LOCATION: HUNTSVILLE, AL

JOB/COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Universal Services LLC offers the unique capability of design coordination, fabrication, and installation; saving cost and schedule. Since 2004, Universal has provided quality electrical, mechanical, structural, and CNC Machining services in a safe, reliable, efficient, and environmentally sound manner. With over 100 combined years experience, we strive to become the partner of choice by utilizing teams of professionals who work together safely to complete projects on time, manage cost, and exceed our customer’s expectations. At Universal Services, our goal is to create a team of employees that enjoy what they do and strive to do it better. We want to be the kind of company where you not only know your colleagues, but also care about them and enjoy working with them. We believe that happy employees lead to happy customers.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for appropriately evaluating the cost of mechanical systems in projects and evaluating the cost and schedule required to perform a project. The candidate will become familiar with our competitive advantages as an organization and will be able to communicate those to our benefit throughout the bidding process.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to manage mechanical bid process including general conditions, HVAC, process piping and ducting, millwrighting, and structural steel
• Perform cost comparison and analysis
• Recruit and maintain relationships with quality reliable trade contractors, vendors, and suppliers
• Estimate cost of all mechanical plans including accurate quantity take-offs
• Develop schedules and task durations
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new construction methods and markets
• Establish and monitor budgets for all construction phases
• Help identify cost-saving techniques, materials, and procedures
• Monitor plan changes
• Estimate prices of all changes
• Manage subcontractor solicitations as needed
• Experience drafting subcontractor scopes of work
• Ability to read and understand Contract Drawings and Specifications
• Maintain knowledge of competitive advantages in the industry to aid bidding process
• Assist with creating submittals and coordinate with project managers during pre-construction phase

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of construction experience preferred
• Travel to job sites as needed
• Ability to work evenings or weekends if needed
• Familiarity with blueprints and ability to read plans
• Proficient with MS Suite, Bluebeam, or similar takeoff software

Universal Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer