Note:  This is a Los Angeles, California-based position.  LENAX does not pay for relocation of travel expenses for interviews or if selected for a position.  Candidates selected to move forward in the interview process must be available to interview within 72 hours of notification.  This is not a fully-remote position.  The worksite will be at the designated project offices in Los Angeles County.  If authorized by the client, a hybrid option may be available.  

About Lenax Construction Services, Inc.

Since its inception in 1993, Lenax Construction Services, Inc. (LENAX) has provided quality construction services and project controls to a diverse range of engineering, design, and construction firms.  LENAX services a broad range of markets, including airports, transportation, industrial, correctional, universities, and marine.  LENAX is a goal-oriented and customer-driven independent consulting business, aimed at adding value and strength to our clients’ program teams by providing expertise in current pricing and economic trends, while utilizing the most up to date means and methods in the construction and design industries.

LENAX is looking for an experienced, senior-level Estimator to join our project team, supporting a multi-billion-dollar, education sector building and renovation program.

Duties:

• Conduct takeoff / quantity survey and prepare detailed professional Plans, supervises, and participates in the preparation of construction cost estimates of buildings or other structures from drawings, outlines, and specifications from concept to bid documents.
• Manage a team of professional estimators in delivering professional construction cost estimating services to various entities.
• Maintain good, healthy, professional client relationships, and provide leadership for continuously improving the process for estimating.
• Prepares and reviews cost estimates and forms and other materials submitted to secure State and/or federal grants and loans from school aid programs and represents the District on matters pertinent to securing such funds.
• Checks construction cost estimates submitted by commissioned architects and engineers for accuracy and completeness and compares them with District estimates.
• Confers with commissioned architects and engineers to resolve differences in their cost estimates and District estimates for each project and negotiates agreements on preliminary estimates of
• construction costs.
• Makes studies and prepares reports when contractors' bids vary widely from the agreed construction cost estimate.
• Checks segregations of contract costs as estimated by building contractors and recommends acceptance or rejection as a basis for progress payments.
• Analyzes change orders on construction work under contract and approves or rejects extras or credits submitted.
• Prepares or reviews cost estimates for projects.
• Establishes and maintains procedures for approval of plans and specifications for building projects and submission of approved projects to public bidding.
• Develops methods for maintaining data used in records, charts, and graphs reflecting estimated construction costs compared with actual costs.
• Conducts and participates in seminars and workshops with staff and minority contractors relative to school construction bidding procedures, contracts, and cost estimating.
• Estimates costs of damages to District property caused by fire, natural disaster, and major acts of
• Establishes budgets for school building projects.
• Assists other branches with related functions.
• Prepares preliminary and final independent cost estimates of projects for comparison with designer or contractor for PM/CM to establish negotiating position.
• Prepares change order estimates for Owner Authorized Representatives to establish negotiating position.
• Provides support in price negotiations.
• Prepares claim analyses and estimates.
• Reviews contractor’s claims and proposals for merit and accountability.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

Required Experience/Skills:

• Minimum, ten (10) years’ full time, paid, professional experience in quantity surveying and the preparation of pre-construction and cost estimates for type I, II, or III, and V building construction as defined by the State building code, including two (2) years in a supervisory capacity.
• Knowledge of current local construction labor and material costs.
• Extensive experience in developing and estimating the scope of work for change orders.
• Ability to compare the independent cost estimate with contractor proposal to quickly identify differences.
• Ability to develop scope of work based on RFI/RFC answers and estimates the detailed costs of those scopes of work independent of the contractor proposal.
• Good oral and written communications skills.

Required Education:

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management.

Compensation

• Up-to-$66 - $74.50/hr. ($137,280.00 - $154,960.00/yr.), depending upon qualifications.

Note:  We request that applicants list their salary expectations to ensure that they are within the range for the position.  Applications without salary expectations may not be considered.  A project-based resume and/or list of previous projects worked on may be requested as well.

LENAX employees enjoy a competitive compensation and benefits package including but not limited to:

• Three (3) weeks (120 hours) Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Eight (8) Company-Paid Holidays
• A wide selection of medical plans and with a generous employer base plan--HMO, PPO, HSA/EPO options available; Dental, Vision, and Chiropractic/Acupuncture benefits.  Employer covers 100% of employee premium and 50% of dependent premium with the Company’s Medical “Base Plan”; and similarly for the Delta Dental PPO 2000 Plan—100% of premium covered for the employee premium, and 50% for dependent premium(s)
• 401-k Retirement Savings Plan with employer matching
• Educational Assistance
• Professional Development
• Employee Referral Program
• And, much, much more!

Lenax Construction Services, Inc. is a Drug-free Workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer