Estimator

Responsibilities

• Accurately estimate and sell all multi-family work
• Correctly build estimate in Fly sheet; build proposals to match Fly and job requirements
• Proactively suggest VE opportunities to customer
• Routinely review estimate with VP of Business Development
• Periodically meet with customers to review proposals once developed
• Rigorously audit contracts and markup scope; send contracts to appropriate stakeholders for review
• Readily assist inside project engineers/pre-start with submittals, ensuring accuracy of items submitted
• Smoothly transition project to pre-start by thoroughly providing all information requested on the checklist
• Attentively participate in BDM meetings; take minutes, review status of builder, IN and FL work, holding individuals accountable for their responsibilities
• Strategically search for new projects through news, customer network, and referrals
• Meticulously inspect written communication to contractors
• Enthusiastically aid other departments with estimates, designs, and code issues
• Confidently establish and build strong relationships with customers
• Efficiently work as a key liaison between contractor and RTMC through the preconstruction process, ensuring that the contractor’s expectations for materials, schedule, and scope of work are clearly communicated to both the customer and pre-start group
• Strategically create and maintain builder template for coordinator use, including billing templates, job copy templates, and builder option templates
• Consistently provide support for builder contract coordinators

Qualifications

• Clear, effective communications skills – both written and verbal
• Intermediate mathematical abilities
• Aptitude for prioritizing and coordinating a variety of tasks
• Independent and proactive problem-solving and critical thinking
• Disposition for accuracy, attention to detail, and organization
• Willingness to accept feedback and make corrections as needed
• Ability to accurately and efficiently enter data
• Proficient in using basic office equipment
• Mastery of Microsoft Word and Excel plus Internet and email; proficient with the remainder of the Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to investigate, be resourceful and self-sufficient
• A high school diploma or GED is required; college degree preferred
• 3+ years of construction and/or estimating experience
• A high school diploma or GED is required; college degree preferred, or 5 years of field experience (plumbing and HVAC)

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Short- & long-term disability
• Accrued PTO
• Paid holidays
• 401(K)
• Profit sharing
• Well-lighted, heated and/or air-conditioned indoor office setting
• Moderately noisy environment with light traffic, office equipment, and guest entrance
• No travel required

Schedule

Monday to Friday

Location

On-site

Pay

Salary Exempt