Accounting, Bid Packages, Billing, Budget Management, Budgeting, Communication Skills, Construction, Construction Design, Construction Management, Cost Reporting, Data Collection, Detail Oriented, Government, Gross Margin, Microsoft Access Database, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Organizational Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Purchase Orders, Residential Construction, Sales, Sales Prospecting, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Vendor/Supplier Selection, Zoning
LOCATION
Charlotte, NC
POSTED
30+ days ago
Position Title: Renovation Estimator
Major Objectives and Outcomes Expected
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 renovation estimator is responsible for helping sales bring potential prospects to contract as well as provide the superintendent 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.
Reports to
The position holder reports to the Renovation Lead Estimator and Renovation President.
Other key managers/employees interacting with the jobholder include: Team Leader(s), all team members (Sales, Design, Accounting, Construction and Management).
Essential Work Activities
General Duties:
Create, maintain and update the following for renovation projects:
Specifications
Estimates
Additional work authorizations
Trade partner and bid lists
Cost reports (monthly)
Customer statements, allowance recaps and invoices (monthly)
Maintain and update the following databases and templates for renovation projects:
Trade partner database (existing and new trades/suppliers)
Schedule templates
Estimating database, including unit costs
Specification templates
Generate and Maintain purchase orders
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
Client Proposals:
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 estimate with supervisor and superintendent for accuracy.
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.
Additional Responsibilities:
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
Required Skills, Traits and Attitudes
Good listening, communication, and organizational skills
Working knowledge of Microsoft word, excel, outlook, publisher, and access
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