Estimator/PM - Fairbanks, AK

[Karen Enos]

Our client is a locally owned and operated contracting and Service Company located in Fairbanks, Alaska. With almost 30 years in the business they have become a complete heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration and temperature controls company.



Due to further growth of their business they are currently seeking an experienced Estimator/Project Manager to join their progressive team.



Job Description:
They are looking for a proven estimator/project manager with a track record in the Commercial HVAC services industry. Many jobs are going to be negotiated and/or design/build; however there will still be some plan/spec work.Candidates will have a solid technical understanding of air conditioning systems, performing take-offs, project management experience and advanced computer skills.



Job Duties:

•Act as lead coordinator.
•Review plans and discuss with owner to come to a decision as to whether to bid the job or not.
•When bidding a plan/spec project candidate will prepare the bid by doing the following:

•Performing take-offs for equipment, sheet metal, parts, etc.
•Plug in labor
•Prepare preliminary bid to present to owner for adjustments
•Prepare final bid and deliver.
•For negotiated and/or design/build projects candidate will do the following:
•Conduct a site-visit
•Take measurements; windows, doors, etc. for heat gain/loss calculations.
•Utilize our software to calculate total heat loss/gain in order to size heating, cooling, ventilation equipment.
•Able to do the following:

•Produce a scale drawing of jobs, to include equipment, ductwork lay-out, etc.
•Size heating, cooling, ventilation (to include HRV’s), smoke removal, & exhaust systems.
•Lay-out and size ductwork, to include exhaust ductwork.
•Size type I & II exhaust hoods, ductwork, exhaust systems, and make-up air systems.

Job Responsibilities:

•Will be responsible for ordering all equipment, materials, parts, etc for jobs.
•Responsible for scheduling the project and necessary crew to get the job done.
•Responsible for project management as far as labor bid verses labor expended weekly, and tracking labor and materials to meet job objectives.
•Responsible for profitability of all jobs which he/she is bidding and managing.
•Candidates will have a field foreman who is responsible for getting the job done correctly and timely.
•This person must be organized and be detail-oriented.
•Oversee projects up to $300K from conception to completion, and to ensure that they are completed on-time and within budget.


Requirements Necessary For Position:

•10-years of hands-on experience with estimating and project management in the commercial hvac industry.
•Possess some form of post high school education.

For more info: http://www.birddogjobs.com/JobSeekerPages/ViewJob.aspx?id=1271085946

[timebuilder]

If I could give you any feedback on this, a couple of points stood out to me. JMHO.

1) They want ten years doing this kind of work. That's a long time, and a lot of expertise. It's not just an estimator, its really a full fledged, one-man-show project manager and designer.

2) We are talking about Fairbanks, and not fishing for crab on board the Cornelia Marie. This probably means they want someone to relocate to a very different environment. That should be worth something extra. At least, one would think.

3) Finally, the top of the range for all that experience and responsibility and a relocation to a distant place is....$75K? Really?

Is that what this amount of experience and responsibility is worth in Alaska? No wonder guys haul crab pots on the Bering Sea.

Wow.

[Karen Enos]

What some areas might pay are different than others. The cost of living may be cheaper-here is what the average for that area is for a Estimator:

http://www.mepjobs.com/images/SrEstSalary.gif

This is not my information-this is from an independent source.

Thanks.
Karen Enos

[Milk man]

Cost of living in Alaska is expensive. I was 100 miles away from Fairbanks in 1986-87.

[Karen Enos]

This is the website that I used to find the average salary:
www.salary.com
Keyword: Estimator Zip Code: 99790 Title Chosen: Sr. Estimator

For more information about the cost of living here is the Fairbanks, AK Chamber of Commerce website:

http://www.fairbankschamber.org/live_work/relocation.html

I was simply stating that there are varying wages in different parts of the country due in part to the cost of living for that area. Some areas are more expensive to live than others. There was a comment posted that was in reference to the rate of pay. I just wanted to find some information regarding what the average wages for an estimator were.

Best Regards,
Karen Enos

[Dowadudda]

this guy is not looking for an estimator. He's looking for a clone to him.

[Learn-never-end]

This is the website that I used to find the average salary:
www.salary.com
Keyword: Estimator Zip Code: 99790 Title Chosen: Sr. Estimator

For more information about the cost of living here is the Fairbanks, AK Chamber of Commerce website:

http://www.fairbankschamber.org/live_work/relocation.html

I was simply stating that there are varying wages in different parts of the country due in part to the cost of living for that area. Some areas are more expensive to live than others. There was a comment posted that was in reference to the rate of pay. I just wanted to find some information regarding what the average wages for an estimator were.

Best Regards,
Karen Enos







Alaska living is expensive, and very very very expensive.

[freonrick]

I looked at that salary.com and it is way off, probally 40%. I looked at a cost of living calculator and it shows I must make 48% more to live in Fairbanks than in Kansas.

[Milk man]

Everything is shipped into Alaska. Not cheap.