Estimator​/Project Manager - Mechanical Plumbing​/HVAC

Estimator/Project Manager - Mechanical Plumbing/HVAC

Build What’s Next with Jamar

At Jamar, innovation, collaboration, and operational excellence drive everything we do. As an Estimator/Project Manager, you'll play a critical role in helping bring complex commercial mechanical projects to life by developing accurate estimates, managing preconstruction activities, assessing risk, and delivering value-driven solutions for our customers.

In this role, you'll work closely with project managers, field leadership, customers, architects, engineers, vendors, and subcontractors throughout the preconstruction process. From conceptual budgeting and detailed estimating to proposal development and project handoff, you'll help ensure projects are positioned for success before work begins in the field.

If you're a strategic thinker with strong estimating expertise, exceptional relationship-building skills, and a passion for delivering high-quality solutions, you'll find a rewarding career with Jamar.

Pay: $75,400-$113,000 annual salary; dependent on relevant knowledge, skills, training, experience, and market conditions.

Employment Type:

Full-Time/Exempt

Required Experience:

3+ years

Benefits Start:
First of the month following 20 calendar days from date of hire.

• Follow established policies and procedures related to the proposal process, including estimating and proposals; prepare proposals in a timely manner, ensuring that they align with objectives and budget targets.
• Communicate directly with owners, architects, and representatives to clarify scope, negotiate pricing, and present value-driven alternatives
• Collaborate with project managers, account managers, and field leadership to ensure estimates align with production capabilities, labor strategies, and safety considerations.
• Build and maintain strong vendor and subcontractor relationships to secure competitive pricing and reliable material availability.
• Comply with the centralized cost estimating database and following formal standard operating procedure to support cost estimating, to ensure historical data is utilized.
• Prepare cost estimates for large, complex, multi-disciplined projects at various stages of design from conceptual and budget to detailed take-off and pricing; coordinate and lead project meetings and review schedules to fully understand agreements and work scope.
• Collect and analyze project data and information, equipment drawings, schedules, submittals, material lists, specifications, and other related documents.
• Support project management during all project phases.
• Work with the preconstruction team and Commercial leadership to identify opportunities to create efficiencies, cost savings and customer value enhancements.
• Perform analysis of collected data and metrics; determine project requirements and prepare and present complex proposals to project management for approval.
• Lead management of incoming and outgoing drawings and create and maintain appropriate logs for assigned construction projects until handoff to the execution team.
• Negotiate construction prices with service providers, vendors and subcontractors for competitive proposal development; obtain multiple quotes and select the most suitable offers. Evaluate offers to purchase.
• Prepare economic feasibility studies on changes and adjustments to cost estimates. Perform risk assessments to account for potential deviation from the project plan and resolve cost discrepancies as needed.
• Work with Industrial leadership to investigate and make recommendations to review and identify opportunities to create efficiencies, cost savings and customer value enhancements.
• Develop and foster an environment of open communication, collaboration and mutual respect; support team…