Project/Bid Engineer

Turner Mining Group

Project/Bid Engineer

Kalispell, MT
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Our civil construction client in Kalispell, MT is looking for a new Project Engineer/Bid Engineer to support the continued growth of their organization! Below are the main responsibilities and requirements for the role:

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    Project Engineer/ Bid Engineer

    Builds thorough project plans that account for work schedules, productivities, asset

    utilization, and personnel deployment.

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    Bid Preparation

    • File new opportunities in the database for all required information for internal

    communications

    • Complete quantity take-offs to display total project scope to Bid Team and Operations

    Team

    • Draft project description for internal review of project requirements. Include: timeline

    restrictions, key scope elements, highlighted risk, and key owner/ site details.

    • Highlight requirements for external vendors, subcontractors, and material providers

    • Attend the Operational Approach meeting to design a strategic plan for the project

    • Distribute qualification forms and safety requirements to staff for bid submissions

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    Project Modeling

    • Draft a comprehensive project model using the scope documents sent by clients.

    • Communicate with clients to acquire information needed to complete an accurate

    project plan

    • Work with the procurement department to run RFQ processes for subcontractor,

    vendor, and materials quotes.

    • Optimize productivities and crew layout to achieve lowest possible cost to perform

    work

    • Model crew schedules to optimize overtime, headcount, and total labor hours

    • Create key metrics for equipment rate calculations (utilization, terms for equipment

    schedules)

    • Produce a final report for inputs into estimation software (complete template for each

    estimate)

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    Estimate Review/ Proposal Construction

    • Construct project cashflow models accounting for contracted pay terms for client

    invoicing, vendor pay terms for financing, subcontractors, and materials.

    • Present project schedule assumptions for mobilization, activity completion, weather/

    delays, material deliveries, and other critical path items.

    • Report equipment budget assumptions for utilization metrics and duration of

    deployments

    • Report productivity assumptions based on historical data and scope specifications

    • Assemble full list of clarifications and assumptions for project proposals

    • Answer all owner required questions and clarifications in the proposal

    • Assemble required bid attachments such as time and material rates and required bid

    tables for submission