The Estimator reports to the Production Sales and Drafting Manager and is responsible for evaluating the cost of cabinetry projects and building bids for new projects. This position is at the core of the company’s initial interactions with customers and essential for obtaining new orders that are both profitable for the company and valuable for the customer. The position works closely with the sales team and the drafting team to accurately price bids, create options that highlight our competitive advantage, and bring in new sales orders.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reads architectural plans and specifications for multi-unit housing construction and creates project estimates based on drawing takeoff
• Develops estimates for multiple cabinet finish levels for projects incorporating cost of materials, labor, overhead, and profit margin
• Provides suggestions to reduce costs and recommendations for optional add-on features to boost sales and increase Prime Tech’s profit margin
• Maintains strong knowledge and understanding of unit costs and production rates for various cabinet products and installation requirements
• Collaborates with internal drafting, manufacturing, and sales staff, as well as client engineers to ensure estimates are accurate and complete and that handoff to production for all successful bids goes smoothly
• Keeps project records of estimates, costs, and customer specifications through multiple rounds of revisions
• Tracks status of all projects through the bidding process including deadlines for submissions, project award dates, and work products that need to be prepared at each stage
• Supports the Sales Team in reaching out to customers during the bidding cycle and responding to customer inquiries
• Assists the Sales Team in developing bidding strategies that increase the percentage of successful bids
• Provides quality customer service throughout the bidding process
• Attends pre-bid and pre-construction meetings
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Location and Working Conditions
• Position is located at Prime Tech Cabinets main office.
• Occasional travel to job sites around Southern California may be required.

Qualifications:

• At least 2 years experience as an estimator, architect, or related position preferably in cabinetry, construction or related area
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field preferred
• Ability to read architectural plans and do takeoff
• Excellent attention to detail and highly organized
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks across extended project timeframes and meet deadlines
• Knowledge of costing and bidding processes
• Ability to review and interpret requests for quotes, project plans, specifications, and other detailed engineering and budget documents
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills
• Spanish language proficiency preferred

Job Type:

• Full-time
• $22 -$25/hour