attend all owner pre-construction meetings
• Participate in estimating handoff meetings.
• Develop, price, prepare and present change order proposals.
• Manages and reviews progress pay requests to ensure all available measures are taken to maintain positive cash flow.
• Identifies extra work and manages negotiations and payments for extra work with owner’s reps.
• Identifies and tracks project issues that have significant, or potentially significant impacts on cost. Manages the resolution of these issues.
• Escalates appropriate issues to the VP of Project Management or VP of Operations
• Prepare and facilitate pre-construction strategy and execution meetings
• Prepare and facilitate post-construction review meetings.

Required Skill/Knowledge:

• Minimum of 5 years of heavy highway or airport experience in projects ranging from $5-$20 million
• Knowledge of construction industry practices and procedures
• Detailed, organized, accurate
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task across several projects
• Proficient in Outlook, Excel, Word, MS Project, P6, Viewpoint and HCSS Heavy Bid and Heavy Job
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Self-directed and motivated
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to complete projects on time and on budget
• Demonstrated ability to complete or supervise completion of detailed progress schedules including CPM schedules.
• Strong negotiation skills

Plote Construction Inc. is currently hiring for a Concrete Estimator to add to our team. The Concrete Estimator will support and work with management, operations and estimating staff in the review of project plans, and specifications. The Estimator shall have extensive knowledge of construction means and methods, costs and engineering principles. Qualified individuals will have estimating experience with heavy highway and commercial projects and have the ability to produce hard dollar cost estimates for both public and private civil construction projects.

If you feel that you have the qualifications for the position and are interested in applying, please contact us by submitting your to HR@plote.com. Thank you.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Read and comprehend contract specifications and drawings, assess project risks.
• Perform accurate detailed take off of quantities from drawings utilizing take off software.
• Calculate labor, equipment and materials costs required for detailed cost estimate.
• Create unit price cost estimate utilizing HCSS software program.
• Communicate and solicit pricing from suppliers and subcontractors as required for bidding. Prepare bid packages.
• Compare and analyze competitive subcontractor and supplier bids.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Provide pre-bid cost budgets.
• Work with project management staff with both bid handoff and ongoing construction change order costing.
• Develop progress schedules associated with bid activities.
• Analysis job cost information.
• Attend industry and client meetings and visit job sites.

Required Skill/Knowledge:

• A minimum of five years estimating experience in either civil heavy highway or commercial civil, with specific emphasis in excavation, asphalt, and concrete paving. Competent in HCSS estimating software and Carlson Take off software or comparable.

Preferred Skills/ Knowledge:

• Preferred candidate would in addition have estimating experience in underground utilities, environmental, and demolition.

Education Level / Required Certification:

• 4 year degree in Civil/ General Engineering or Construction Management or equivalent experience.