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:

Project Engineer/ Bid Engineer

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

utilization, and personnel deployment.

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

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)

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