Construction Cost Estimator

About the role

Pete Fowler Construction Services seeks an experienced Construction Cost Estimator.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrated experience in construction project cost estimating and/or construction management.
• General construction knowledge about the various trades and how to estimate conceptual repairs.
• Nerdly interest in numbers and a desire to learn and grow in the industry.
• Critical thinking skills to solve problems and communicate solutions by way of actionable information and recommendations.
• Inspection experience (noteworthy, this does not relate to insurance estimating and inspecting).
• Comfort in analyzing other estimates and understanding and critiquing estimates.
• Experience in creating estimates from scratch; preparing both order of magnitude and detailed estimates, sometimes with little or no specifications.
• Ability to perform the physical requirements needed to conduct onsite inspections.
• Knowledge of Building Sciences preferred.
• Architectural or engineering registration, construction license(s), and/or inspection certification(s) preferred.
• Intermediate-advanced computer skills, including proficiency in MS Word/Excel/Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Email, and Internet Research Tools.
• Comfort working in an office/professional setting the majority of the work week.

Requirements

• Years of demonstrated experience in construction project cost estimating and/or construction management.
• General construction knowledge about the various trades and how to estimate conceptual repairs.
• Nerdy interest in numbers and a desire to learn and grow in the industry.
• Critical thinking skills to solve problems and communicate solutions by way of actionable information and recommendations.
• Inspection experience (noteworthy, this does not relate to insurance estimating and inspecting).
• Comfort in analyzing other estimates and be able to understand and critique estimates.
• Experience in creating estimates from scratch; while you may analyze an Xactimate estimate in this role, having exclusively used that tool will not prepare you for this work.
• Ability to perform the physical requirements needed to conduct onsite inspections.
• Knowledge of Building Sciences preferred.
• Architectural or engineering registration, construction license(s), and/or inspection certification(s) preferred.
• Intermediate-advanced computer skills, including proficiency in MS Word/Excel/Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Email, and Internet Research Tools.
• Comfort working in an office/professional setting the majority of the work week.

Qualifications

• Years of demonstrated experience in construction project cost estimating and/or construction management.
• General construction knowledge about the various trades and how to estimate conceptual repairs.
• Nerdy interest in numbers and a desire to learn and grow in the industry.
• Critical thinking skills to solve problems and communicate solutions by way of actionable information and recommendations.
• Inspection experience (noteworthy, this does not relate to insurance estimating and inspecting).
• Comfort in analyzing other estimates and understanding and critiquing estimates.
• Experience in creating estimates from scratch; preparing both order of magnitude and detailed estimates, sometimes with little or no specifications.
• Ability to perform the physical requirements needed to conduct onsite inspections.
• Knowledge of Building Sciences preferred.
• Architectural or engineering registration, construction license(s), and/or inspection certification(s) preferred.
• Intermediate-advanced computer skills, including proficiency in MS Word/Excel/Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Email, and Internet Research Tools.
• Comfort working in an office/professional setting the majority of the work week.

Skills

• Construction project cost estimating and/or construction management.
• General construction knowledge about the various trades and how to estimate conceptual repairs.
• Inspection experience (noteworthy, this does not relate to insurance estimating and inspecting).
• Comfort in analyzing other estimates and understanding and critiquing estimates.
• Experience in creating estimates from scratch; preparing both order of magnitude and detailed estimates, sometimes with little or no specifications.
• Ability to perform the physical requirements needed to conduct onsite inspections.
• Knowledge of Building Sciences.
• Architectural or engineering registration, construction license(s), and/or inspection certification(s).
• Intermediate-advanced computer skills, including proficiency in MS Word/Excel/Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Email, and Internet Research Tools.
• Comfort working in an office/professional setting the majority of the work week.

Benefits

Learn more about our company at www.petefowler.com

Pay

Pay is based upon experience, starting salary $80-100k.

Schedule

Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc. offers a hybrid work environment.

Company Information

Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.