Flooring Estimator

Flooring Estimator (Tampa)

Advanced Systems, Inc. of Suncoast (ASI) is a premier, full-service flooring vendor serving residential, multi-family, and commercial construction throughout the greater Tampa Bay and Sarasota/Bradenton areas since 1990.

We are looking to fill the position of Estimator. The Estimator will be responsible for bidding projects, job costing, material procurement, problem solving, project management, accounting, and customer management. If you are detail oriented and enjoy solving puzzles, we have a great opportunity for you.

• Properly utilize software programs and digital blueprints (such as Measure Square) to generate/calculate wall and floor take-offs for Tile, Carpet, Wood, Vinyl, etc.
• Generate cost estimates for residential/commercial builders and home buyers.
• Identify potential installation problems based on plans, products or requested designs.
• Develop, lead, and execute purchasing and vendor strategies.
• Interact with all levels of internal and external customers in a professional and supportive manner.
• Obtain and review all plans, specifications, and samples to perform and process takeoffs/bids on new projects.
• Prepare Bid Packages.
• Procurement of materials for jobs by various suppliers.
• Research new products and processes from a cost and value basis.
• Perform job costing and cost analysis.
• Maintain standard and custom feature lists for all communities.
• Prepare and maintain direct budget estimates for standard and custom features for all plans and communities.
• Resolve specification, selection and plan conflicts with customers.
• Assist accounting department in researching and resolving budget and payment issues.
• Update and maintain existing contracts as required.
• Maintain a positive and professional relationship with all potential and existing customers.
• Assist in the validation of material takeoffs.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

• Strategic Orientation – Sees the big picture, understands the goals, priorities, and strategies of the job and how they relate to our customer, and can prioritize work accordingly.
• Processes & Procedures – Ensures accurate processes and procedures for self and others to use and seeks ways to improve existing processes, adjusting, or recommending improvements.
• Problem Solving and Decision Making – While making good decisions uses a mix of analysis, wisdom, experience, and discernment. Assesses needs and anticipates problems, and prioritizes to meet deadlines.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or minimum 4 years’ experience in flooring or construction.
• Proficient with Microsoft Platform (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with square foot and square yard dimensions.
• Knowledge of geometry/math.
• Data entry experience.
• Experience reading construction blueprints.
• Budget management experience.
• Bidding and plan take-off experience.
• General knowledge of residential and commercial construction.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Cooperative attitude.

• Knowledge of all flooring aspects (tile, carpet, wood, etc.).
• Microsoft Access.
• Measure Square or similar experience.
• Order processing experience.
• Spanish fluency.
• Experience with estimating software.

Job Type: Full‑time

Hours:

7:30 – 4:30 Monday–Friday

Work Location:

Tampa
Compensation:
Negotiable based on experience

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance offered
• Vision insurance offered
• AFLAC offered
• Paid holidays
• Earned PTO
• 401(k)

This is NOT an AutoCAD, design center consultant, or management position.

When applying for this position, please include specific computer programs you have worked with, as well as any experience or interests that would make you our ideal candidate.