vConstruct
This role will lead MEP Estimating delivery across projects, while also driving innovation, developing scalable processes, and deepening technical capabilities within the team.
Key Responsibilities [Short-term and Long-term]
Project Delivery
- Lead MEP estimating efforts from conceptual design through subcontracting, ensuring alignment with project goals and client expectations.
- Prepare detailed estimates, variance summaries, and value engineering studies to support informed decision-making.
- Review MEP design documents to produce reliable quantity takeoffs and enable effective post-contract cost management.
- Perform comprehensive cost evaluations and provide innovative solutions to challenges related to cost, lead times, and material specifications.
- Build and optimize financial management processes; develop cost management plans including control estimates and cash flow projections.
- Manage the bidding process including solicitation, communication, evaluation, and support bid management and change/variance analysis.
- Integrate schedules, models, and other data sources into the cost management process to enhance accuracy and forecasting.
- Create cost models and benchmarks for new pursuits using historical data or curated datasets.
- Ensure accurate, efficient, and constructible project delivery through proactive planning and coordination.
- Lead, manage, and motivate the estimating team to ensure alignment with project objectives and delivery standards.
- Collaborate across disciplines to ensure scope alignment beyond MEP and support integrated project outcomes.
- Support design evolution tracking through estimate comparisons and quantification.
Customer Engagement
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients on MEP estimating matters.
- Build integration with new and existing clients through proactive engagement.
- Understand client requirements, clarify expectations, and ensure alignment on deliverables.
- Foster long-term client relationships through technical excellence and reliability.
People Leadership
- Manage and mentor a team of estimators and engineers.
- Conduct performance reviews and support career development.
- Build and promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
- Provide technical coaching on estimating standards, tools, and methodologies.
Internal Collaboration
- Collaborate with Team Leads and Cluster Leads for effective implementation of key strategies and contribute to strategic development.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (CSA, Operations, Systems, Planning) to deliver integrated estimating solutions.
- Contribute to the development and standardization of MEP workflows, templates, and best practices.
- Partner with automation and innovation teams to build reusable content, libraries, and tools.
Strategy & Innovation
- Drive adoption of
VDC-enabled MEP estimating
and leverage automation/AI for improved accuracy and efficiency. - Lead process development initiatives, documenting and scaling best practices across teams.
- Provide technical depth by guiding teams on complex MEP systems (e.g., redundancy in electrical systems for data centers, medical gas systems in healthcare, energy-efficient HVAC).
- Pilot and implement innovative workflows and digital tools to improve estimating outcomes.
- Support talent acquisition by interviewing and onboarding new MEP estimating professionals.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in mechanical/electrical engineering (specialization in Quantity Surveying preferred).
5-10 years of experience
in MEP estimating with exposure to commercial, healthcare, data center, or life sciences projects.- Strong proficiency in quantification/estimating tools (Revit, CostX, OST, Planswift, Assemble, or equivalent).
- Demonstrated ability to design and improve processes in estimating workflows.
- Strong leadership, communication, and client engagement skills.
- Ability to balance technical depth with people leadership and customer relationship management.
