What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plumbing/Mechanical Estimator position at The Christman Company?
Christman Facility Solutions, LLC
Job Description
Build More with Your Career at Christman Facility Solutions
With projects throughout the mid-Atlantic, Christman Facility Solutions is a great place to begin, continue or grow your career. We’re searching for the next generation of innovative minds who want to shape the world and live to build. Christman Facility Solutions is looking for a Plumbing/Mechanical Estimator in our Mesquite, Texas region.
What You Will Do
As Plumbing/Mechanical Estimator, your primary daily responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:
What You Will Bring To The Team
Required experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include:
The Christman family of companies is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Christman Company is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Job Description
Build More with Your Career at Christman Facility Solutions
With projects throughout the mid-Atlantic, Christman Facility Solutions is a great place to begin, continue or grow your career. We’re searching for the next generation of innovative minds who want to shape the world and live to build. Christman Facility Solutions is looking for a Plumbing/Mechanical Estimator in our Mesquite, Texas region.
What You Will Do
As Plumbing/Mechanical Estimator, your primary daily responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:
- Demonstrates conceptual estimating proficiency in the scope review process, subcontractor knowledge, information of on-screen takeoff and estimating software platforms, and in interiors estimating.
- Surveys, quantifies materials, and produces assemblies from drawings.
- Prepares proposal letters, qualification and clarification sheets.
- Reads and interprets technical documents such as Geotechnical Reports, Due Care Plans, etc.
- Manages supplier and subcontractor bid invitations for respective estimates.
- Contacts/Follows-up with subcontractors and suppliers for pricing input.
- Demonstrates knowledge of client relations and estimate presentations.
- Possesses great knowledge with regard to technical specifications and pricing levels.
- Reviews contract scopes and associated dollar figures.
- Assists with subcontractor recommendations and buyouts.
- Meets deadline challenges and has the ability to prioritize multiple assignments simultaneously.
- Works in conjunction with the bid team to prepare accurate bid proposals.
- Provides technical assistance to Project Managers in negotiating contracts, change orders, etc. as required.
- Responsible for timely and complete bid submission and management of all required bid submission requirements (i.e. schedule, logistics, breakdown pricing, etc.).
- Ensures clean handoff of estimate, bidding information, drawings, specifications, etc. to project management team; assists with kickoff meetings.
- Organizes and performs quantity take-offs.
- Honors the brand promises of the Project Planning Group at Christman. Foundational to our brand is: providing accurate costing; proactively offering creative solutions for the team; and understanding our client’s business to optimize capital investment and to win as a team.
- Completes assigned and required training for this role.
What You Will Bring To The Team
Required experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Business, Finance or a related job field.
- Three (3) years of work experience in construction or related job field.
- -or- Equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Business, Finance or a related job field.
- Use of Planswift and WinEst estimating software.
- Basic understanding of accounting and project management concepts.
- Deep understanding of research methodology, data analysis, and estimation metrics.
- The ability to contribute as a member of a team and help others succeed is very important for success at Christman.
- Well organized, excellent communication, and negotiation abilities.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Knowledge of building construction, materials, systems, market conditions, trade practices.
- Must have conceptual ability to work with minimum information and quickly develop an understanding of the owner and/or architect requirements.
- Complete knowledge of the estimating documents and the ability to provide accurate qualitative and quantitative analysis of the documents.
- Familiarity with construction project management software.
- Strong computer knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
The Christman family of companies is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Christman Company is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
