What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Project Estimator - Construction (Local not remote) position at ACo?
About ACo
What does ACo do?
We combine design, manufacturer direct products and installation to build beautiful kitchen, bath and flooring spaces.
For many homeowners, the idea of home improvement can be daunting, but we are here to help! We guide homeowners through a simple approach-The ACo Way-to ensure a worry-free experience and kitchen, bath, or flooring renovation that lets them love where they live.
Our Mission:
Whether we're helping homeowners transform their home worry-free, or nurturing a vibrant culture here at the office, our ultimate mission is to help people connect. At the end of the day loving life is all about the human connections we make. Love where you live...and work!
Company Fit
We believe in our culture so much we established a list of core values that are necessary to ensure fit within our culture. Our people are everything.
Permission to Play:
These values go without saying and are required to work at ACo.
· Impeccable with our word-we keep promises and honor commitments
· Take pride in what we do-we believe in quality over quantity
· Committed to do what it takes to be successful
· Fair and Honest-always do the right thing
· Grateful for the opportunities in our lives
Core:
Our core values are timeless guiding principles we live by. These values define our culture and who we are as people.
- Customer Altruistic – Our clients are everything. “Clients eat first.”
- Excellence - We strive to improve 1% every day. We do more than it takes, and we leave things better than we found them. “Be the best you can at what you do no matter what you do.”
- Accountable -We are responsible for our future and accountable for our actions. “It starts and ends with you.”
- Teamwork - We work together with empathy and understanding, striving towards a shared vision and goals. We celebrate the wins and support each other through the losses. “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.”
- Candor - We appreciate Truth over Harmony. We have tough conversations and healthy debate - we communicate openly and honestly. “Truth over Harmony Tina.”
- Curiosity - We seek to find the truth and understand the “why” to everything. We keep an open mind. We don’t make assumptions but seek to understand others. “Stay curious my friends.”
- Reflective Humility - We don’t think less of ourselves; we think of ourselves less. We are self-aware, we know our strengths and weaknesses, and we are never above lending a helping hand. “Be a good friend to all people.”
Job Summary The Lead Project Estimator is responsible for estimating the cost of proposed projects based on design plans, vendor costs for client selections, installer estimates, other time and labor needs, and identifying all costs that go into a project. The Lead Project Estimator is a Sales staff support position in relation to the project’s design completion and in coordination with multiple teams. This includes creating detailed estimates and instructions from Sales notes and CAD designs, gathering all needed documentation, pricing while ensuring accuracy, as well as reporting and tracking costs for accurate records. The Lead Project Estimator is committed to implementation, execution, and completion of the company’s specific strategy, and goals as related to the project.
Job Responsibilities
1. Produce take-offs/print mark up
2. Complete accurate estimation and job scope.
3. RFI’s
4. Coordinate with vendors and installers on pricing and estimation.
5. Accurate record keeping as well as update/maintain pricing database.
6. Reporting
7. Maintaining department standards for entire department by leading other estimators
8. Conduct weekly team meetings with estimation team
9. Communicate needed adjustments to other teams in a productive manner
10. Special Projects as coordinated by the Director of Sales or President
Additional Education/Knowledge/Skills
· 2 years of experience working as an estimator or Project Manager
· Ability to work independently
· Amazing critical thinking, analytical, and math skills
· Effective communicator with ability to work well on a team
· Very detail oriented
· Ability to understand and produce technical drawings and requirements for custom solutions
· Deep knowledge of how processes work
· Exceptional Organizational and Time Management Skills.
· Office 365 experience preferred.
· Qfloors and Hubspot software experience a bonus
· B2B Experience a bonus
· Management Experience preferred
Benefit Conditions:
- Waiting period may apply
- Only full-time employees eligible
This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:
- Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous
- Adaptable/flexible -- enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
- Detail-oriented -- would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
- Autonomous/Independent -- enjoys working with little direction
- Innovative -- prefers working in unconventional ways or on tasks that require creativity
- High stress tolerance -- thrives in a high-pressure environment
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $22.00 - $30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Experience:
- Construction Estimating: 3 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $22 - $30