Purchaser​/Estimator - Residential Construction

Job Description


** Purchaser/Estimator for Residential Home Builder**

A premier residential home builder, is looking for a meticulous and experienced Purchaser/Estimator to join their team. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in producing accurate and thorough take-offs and budgets, purchasing materials, hiring trade contractors, and keeping costs down while meeting our high-quality standards.

Purchaser/Estimator Responsibilities:

• Estimate and cost all plans accurately.
• Compile precise quantity take-offs.
• Establish and monitor budgets for all construction phases.
• Help identify cost-saving techniques, materials, and procedures.
• Research and eliminate all material, trade contractor, and back office-related variances.
• Monitor and communicate any hard-cost changes due to cost increases and quantity changes to the director of purchasing, estimating, and design.
• Monitor plan changes and estimate prices of all changes.

Purchaser/Estimator Qualifications/Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience with a Residential Home Builder.
• Excellent negotiation, analytical & problem solving skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong focus on accuracy & efficiency.
• Proficiency in Excel.
• Experience with Plan Swift is a plus.

This role is offering competitive wages and benefits, paid time off, paid holidays, strong family-like culture, and financial stability

Let's have a confidential conversation about what would make sense for you in this amazing opportunity.

Apply today, to take the next step in your Purchasing and Estimating career.


** Please call/text Lindsay Fitzpatrick @  to discuss this Purchaser/Estimator role in more detail.

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All inquiries are kept 100% confidential.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990.

We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.