Associate Estimator
About The Position
Working at Reece & Fortiline means being part of a growing global company that brings our purpose and values to life every day. We celebrate our team members living our values and provide opportunities to build a long and remarkable career. We’re proud to support essential industries helping bring clean air and water to everyone. To learn more about our purpose and values, visit our career site at https://careers.reece.com/us/ The Associate Estimator will partner with the Outside Sales Representatives in preparing quotations for Municipalities, Contractors and/or Water Treatment Plants.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Excellent customer service skills with strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
- Attendance – Ability to maintain the scheduled days and hours, including onsite presence at the assigned location as specified.
- Physical Capacities – Lift up to 25 pounds on occasion, sitting and standing for extended periods.
- Operation of Office Equipment — Job requires operation of equipment common to office settings, including computers, copiers, and other office equipment, including Near Vision, Manual Dexterity, and working in proximity to equipment.
- Oral Communication Skills – Speaking, Speech Clarity, and Speech Recognition.
- Written Communication Skills – Writing, Reading and Written Comprehension, and Written Expression.
- Mental Capacities – Achievement/Effort, Active Listening, Adaptability/Flexibility, Analytical Thinking, Attention to Detail, Category Flexibility, Concern for Others, Cooperation and Coordination, Critical Thinking, Deductive Reasoning, Dependability, Independence, Inductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Initiative, Innovation, Maintenance of Relationships, Integrity, Oral Comprehension and Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Selective Attention, Self-Control, Service Orientation, Social Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Stress Tolerance, Support, and Time Management.
Nice To Haves
- College degree in an industry-related field
- Prior experience with estimating with a contractor or engineer
- Experience within the industry
Responsibilities
- Work closely with Inside/Outside Sales to determine which projects will require formal quotations and to handoff all project documents during order initiation
- Enters take-offs in Eclipse, works on less complex projects for multiple branches as part of a regional support team
- Generates bids under direction from the OSR without considering pricing
- Prepare detailed and thorough Bills of Materials including all Piping/Valves/Fittings required for the project with concise quotations that can be easily understood by our customers
- Manage addendums and communicate with sales and customers
- Track upcoming projects for addition to Bid Calendar/Frontlog
- Develop a working relationship with key customers
Benefits
- Medical and Dental Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
- Company-paid Life Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- 401(k) Plan
- Paid Time Off (PTO) - plus paid holidays
- Parental Leave
- Voluntary benefits: Vision
- Long-term Disability
- Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
- Additional Voluntary Benefits through Corestream
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
