Sam Soofi

About Sam Soofi

As a trusted advisor to some of the nation’s most renowned apartment developers and builders, I have served as the lead estimator on numerous projects totaling over $1 billion in value.I focus on building trust and achieving success through thoughtful, responsible practices—proactively identifying potential pitfalls and ensuring alignment of expectations.My goal is to establish projects that operate efficiently, minimize risk, and foster mutually beneficial outcomes.

Experience

1. Senior Multifamily Estimator

   Snyder Langston

   Jul 2022 — Present · Irvine, CA, US

   Delivering timely and precise construction cost budgets for high-value residential and mixed-use developments.Leveraging historical cost data to establish efficient systems that inform accurate future projections.Thoughtfully incorporating owner specifications and design intent into every budget, ensuring alignment with the client’s vision and purpose.Proactively identifying potential over-improvements early in the design phase to prevent budget overruns and costly redesigns.Empowering clients with well-considered design alternatives that achieve their aesthetic and financial objectives.Cultivating meaningful, trust-based relationships with developers, builders, designers, subcontractors, and suppliers.Driving positive outcomes for operations teams through a well-executed preconstruction process that minimizes cost risk.Strengthening client confidence and enhancing the credibility of our business unit by consistently delivering successful results.Contributing to the elevation of the corporate brand and the protection of profit margins through excellence in execution.Upholding integrity, sound judgment, and a high standard of professional excellence in all aspects of work.

Skills

• Creative Problem Solving
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Leed)
• Civil Engineering
• Requirements Specification
• Plan Review
• Subcontracting
• Leed
• Submittals
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Cost Control
• Spreadsheets
• Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Pre-Construction
• Team Leadership
• Microsoft Excel
• Constructability
• Project Bidding
• Estimates
• Project Planning
• Autocad
• Planning
• Corporate Communications
• Citrix
• Architectural Drawings
• Primavera P6
• Technical Writing
• Contractors
• Value Engineering
• Change Orders
• Construction
• Schedules
• Friendship
• Architectural Drafting
• Leed Ap
• Cpm Scheduling
• Suretrack
• High Rise
• Word
• Process Scheduler