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Your Role: Take-off Technician - Delivering accuracy and precision to support competitive bids and effective project planning
As a Take-off Technician, you'll play a key role in our preconstruction and estimating efforts by generating accurate quantity take-offs from civil and architectural plans. Your work helps ensure competitive, precise bids and project planning for a variety of heavy civil construction projects.
This role is especially well-suited for someone who thrives on precision, enjoys working with data, and finds satisfaction in producing clean, accurate work that others rely on to make critical decisions.
What You'll Do:
- Interpret and analyze engineering and architectural drawings, specifications, and soils reports.
- Convert 2D CAD files into 3D models using AutoCAD.
- Calculate earthwork volumes, structural excavation/backfill, and other construction quantities.
- Perform detailed area take-offs for pads, slopes, streets, utilities, and drainage structures.
- Review and overlay plans in Bluebeam to identify revisions and updates.
- Collaborate with estimators, geotechnical engineers, and project managers, and other as needed to clarify scope and assumptions.
- Maintain standardized layers, colors, and plot styles for consistent, clear output.
- Organize take-off files and summaries for seamless integration into bid packages.
- Other duties as assigned.
What You'll Need:
- Associate's degree in drafting, engineering technology, 3D modeling, or related field (we also welcome a combination of education and hands-on experience in place of a formal degree).
- 1-3 years of experience in construction or estimating, with the ability to read and interpret engineering plans, schematics, and soils reports.
- Proven ability to perform take-offs using software like Agtek, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Trimble, or similar.
- Strong skills in Microsoft Excel and general office software.
- Attention to detail, time management, and a collaborative approach to problem-solving.
- Ability to work on-site; this is not a remote position.
- Eligibility to work in the United States, full-time (Monday-Friday) with overtime as necessary.
Nice to Have But Not Necessary
- Bonus points if you have 2 years' experience working as a Take-off Technician, particularly with a heavy civil contractor specializing in grading.
Sukut Benefits Overview
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans with employer paying 100% of premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
- Employer-funded HSA contribution.
- Employer-paid life insurance and identity theft plan for employees.
- Voluntary supplemental health and welfare plans.
- 401(k) employer contribution, whether you contribute or not.
- Paid Vacation, Sick, and Holiday time.
- Profit sharing bonus potential.
- Employee-owned.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. For unincorporated Los Angeles county, to the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the Company faces a significant risk to its business operations and business reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.
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