What are the responsibilities and job description for the Residential Construction Estimator position at Hayden Homes?
Job Title: Residential Construction Estimator
Company: Simplicity by Hayden Homes
Location: Redmond, OR / Support Center
Career Area: Business Development
Education: High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree preferred
Experience: Construction Estimating experience required, residential construction, development, or land acquisition, and sales preferred.
Travel: Occasional travel for in-person meetings and site visits
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How You Will Contribute:
In this role, the Residential Construction Estimator will contribute to the organization’s success by providing accurate, thoughtful cost estimates and feasibility analyses for non-standard, multi-unit residential projects. They will play a key role in supporting business development efforts with thorough due diligence, technical sales support, and close coordination with operational teams. The Residential Construction Estimator will directly support informed decision-making, improve efficiency, and drive successful outcomes from initial evaluation through project completion.
Responsibilities Include:
Success in this role is driven by a strong ability to build and sustain trusted relationships while demonstrating consistent professionalism, composure, and reliability. A successful individual operates with independence and accountability, taking ownership of their work while actively collaborating with internal teams to achieve shared goals. Through clear and effective technical communication, they influence stakeholders, align expectations, and support confident decision-making. By delivering accurate conceptual estimates, responding quickly to proposal needs, and identifying opportunities for value engineering and strategic subcontractor negotiations, they help improve and preserve project margins.
What You Can Offer:
Simplicity by Hayden Homes’ compensation and benefits package consists of a competitive annual salary, along with quarterly bonus opportunities, generous health care coverage including medical, dental and vision benefits for team members and dependents, flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance, 401(k) plan with company match, a team member home purchase discount, paid time off, volunteer time off, education reimbursement and career development opportunities.
Company: Simplicity by Hayden Homes
Location: Redmond, OR / Support Center
Career Area: Business Development
Education: High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree preferred
Experience: Construction Estimating experience required, residential construction, development, or land acquisition, and sales preferred.
Travel: Occasional travel for in-person meetings and site visits
We are proud to be Great Place to Work Certified® and selected as a Fortune 100 Best Workplaces!
How You Will Contribute:
In this role, the Residential Construction Estimator will contribute to the organization’s success by providing accurate, thoughtful cost estimates and feasibility analyses for non-standard, multi-unit residential projects. They will play a key role in supporting business development efforts with thorough due diligence, technical sales support, and close coordination with operational teams. The Residential Construction Estimator will directly support informed decision-making, improve efficiency, and drive successful outcomes from initial evaluation through project completion.
Responsibilities Include:
- Estimating & Pricing: Provides the Business Development Manager & Representatives with Pricing Support for Non-Standard Plans and Upgrades
- Technical Sales Support: Assists Business Development Manager & Representatives with understanding & quantifying project-specific needs and challenges
- Post Sales Support: Provides the Business Development Manager with Sales Support as needed to help drive the sales process forward and provide both internal and external teams with the information they need to be successful
Success in this role is driven by a strong ability to build and sustain trusted relationships while demonstrating consistent professionalism, composure, and reliability. A successful individual operates with independence and accountability, taking ownership of their work while actively collaborating with internal teams to achieve shared goals. Through clear and effective technical communication, they influence stakeholders, align expectations, and support confident decision-making. By delivering accurate conceptual estimates, responding quickly to proposal needs, and identifying opportunities for value engineering and strategic subcontractor negotiations, they help improve and preserve project margins.
What You Can Offer:
- Education
- High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Specialized knowledge
- Comprehensive understanding of the residential homebuilding process and residential construction project estimating
- General knowledge of land development preferred
- Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office programs and Salesforce
- Experience in PlanSwift or other estimating software preferred
- Strong analytical and financial skills
- Abilities
- Communicate and coordinate effectively with clients, vendors, and internal teams
- Work and be productive with minimal supervision
- Work effectively with internal team members to produce quality work within tight timeframes
- Prioritize based on company needs and goals
- Execute based on company needs and goals within strategic lens
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast paced, high growth environment
- Experience
- Construction Estimating Experience Required
- Experience in feasibility research, due diligence, and construction project management, preferably in multi-unit residential development
- Experience in cost modeling and risk assessment preferred
- Sales experience, especially residential home sales preferred
Simplicity by Hayden Homes’ compensation and benefits package consists of a competitive annual salary, along with quarterly bonus opportunities, generous health care coverage including medical, dental and vision benefits for team members and dependents, flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance, 401(k) plan with company match, a team member home purchase discount, paid time off, volunteer time off, education reimbursement and career development opportunities.