Sr Construction Estimator

Duties And Responsibilities

• Direct supervision and scheduling of the estimating team
• Working with the sales team to ensure proposals are properly completed and priced competitively
• Dynamic leadership, encouraging and motivating teams to meet deadlines and take ownership of projects
• Administer performance reviews for estimators
• Provide consistent and solid leadership to team members and work with senior leadership to achieve goals
• Analyze and summarize RFP’s and scopes of work
• Utilize standard production rates to accurately estimate future and existing work
• Aid in the development of standardized estimating methods
• Review estimates for completeness and accuracy
• Ensure that estimates produced are financially viable and consistent with market expectations
• Assist Business development team in strategic pricing
• Cookordination efforts with National Accounts Team
• Understand the variations of service expectations in varying product lines and convey those requirements to team members
• Work with service teams to write scopes to be provided to Subcontractors
• Assist service teams when necessary to find and complete paperwork process to sign up Subcontractors
• Build internal tracking documents and ensure accuracy
• During peak production times, assist service teams in managing Subcontractors
• Track and record Estimates and revisions to package pricing
• Ensure all internal support documents are up to date and accompany bid packages
• Manage schedules and ensure estimating team is meeting both internal and external deadlines

Education And Experience

• Minimum education of BA/BS in Landscape or Business-related field
• 5-7+ years of industry experience
• A self-starter with an outgoing personality
• Able to develop and maintain relationships
• Proficient in math, including standard units of measure, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and the ability to determine square footage of property, financial performance, and discount percentages
• Proficiency in a variety of computer software applications, including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Must be able to create, manage, and analyze Excel spreadsheets (minimum intermediate experience level)
• High level of interpersonal skills to include the ability to communicate at various levels within the organization
• Excellent planning, organizational and facilitation skills
• Ability to multitask, set priorities and work with minimal supervision in a rapidly changing environment while maintaining strong attention to detail
• Commitment to providing exceptional customer service to managers and employees
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Attention to detail in composing, typing, and proofing materials, establishing priorities and meeting deadlines
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Read and summarize scopes of work and create documents for use externally