Regional Estimator

Rain For Rent•Kansas City, MO

10d

About The Position

The Regional Estimator is responsible for estimating costs and prices for large projects, including identifying and mining opportunities for upcoming project bids. The role supports the inside and outside sales teams through project application, installation, operation, and risk training and mentoring, with the goal of securing profitable projects. The estimator works with customers and Rain for Rent internal resources to analyze construction documents, specifications, proposals, and related materials and prepare projects that are safe and profitable. The role uses ZOHO, Construct Connect, and Industrial Info Resources (IIR) to identify significant opportunities and collaborates with the Branch Manager and Sales Team on the bid and quote process. It also coordinates with operations, Fleet, and Engineering to assess execution plans and equipment availability, develops scopes of work and schedules, conducts quantity takeoffs, evaluates value-engineering options, and submits bids and budgets on time.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Use ZOHO, Construct Connect, and Industrial Info Resources (IIR) to identify significant project opportunities.
Collaborate with the Branch Manager and Sales Team to manage the bid and quote process for significant opportunities.
Study specifications and assist operations in planning job execution procedures, including start and completion times, work environment, and staffing for each construction phase.
Collaborate with Fleet and Engineering to confirm quoted equipment meets scope requirements and is available during the specified period.
Research construction documents and analyze specifications to estimate project costs.
Produce scopes of work, schedules, and installation processes.
Review bid requirements and coordinate contract terms and conditions.
Include value-engineering ideas in bids.
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.
Develop and analyze value-engineering and management-analysis options.
Provide project application, installation, operation, and risk training and mentoring to the inside and outside sales teams.