What are the responsibilities and job description for the Construction Estimator position at SERVPRO of Augusta?
Benefits:
The Construction Estimator is responsible for ensuring an accurate scope of work is created, delivering a consistent and complete estimate, and maintaining a high quality of service in all dealings with customers, clients, and resource providers involved in construction services.
Primary Responsibilities
This is a full-time position, working hours varying between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, 40 hours per week minimum. This position may require long hours. Travel is required and is primarily local. However, some out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected.
All employees of a SERVPRO® Franchise are hired by, employed by, and under the sole supervision and control of an independently owned and operated SERVPRO® Franchise. SERVPRO® Franchise employees are not employed by, jointly employed by, agents of, or under the supervision or control of Servpro Franchisor, LLC, in any manner whatsoever.
- 401(k) matching
- Competitive salary
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
The Construction Estimator is responsible for ensuring an accurate scope of work is created, delivering a consistent and complete estimate, and maintaining a high quality of service in all dealings with customers, clients, and resource providers involved in construction services.
Primary Responsibilities
- Establish customer relationship for construction services
- Educate customer on the construction process
- Work with customers to understand desired upgrades/changes
- Ensure that estimates meet client requirements
- Analyze labor, material, and time requirements for a project
- Create an accurate sketch and initial scope of work for construction projects
- Digitally scan all jobsites and provide extremely detailed explanations of photos and scans
- Deliver a consistent and well-defined initial estimate
- Recognize project constraints and/or needed upgrades
- Work with Construction Manager to price bid items, if needed
- Identify and document finalized project scope of work
- Work with outside resources as necessary to complete accurate estimate (i.e., Structural Engineers, ITEL, Electrical Inspectors, etc.)
- Assemble accurate and well-organized estimates
- Deliver and communicate estimate to Construction Project Manager
- Thoroughly update job files with notes, documentation, required date fields, and more
- Support Construction Project Managers with vendor relationships and subcontractor coordination
- BA in engineering, construction science or similar relevant field preferred
- 2 years previous construction estimating and/or insurance adjusting experience
- Superb customer service
- Effective written and oral communication
- Proficient use of Xactimate™ estimating software
- Ability to use cameras and scanning equipment
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Team Player
- Walking and/or standing throughout the day
- Frequent driving and sitting
- Occasionally climbing ladders
- The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme conditions such as heat
- The noise level at individual jobsites can be loud
This is a full-time position, working hours varying between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, 40 hours per week minimum. This position may require long hours. Travel is required and is primarily local. However, some out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected.
All employees of a SERVPRO® Franchise are hired by, employed by, and under the sole supervision and control of an independently owned and operated SERVPRO® Franchise. SERVPRO® Franchise employees are not employed by, jointly employed by, agents of, or under the supervision or control of Servpro Franchisor, LLC, in any manner whatsoever.