Construction Coordinator jobs in Washington

Construction Bid/Proposal Coordinator

ICI is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply. 

Job Summary:  This position will collaborate with and support estimating, business development, and other departments to plan and produce components of bids/proposals to acquire new projects that meet goals of Interwest Construction business plan. You will assist in processing estimating contracts for our heavy civil construction bids, deliver bid openings throughout Western Washington.  

Perks and Benefits:

• Competitive Pay
• Excellent Heath Care; Medical, Pharmacy, Vision, Dental, Life, STD, AD&D, EAP; 90% Employee, 65% Child/Spouse, 50% Family Coverages. 
• Generous Paid Time off Policy
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Fidelity 401k Program with Match program.  
• Monday-Friday, no Weekend work.

• Search daily for construction bid opportunities.
• Review and understand project bid documents including plans, specifications, all related addenda and other relative correspondence as it relates to the estimate.
• Solicit participation from all required vendors and subcontractors and follow up to ensure timely delivery of quotes.
• Understand the relationship between all trade divisions.
• Provide the engineer with questions and clarifications in need of resolution. 
• Participating in estimating meetings weekly to review upcoming proposals/bids. 

• Maintain a Vendor/Subcontractor database with the firms that we engage with in all areas.
• React to and coordinate with estimators regarding issues discovered during the bid process.
• Prepare spreadsheets as required to evaluate all vendors and subs.
• Provide the estimating team with bid day support.
• Provide the estimating team with the information required to complete our bid documents on bid day.
• Support efforts to obtain Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation in our bids.
• Obtain prequalification information from subcontractors.

• Build and maintain relationships with owners, general contractors, subcontractors and vendors.

• Accountable for quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) of your own work and maintaining compliance and high quality for final proposal documents before they are submitted to the clients.
• Strong written, editorial, and proofreading skills for documentation. Extremely detail oriented.
• Take initiative and work independently.
• Must be able to adjust to multiple, concurrent deadlines.
• Valid Washington State Driver license with excellent driving record.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, and Outlook email. 
• High level of professionalism.
• Strong verbal communication skills and people management skills to effectively work within a team of estimators and managers to complete low bid proposals to obtain new projects for ICI. 
• Works well under pressure and understands deadlines with the ability to meet them.
• Solid aptitude of technical research, analytical skills, draft writing, data entry and web-based research.
• Exceedingly organized, ability to work with high dollar figures and mathematical expressions for cost information. 
• Understand working assignments and administrative processes.
• Ability to perform various and diverse duties to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation.
• Employment is contingent upon the results of background check and drug screen.

• BA/BS, AA preferably in Construction, Accounting, English, Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or a related field to proposal coordination efforts in the architectural/engineering/construction (A/E/C) and utility industries
• 2 Years of related proposal/bid management/Coordination and writing experience.
• Fundamental knowledge of construction field and bid process preferred. 
• Ability to work independently, and on multiple teams, and handle several assignments simultaneously.

• $70,000.00 - $100,000.00 Annually DOE 

• While performing duties, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to sit for long periods of time. 
• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• The employee must frequently use fine hand manipulation (keyboarding).
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• At times, may require more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position.

• This position typically operates in a office environment. At times you may travel within WA State to deliver paperwork for a project in a company vehicle.  
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
• The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate.                                              

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

It is the policy of, Interwest Construction, Inc., that all employees and applicants for employment be afforded equal opportunities in employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, LGBTQIA and gender identity including transgender status), national origin, religion, age (40 or over), genetic information, disability, or retaliation for engaging in an EEO-protected activity. As part of its program of equal employment opportunity, Interwest prohibits discrimination or harassment based on any of these categories. In addition, it is also the policy of Interwest to prohibit discrimination or harassment based on marital status, status as a parent and past, present, or future military service.


About Us... Interwest Construction Inc.

MISSION
Provide a safe and productive work environment where our employees can be
proud to be part of the team, shaping the area we call home.
VISION
To inspire our employees to build quality construction projects to upgrade the
Pacific Northwest infrastructure for years to come.
VALUES
Teamwork – Safety - Integrity - Respect – Quality

Interwest Construction was founded on the commitment to our people, community, and the quality of our work. Contracting since 1987, Interwest, is a well-respected privately owned heavy civil construction company building throughout Washington State. Our success has resulted from our continued focus on customer satisfaction, in every aspect.

Our company’s goal has been to provide a safe, efficient, and professional team of individuals who are given the resources and equipment they need to complete any project large or small on time and within budget. Interwest currently has divisions in Everett, Yakima, and Port Angeles with our headquarters in Burlington, WA.

Our teams pride themselves on providing quality construction services while partnering with owners to minimize costs & construction duration.  We take great care to ensure successful project completion with close attention to detail.  Our commitment is to deliver the highest quality work within cost-efficient standards meeting the demanding schedules required to succeed in the construction industry.

We are an industry leader in underground utilities, heavy highway and bridge construction, and total site development, throughout Washington State.  We also focus on developing our workforce expertise, to include environmental and hazardous waste cleanups and wastewater treatment plant construction.

Want to learn more? Look at our website – www.interwest.biz