Estimator
Southeast Culvert
Full-time
On-site
Winder, Georgia, United States
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
At Southeast Culvert Inc., we desire to operate on the biblical principle of being
intentional about doing Good. Our success is grounded in doing Good for our
customers, employees, suppliers, and to the company itself by striving to live out
our core values.
Objective:
To provide accurate and timely estimates to customers. Provide analysis of plans for potential value engineering opportunities. Analyze plans for potential liability as they relate to SeC products.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Produce accurate material takeoffs
- Recognize and/or identify issues or liabilities and address them quickly and as needed
- Perform material takeoffs from drawings to validate design and proposed quantities, measurements, etc.
- Analyze data and correlate to future sales and material needs
- With knowledge, experience, and increased capacity, identify opportunities and expand responsibilities to include analysis of data trends and competitive advantage
- Provide the client with value-engineered solutions, analyze plans, and prepare value-engineered estimates for teams to pursue
- Collaborate with engineering team to coordinate value-engineering opportunities for them to pursue
- Collaborate with Sales Team on prioritization and support on-time delivery of quotations
- Keep informed of industry changes, participate where possible in organizations directly involved within water quality markets, and continually work to improve team knowledge
- Coordinate with other departments regarding take offs, size of load, delivery distance, etc.
- Collect key documents, such as plans, blueprints, technical drawings, and project specifications and organize folder for easy retrieval of files for quotes
- Enter orders for WQU and UGD chambers and sediment ponds
Competencies:
- Ability to prepare submittals, drawings, approvals for underground retention and chamber systems for engineering
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Bluebeam, AutoCAD, high proficiency on Excel, ERP systems and Engineering software
- Ability to communicate easily with contractors, sales, engineers & owners
- Accuracy with data and numbers
- Comfort and competent both talking and meeting with clients
- Capable of understanding and following business processes
- Very detail oriented; diligent
- Possess a basic understanding of business functions and processes
- Strong ability to learn, self-starter and driven to perform at a high level
- Helpful and willing to go above and beyond
- Knowledge and/or field experience associated with utilities, construction or water quality
- Punctual, reliable, and good time management
- Ability to read and comprehend blueprints and plan drawings
- Strong data compilation, analysis, and interpretation capabilities
- Good verbal and written communication skills for dealing with clients, contractors, suppliers, admin team, etc.
- Capable of interpreting plans and making assumptions, with Engineering team, when needed, to provide estimates and to qualify the quote to protect the company
- Capable of predicting, with 2 days, and communicating to sales, the ability to complete estimate in window of time requested
Southeast Culvert, Inc., was founded on the promise to provide a quality drainage product at a reasonable price, when and where needed. This remains the core principle of how we run the business. Since it was established in 1981, Southeast Culvert, Inc., set out to be the company of choice when it comes to storm drainage product supplies. Our dedication to our customers and our quality of service has made Southeast Culvert, Inc., the largest single site capacity culvert plant in the United States. We offer stormwater solutions for all needs. At Southeast Culvert, Inc., we strive to have a positive impact, not just with our employees and customers but with the surrounding community. We are active members of many organizations including PPI, NCSPA and ASCE. In 2024, Southeast Culvert Inc., was selected as mid-sized Engineering Employer of the year. We make contributions to many charitable organizations including schools, fire departments, churches and the Shriners Children Hospitals. Our mission at Southeast Culvert, Inc., is to build lasting relationships to better serve our customers and our community.