Bid Administrator
About the role
Join CBX Solutions, the nation’s leading provider of architectural doors, frames, hardware, specialty products, and complete security integration services. At CBX Solutions, trust and communication are the foundation of how we work. We foster an inclusive, collaborative culture where your voice is heard, your ideas matter, and your career has room to grow. Whether you're a problem-solver, innovator, or passionate about service, you’ll thrive here. Be part of a team that invests in your future, celebrates your success, and values your contribution.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Benefits: Health, dental, vision, prescription coverage, life insurance, and 401(k) with company match
- Work-Life Balance: Generous paid time off for rest, family, and self-care
- Career Growth: Continuous learning, mentorship, and leadership training including access to CBX University, our in-house development program
- Supportive Culture: Innovation, creativity, and teamwork are at the heart of everything we do
Responsibilities
- Receives all bid requests and creates folders and subfolders in the system
- Downloads all plans, specs and addendums
- Contacts architects for complete plan holders list of GC’s only
- Enters all projects into bid leads in Cookbooks and updates them as needed
- Will learn to import door schedules and hardware specs
- Will learn data entry of locations and handings to assist detailing
- Will review and compare plans and specifications for accuracy of data entry
- Contacts vendors for technical assistance and quotations
- Assists in preparing and printing submittal documents for Architect and Contractor review
- Assists with uploading information for Linksquared
- Gain knowledge of door, frame and hardware applications as they relate to UL, fire code, building code, ADA, life safety and other restrictions that relate to the general commercial construction industry
- Assist Estimating Manager with coordinating between branches
- All other relative duties as assigned
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent education/experience
- 1+ years of related experience in similar construction or building material industry
Skills
- Detail oriented; Deadline conscience; Goal driven
- Accurate mathematical skills required
- Special skills required: blue print/plan reading helpful
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Must have excellent oral communication skills and positive interpersonal skills
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Regularly required to talk, hear, and see
- Frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, and reach with hands and arms
- Frequent lifting of items weighing 5–25 pounds
- Occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.
- Operates in both a professional office setting and a warehouse environment
- Routinely uses standard office equipment, including computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines
- Occasional travel to project sites may be required
- Warehouse conditions include proximity to forklifts and other heavy machinery and the use of various tools and hardware
- Employees may be subject to frequent heavy lifting and exposure to variable weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.