Senior Central Estimator

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Quantity Survey/Estimating:

• Extensive knowledge of On-Screen Take-off and Quick Bid estimating software.
• Advanced take-off organization and consistency.
• Acceptable speed and accuracy of take-offs.
• Implement checking methods for thoroughness.
• Thorough knowledge of production rates and how these vary by job type.
• Thorough knowledge of material costs and variations caused by time constraints.
• Well versed in drywall specific and industry related construction specifications.
• Developed ability to cost and price non-standard construction details.
• Excels at managing time and abilities to avoid “mad scrambles”.
• Develop and understand job specific comprehensive scopes of work.
• Develop, improve, and maintain cross training with the various scopes of work performed by MBS.
• Advanced ability to recap projects (pulling job together).

Sales/Marketing:

• Develop and maintain ongoing branch communications.
• Initiate, build, and maintain new branch relationships.
• Develop and maintain a sense of reliability of your work with others.
• Support corporate goal “Customer is Number One.”
• Possesses the skills necessary to offer Value Engineering concepts.
• Secures and understand post bid tabs.
• Be available for pre and post bid support by whatever means necessary.
• Follows up on pending bid projects.
• Keeps track of future work and can develop long-term strategies for improving Marek’s odds of securing it.
• Initiate and maintain workload, as necessary.
• Stay in touch with market trends.

Job Qualifications

Personal Characteristics:

• Maintain and foster a positive attitude concerning your job and our company with both customers and your fellow employees.
• When interacting with others initiate and promote teamwork concepts.
• Develop, improve, and maintain communication skills with others.
• Develop and promote effective systems of priorities and time management.
• Utilize time appropriately to avoid “mad scrambles”.
• Develop and initiate improvements to company business methods and practices.
• Support, by your presence and actions, company sponsored activities both within our company and with professional trade organizations.

Skills:

• 4 years experience in commercial drywall estimating.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products specifically Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Proficiency with reading construction plans, specifications, and vendor product data information.
• Familiarity with construction project delivery methods and practices.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

•  Able to work a varied schedule to complete projects and meet deadlines in response to changing demands. 
• Able to work in fast paced environment with high daily pressure to meet deadlines. 
• Able to perform work indoors in an office environment, regardless of whether cubicle, open office or private office. 
• Able to travel to branch offices and construction jobsites.
• Able to communicate verbally, in a clear manner. 
• Able to hear oral communication either in person or on equipment such as telephone or mobile phone. 
• Able to operate a personal computer, either desktop or laptop, for extended periods of time creating, composing and reviewing documents and spreadsheets. 
• Able to operate office equipment, including telephone, mobile phone, fax machine, scanner and calculator.
• Able to access and navigate construction jobsites periodically.  This can include climbing stairs and/or ladders.

Direct reports

This position has no direct reports. 

*We are an Equal Opportunity Employer*