Regional Estimator

Rain For Rent•Keyport, NJ

10d

About The Position

The Regional Estimator is responsible for estimating the overall costs and prices of large projects, including identifying opportunities for upcoming project bids. The role supports profitable project wins by providing application, installation, operation, and risk training and mentoring to inside and outside sales teams. It works with customers and internal resources to analyze construction documents, specifications, proposals, and related materials to prepare safe, profitable project bids. The Regional Estimator identifies significant opportunities using ZOHO, Construct Connect, and Industrial Info Resources (IIR), and collaborates with branch managers, sales, fleet, engineering, and operations teams throughout the bid and quote process. The position also develops scopes of work, schedules, installation processes, cost estimates, and quantity takeoffs, while reviewing bid requirements and coordinating contract terms. Site pre-bid meetings and tours may be attended as needed.

Requirements

Competency in application engineering.
Competency in product performance.
Competency in ZOHO.

Responsibilities

Identify significant large-project opportunities using ZOHO, Construct Connect, and Industrial Info Resources (IIR).
Collaborate with the Branch Manager and Sales Team to manage the bid and quote process for significant opportunities.
Study specifications and assist the operations team with planning job-execution procedures, including timing, work environment, and staffing requirements for each construction phase.
Coordinate with Fleet and Engineering to ensure quoted equipment meets scope requirements and is available during the specified period.
Research construction documents and analyze specifications to determine estimated costs.
Produce scopes of work, schedules, and installation processes.
Review bid requirements and coordinate contract terms and conditions.
Include value-engineering ideas in bids and develop and analyze value-engineering and management-analysis options.
Submit all bids and budgets in a timely manner.
Obtain clarification on plans and specifications from architects, project managers, and engineers when necessary.
Develop accurate unit costs.
Attend project site pre-bid meetings and site tours as needed.
Assess and plan takeoff workload accurately.
Perform accurate, thorough, and timely quantity takeoffs using company formats, detail, and coding for project documents.
Provide project application, installation, operation, and risk training and mentoring to inside and outside sales teams.