Assistant Preconstruction Estimator

Job Code: 2025-AL-015

Location: Birmingham, AL

At Robins & Morton, Building With Purpose is more than a tagline, it’s our promise to our clients, our partners and our people. It is our shared commitment to delivering exceptional results and having a positive, lasting impact on the communities where we live and work.

When you’re a part of our team, you’re a part of a family. We work together to reach our collective goals while ensuring that each team member has the resources and opportunities to achieve their personal aspirations. After 75 years of business, we’ve grown to nine offices with more than 1,700 projects in 37 states, and we’re consistently recognized the among the nation’s top 100 builders. That’s simply the result of recognizing our purpose and empowering our people to find theirs, too. Find more than a career at Robins & Morton: find your purpose.

The Assistant Preconstruction Estimator assists the Preconstruction Team, primarily working on project estimates. Responsibilities include preparing qualified subcontractor/vendor bid invitation lists, issuing bid invitations, assisting subcontractors with document distribution and bid preparation needs, preparing quantity take-offs, evaluating subcontractor proposals, and assisting with preparation of estimate presentations.

YOUR DAY-TO-DAY: (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job)

• Review project plans and specifications for completeness and constructability
• Prepare subcontractor/vendor lists; identify, cultivate, and attract new subcontractors and vendors; develop, maintain, and enhance relationships
• Issue bid invitations to subcontractors and vendors, ensure adequate bid coverage for each trade package, follow-up, and establish participation
• Inventory and distribute documents
• Prepare detailed take-offs/quantity surveys
• Obtain costs from municipal agencies for permits, licenses, taxes, fees, etc.
• Assist with preparing clear, properly formatted Bid Analysis Worksheets
• Analyze and scope subcontractor and vendor proposals, establish consistency among proposals, and coordinate scope with other packages
• Ensure that all work scope items for assigned trade packages are covered in project estimates
• Assist with prequalification of subcontractors
• Assist with preparation and assembly of the estimate
  
  

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM: (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job)

• Undergraduate/Bachelor’s degree (construction management or related degree, preferred)
• Minimum of one year of field experience (more experience is preferred)
• Demonstrate effective use of technology including Microsoft Office programs and estimating/construction related computer software
  
  

Robins & Morton is a privately held construction firm based in Birmingham, Alabama, with offices in Charlotte, Dallas, Huntsville, Miami, Nashville, Orlando, San Antonio, and Tampa. The firm specializes in the construction of healthcare, hospitality, higher education, entertainment, sports and government buildings. Since 1946, the firm has built a reputation as a trusted advisor to clients nationwide by cultivating a high-performing team that values integrity, safety, and innovative thinking. Robins & Morton is consistently ranked as one of the top 100 contractors in the United States, and one of the top 15 in the Southeast.