What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plumbing Estimator position at Protouch Staffing?
Responsibilities
- Perform complete takeoffs from plans and specifications for commercial plumbing projects, including underground, above-ground, fixtures, gas, medical gas, and lab systems.
- Build detailed estimates including labor, material, equipment, subcontractors, and permits.
- Solicit and level vendor and subcontractor quotes.
- Prepare accurate, well-documented estimates to support leadership's bid/no-bid decisions.
- Manage the bid calendar and meet deadlines.
- Hand off awarded projects to project managers with full scope, budget, and buyout plan.
- Attend pre-bid meetings and site walks as needed.
- Learn and apply estimating standards, assemblies, and historical job cost data.
- Review actual job costs against estimates and refine pricing accuracy over time.
- Work within established estimating systems and standards.
- Collaborate with project managers and commercial leadership.
- 3 years of estimating experience in the plumbing trade on commercial projects.
- Strong plan and specification reading ability, including underground, above-ground, fixtures, gas, medical gas, and lab systems.
- Proficiency with takeoff and estimating software; experience with FastPIPE is expected regardless of platforms used previously.
- Track record of accurate, on-time bids.
- Strong attention to detail and follow-through under deadline pressure.
- Coachable and collaborative.
- Prior FastEST/FastPIPE experience preferred.
- Plumbing field experience or trade licensure preferred.
- Vendor and subcontractor relationships in the Triangle market preferred.
- Experience with Sage 300 or similar construction accounting systems preferred.
- Familiarity with percentage-of-completion job cost reporting preferred.
- Full benefits after 90 days, including Aetna.
- Paid time off.
- Paid holidays.
- Matching 401(k) retirement savings plan.
- Life insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Performance bonus potential based upon revenue, efficiency, and sold hours.
- 90-day and yearly performance reviews with option for pay raise depending on performance.
Salary : $35 - $40