A fixture of the Charlotte community, Alan Simonini Homes LLC has earned a reputation for building and renovating distinct homes and luxury neighborhoods. With a passion for excellence and delivering superior customer service, Alan Simonini Homes LLC focuses on quality craftsmanship to deliver homes that are not only built to last but built for your life. The Alan Simonini Homes team has a distinct legacy of being the only builder in the region to win the coveted Triple Crown of builderawards, having been named National Builder of the Year, America's Best Builder, and winner of the National Quality Award.
About the role
Alan Simonini Homes is a prominent home building company. Its mission is to build and deliver homes and renovations of excellent quality and exceptional value while providing clients with a positive and rewarding home building experience. The estimator is responsible for helping sales bring potential prospects to contract as well as provide the Builder proper information with which to complete the project within budget. The estimator also helps to maintain the integrity of the projects gross margin by cost coding of invoices and updating job cost reports on a routine basis. The position holder reports to the Director of Pre-Construction for New Homes. Other key managers/employees interacting with the jobholder include: Team Leader(s), all team members (Sales, Design, Accounting, Construction and Management).
Responsibilities
Create and maintain and update the following for luxury neighborhoods and custom homes:
Specifications
Estimates
Additional work authorizations
Trade partner and bid lists
Cost reports (monthly)
Customer statements and allowance recaps (monthly)
Base prices, as well as, options and selections database/matrices
Maintain and update the following databases and templates for luxury neighborhoods and custom homes:
Trade partner database (existing and new trades/suppliers)
Schedule templates
Estimating database, including unit costs
Specification templates
SharePoint database
Research prices and trades for competitors
Code invoices for jobs estimated working with accounting and construction to assure accuracy
Close out job with the builder
Participate in pre-estimating client meetings with sales to gather information on specifications and options.
Create budget estimates and detailed estimates
Create and send out bid packages to trade partners to obtain multiple bids for client proposals and estimates
Assimilate information into estimate and proposal package.
Review estimates with supervisor and superintendent for accuracy; make adjustments as needed
Present proposals and options with sales and/or design as needed
Obtain and carry out permitting / zoning process with each city/county jurisdiction, as necessary.
Work closely with internal team members (sales, construction, design, accounting and management, as needed)
Work with government office officials (permitting), architects, developers, designers, clients and trade partners / suppliers, as needed
Attend weekly team meetings builder meetings
Always look for ways to help make the estimating department more efficient
Help with process improvements
Candidate Requirements
Good listening, communication and organizational skills
Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite
Patient individual with the ability to stay focused for extended periods of time
Self-motivated, detailed oriented, problem solver, that teams and works well with others
Simonini Homes, LLC, is proud to be an Equalopportunity Employer
Simonini Homes LLC is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at employment@simonini.com