Construction Estimator

Position Details:

• Job Title: Construction Estimator
• Department: SPS
• Location: Hybrid (Remote & Office)
• Reporting to: Director of Estimating

About the Role:

The Estimator is responsible for collecting and analyzing data to estimate the time, budget, materials, and labor required for commercial and government security project’s locations nationwide and around the world. This position works with various stakeholders (internal and external) to ensure project-costs and prices sustain the Sloan business. The Construction Estimator is a self-starter, works independently, effectively communicates verbally and in writing, and has impeccable organization skills.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Primary Domains

• Document management.
• Communication with clients
• Cost estimation
• Proposal development
• Relationship building with GCs, owners, subcontractors, and material vendors.

General Tasks, Duties, and Assignments

• Receives project documents (drawings and specifications)
• Reviews and evaluates project documents.
• Contributes to “Go” or “No-Go” discussions.
• Visits jobs sites
• Performs quantity take-off estimation for security solutions barriers, fencing, bollards, gates, etc.
• Contacts vendors/subcontractors for pricing
• Communicates with other specialties (internal and external) for means, methods, and sequence estimates.
• Build project estimates for direct and indirect costs.
• Develops proposal documents.

Technical Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Skills in spreadsheet creation and manipulation
• Good mathematical and organizational skills
• Computer, Internet, and software knowledge and skill
• Cognitive functions & problem-solving skills
• Basic research, analysis, report development, and documentation skills
• Knowledge of state & federal construction codes and other key regulations/ compliance laws
• Purchasing knowledge and record keeping skills

Personnel in this position must develop knowledge of:

• Understand basic construction processes, procedures, means and methods.
• Be able to read construction drawings at a beginner level.
• Be able to construct a basic spreadsheet to build a budget.
• Construction plan reading and manipulation.
• Conventions (e.g., drawings, units of measurement, etc.)
• Construction Standards Institute codes
• B2W Estimating software.
• Bluebeam editing software.
• Microsoft Teams/Office
• Dropbox
• PipeDrive (Customer Relationship Management) software
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Procore Project Management software

Skillset:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Excellent sales and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or Related software