• Project Engineer/Estimator

    Turner Mining Group (Bloomington, IN)


    Project Manager/ Bid Engineer

     

    Builds thorough project plans that account for work schedules, productivities, asset utilization, and personnel deployment.

     

    Reports to Chief of Staff

    Bid Preparation

    • File new opportunities in TMG's 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

    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 TMG 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)

    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, blasting, 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

     

    Proficiencies

     

    Project Management, Project Reporting, Accounting, Financial Reporting, Purchasing, Email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Forecasting, Budgeting, Personnel Development,