Estimating Manager, Architectural Specialties

LOCATION: Carson, California, United States, 90746

Company: Armstrong World Industries

Primary location: On site in Carson, CA or Lancaster, PA •
Relocation offered: No •
Employment status: Full‑Time •
Travel: 11%-25% •
Non‑compete: No

Estimated base salary range: $91,500 to $115,000 per year. Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors.

It means being immersed in a supportive culture that recognizes you as a key player in Armstrong's future. We are a large company with a local feel, where you will get to know and collaborate with leadership and your colleagues across the company. Arktura LLC is a widely published company headquartered in a fast‑paced design office and manufacturing facility in Los Angeles, CA.

We design, develop, and manufacture a variety of façade systems, interior wall and ceiling systems, custom art installations on a full range of state‑of‑the‑art equipment, in our 100,000 sf facility.

Benefits include 401(k) with employee match, robust health care options, paid time off and professional development. We have a casual dress code, free snacks, and quarterly events. We love to engage in community service activities with local organizations and provide access to hundreds of discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Life Mart such as car and hotel rentals and insurance, legal services, and childcare.

We support Employee Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion and provide perspective.

Reporting to the Arktura National Sales Director, the AS Estimating Manager provides leadership and management to all estimating roles including managing daily project intake and output for the estimating team, creating and maintaining department standards of practice, and coordinating quoting activities with various internal groups (design/engineering, project management, and manufacturing operations). This position will be based at the Lancaster, PA site but will work in support of the Arktura business to deliver accurate and high‑quality bids that ensure the company's profitable growth.

• Lead and shape a critical estimating function for a growing, design‑driven brand
• Manage and develop a skilled estimating team
• Work cross‑functionally with design, engineering, sales, and manufacturing
• Support high‑visibility architectural and custom projects nationwide

• Maintain internal databases designating standard/modified products with associated costs.
• Review inter‑departmentally and provide guidance to Estimates Team.
• Manage, coordinate, and maintain accurate SKUs, BOMs and sub‑assemblies.
• Maintain, review, and coordinate costs/resources associated with project engineering levels and report those back to the National Sales Director.
• Maintain CRM compatibility and process with current project portfolio.
• Review net price and costs on zero‑dollar invoices.
• Report to Finance and Production for re‑work & quality evaluation.
• Review purchase orders and manage price increases to uphold acceptable margins.
• Coordinate with Production and Procurement; report back to the National Sales Director.
• Maintain, create, and track discount/promotion rates, report to the National Sales Director.
• Register and maintain SOPs for national discounts on distributor accounts.
• Maintain project status report for subcontractors, coordinate with Account Management & Design/Engineering Departments and report to National Sales Director.
• Create forecasts & plans based on sales forecast, historical usage, and product trends.
• Create and maintain Estimates pricing guide including SKU organization.
• Create and maintain “canned responses” for consistent external communications.

• Coordinate requests for quotes (RFQ) and other customer service requests from various platforms.
• Create projects, leads, opportunities in CRM from RFQs.
• Create and maintain project folder on company server by capturing essential project details and records of various formats.
• Conduct daily Initial Quote Review Meetings…