Customer Experience Specialist

Job ID: 527068

Barriere Construction, a CRH Company, is the Louisiana-based infrastructure contractor of choice for our Gulf South employees and customers.

For 70+ years, we have continuously created value through our Culture of Care while safely and reliably delivering quality construction projects and materials under budget and on time, every time - this is our B Guarantee.

Infrastructure and heavy civil construction services include asphalt and concrete paving, site preparation, structural, mechanical, and turnkey services.

Materials sales are also available for all projects including your own, from residential to industrial.

We are one of the largest asphalt producers in Louisiana with the largest asphalt plant in the state along with two others.

Our award-winning Construction Group is constantly expanding the scope of its capabilities.

It currently specializes in transportation, petrochemical, power, commercial, residential, and ports and rail projects.

Summary:

Estimators are responsible for estimating and bidding construction and paving projects.

They work directly with customers (owners) to ensure satisfaction throughout the estimating process.

Estimators creates and maintains relationships with owners, owner representatives, subcontractors, and vendors so that company is invited to bid and then to produce accurate bids that get the work and maintain an adequate and manageable backlog.

Estimator possesses assertiveness and knowledge commensurate with making recommendations regarding whether BCC bids certain jobs based on job requirements, safety risk analysis and financial stability of client.

Estimators must communicate and cooperate with people all levels, both internal and external to the Company.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:



* Estimate and/or bid on suitable construction and asphalt paving projects


* Lead and present information in planning meetings


* Participate in self-development activities


* Develop relationships with suppliers, and customers, and other stakeholders


* Maintain accurate reports and project mapping; understand contract designs and specifications


* Understands or finds out how to best build specific heavy, civil and structural engineering projects


* Reviews and understands safety policies and procedures as outlined in our safety manual and can apply that knowledge where applicable in the biding process.


* Reads plans accurately, conceptualizes project, interprets and presents value added engineering


* Identifies and initiates activities that will assist in building and cementing relationships with owners, owner representatives, subcontractors, and vendor.


* Build a preliminary project schedule

Competencies

Core Competencies:



* Concern for Safety and Environment (CSE) - Intermediate


* Customer Service Orientation (CSO) - Advanced


* Initiative (IN) - Advanced


* Integrity (IT) - Intermediate


* Quality Focused (QF) - Intermediate...