Estimating Manager
About The Position
The Estimating Manager reviews and tracks customer estimate requests, develops project estimates, follows up on submitted estimates, and creates, reviews, and delivers job start packages to the Projects team. The role reviews completed jobs and margins to identify improvements to estimating practices and helps ensure Premise Inc. crews have the budget information needed to complete projects on time, within budget, and to customer satisfaction. The manager leads, manages, and supervises other Estimators in the department. The position works with customer RFPs and scopes of work, develops detailed construction cost estimates, coordinates assumptions and scope with internal teams and external vendors, and supports customer-facing estimate presentations as needed. It also maintains historical cost and productivity data, identifies project savings, and develops subcontractor and vendor relationships. The position is based in a normal indoor office environment, with a possibility of hybrid work after the training period; the schedule is 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with three days in the office for hybrid work.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or a combination of education, training, or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- At least 4 years of experience working as an Estimator or in a similar role.
- Knowledge of electrical and telecommunications construction, including a basic technical understanding of the work being estimated and construction workflows, duties, and tasks.
- Knowledge of civil estimation, including reviewing geotechnical reports and civil drawings to produce sitework estimates.
- Ability to write professionally and informatively, edit for spelling and grammar, and present numerical data effectively.
- Ability to adapt to changes in estimating processes, manage competing demands, and respond to changes, delays, or unexpected events.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate clearly with peers, management, customers, and people from varied backgrounds.
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills; ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and workflows, meet deadlines, and prepare schedules and action plans.
- Ability to effectively use Microsoft Office Suite, PDF software, ProEst project management software, and other software as needed.
- Proficiency in estimating systems and software; ability to use customer RFP portals and familiarity with ProCore or other project management software.
- Ability to evaluate and implement AI software solutions to improve takeoffs and RFP review.
- Good financial understanding of profit, budgets, margins, invoicing, and revenue recognition.
- Ability to promote and model Premise Core Values: Be Ready to Learn, Own the Result, Build Trust, and Drive to Complete.
- Ability to stand, sit, walk, lift, talk, hear, see, reach, grasp, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, telephone, and other office equipment; occasionally lift up to 15 pounds.
Nice To Haves
- Working knowledge of construction, quality, safety, and OSHA guidelines.
- Certification through the American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE) or the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) International.
- Ability to occasionally travel to remote job sites.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to maintain a clean driving record.
Responsibilities
- Review RFPs and scopes of work to understand requirements and prepare estimates in the customer’s required format.
- Prioritize, track, and manage estimating workload to ensure timely responses and submittals.
- Create detailed estimates from conceptual design through IFC-level construction pricing, including quantity takeoffs, labor hours and pricing, equipment pricing, subcontractor quotations, vendor material pricing, productivity factors, and project-specific risks.
- Coordinate with engineering, project management, procurement, and operations to validate scope, drawings, quantities, equipment needs, constructability, and cost assumptions.
- Support Program Directors and account managers in creating and presenting estimates as needed.
- Follow up on submitted estimates, solicit customer feedback, and use pricing feedback to refine pricing models.
- Maintain and apply historical cost and productivity data for conceptual estimates, benchmark pricing, and improved estimating accuracy.
- Identify and recommend project savings and efficiencies to project and operations teams.
- Perform pre-estimate site walks and visit active job sites as needed.
- Build and maintain long-term relationships with key subcontractors and vendors.
- Lead and manage assigned staff, including interviewing, hiring, training, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, coaching and mentoring, and resolving complaints and problems.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
