Senior Mechanical Estimator

Expected annual salary range for this job is $160,000 - $180,000 depending on experience and region.

Rudolph & Sletten, a Tutor Perini Company, is seeking to hire a Senior Mechanical Estimator to join our office in Menlo Park, CA.

In the last six decades, Rudolph and Sletten has built thousands of projects across our five California offices, from research centers designed to cure diseases, to institutions that educate future generations, to civic facilities and high-tech campuses that move our state forward. Just like the buildings we construct, our reputation is built to stand the test of time. Our success is owed to our diverse, talented personnel combined with our technological expertise, honest estimates, innovative schedules, and ethical business practices.

We're excited to see where the future takes us. Between new building and construction technology, better earth-friendly materials and techniques, all our phenomenal employees and the amazing people we get to work with, we’re looking forward to building more award-winning projects for decades to come. Across California, our recent projects include the Birch Aquarium, City of Hope Central Utility Plant, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Modernization New Hospital Building, UC Davis Health Medical Office Building (MOB) at the Folsom Health Facility, SFCCD City College Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Building and the UCSD Viterbi Family Vision Research Center.

At Rudolph & Sletten, you’ll have the opportunity to work on a wide range of large, high-profile projects that make a meaningful impact in your community.

Rudolph and Sletten is looking for a Senior Mechanical Estimator who coordinates with the Vice President of Estimating, Preconstruction Executives, and Senior Estimators in the performance of all Mechanical Trade Preconstruction responsibilities (HVAC, Plumbing, Piping, and Fire Protection). Plans and communicates with the project estimating team the vital goals of assigned projects. Reviews, interprets, quantifies, accurately estimates cost, and critically analyzes the work described in the project documents.

Solicits, receives, and reviews mechanical trade subcontractor proposals, and makes recommendation for subcontractor award.

• Prepare conceptual cost models/budgets for the Mechanical Trades (HVAC/Plumbing/Piping/Fire Protection) from minimal design information.
• Prepare detailed estimates as the documents progress in design.
• Prepare detailed instructions to bidders as part of the procurement process.
• Solicit, receive, analyze proposals/bids from HVAC, Plumbing and Fire Protection subcontractors.
• Recommend award and prepare subcontracts.
• Reports basis of design, plans and specifications.
• Assists design team in ensuring documents are biddable, constructible and cost effective.
• Writes instructions to bidders to cleanly document the scope of work we want included and excluded with the goal of avoiding change orders.
• Evaluates bids and conducts post bid interviews.
• Evaluates change orders as requested.
• Coordinates with the Vice President of Estimating, Preconstruction Executive, or Senior Estimator in the assignment of project related responsibilities to Estimating/Preconstruction Staff.
• Plans and communicates to project estimating team, in cooperation with project Estimating team, the vital goals of assigned projects in a project kick-off meeting using a prepared agenda based on the Project Kick-off Meeting Checklist.
• Works with the Document Control staff on the distribution of project documents and vital project information to appropriate members of the project team and outside resources.
• Reviews, interprets, quantifies, accurately estimates cost, and critically analyzes the work described in the project documents.
• Identifies and mitigates project related risk.
• Uses a checklist to ensure that all required tasks associated with assigned project are attended to in a timely manner.
• Coordinates, directs, and follows-up with project estimating team to ensure timely completion of tasks associated with…