Residential Cost Estimator

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• Creates and maintains requests for information from subcontractors.
• Confirms and verifies submitted bids with plans, scope of work, and standard features per project.
• Updates material pricing with accurate effective dates.
• Creates feasibility budgets for pro forma analysis.
• Acquires and estimates pricing for all standard and nonstandard options for region.
• Conducts audit of selection sheets.
• Maintains plan sets with current and up-to-date sets of all models and amenities for each community.
• Creates cost comparison analysis.
• Creates estimates of costs in an efficient manner that utilizes comparative and differential estimating techniques.
• Verifies field take-offs to the quantities projected in the action plan.
• Researches, recommends, and implements cost-saving techniques.
• Assists in developing accurate pro forma models from committed and actual estimates for home construction.
• Maintains all applicable databases used in developing cost, quantity, and unit price estimates.
• Maintains floor plan takeoffs differentiating base and option quantities.
• Builds assemblies and generate takeoffs.
• Develops and maintains estimates in accordance with the company methodology.
• Reports historical material price trends and forecasts short-term price trends.
• Prepares any custom/special request takeoffs as required.
• Competitively bids for work.
• Reviews site analysis from builder and engineer and double checks exterior takeoffs for accuracy.
• Redlines plans with sales manager and design to determine constructability, salability, and profitability.

• Creates and maintains requests for information from subcontractors.
• Confirms and verifies submitted bids with plans, scope of work, and standard features per project.
• Updates material pricing with accurate effective dates.
• Creates feasibility budgets for pro forma analysis.
• Acquires and estimates pricing for all standard and nonstandard options for region.
• Conducts audit of selection sheets.
• Maintains plan sets with current and up-to-date sets of all models and amenities for each community.
• Creates cost comparison analysis.
• Maintains value engineering procedures for estimates.
• Creates estimates of costs in an efficient manner that utilizes comparative and differential estimating techniques.
• Verifies field take-offs to the quantities projected in the action plan.
• Researches, recommends, and implements cost-saving techniques.
• Assists in developing accurate pro forma models from committed and actual estimates for home construction.
• Maintains all applicable databases used in developing cost, quantity, and unit price estimates.
• Maintains floor plan takeoffs differentiating base and option quantities.
• Builds assemblies and generate takeoffs.
• Develops and maintains estimates in accordance with the company methodology.
• Reports historical material price trends and forecasts short-term price trends.
• Prepares any custom/special request takeoffs as required.
• Competitively bids for work.
• Reviews site analysis from builder and engineer and double checks exterior takeoffs for accuracy.
• Redlines plans with sales manager and design to determine constructability, salability, and profitability.

• Researches and assists with billing questions, providing documentation for discrepancies/deficiencies.
• Assists and problem solves with vendors.
• Assists with projects, as needed.
• Provides reports, as needed.
• Complies with company policy and procedures.

• Bachelor’s degree in construction engineering or construction management or equivalent experience required
• Five years’ minimum estimating and contracts experience in the construction industry. Residential experience preferred.
• Preferred Builder-MT, Mark Systems, and Timberline estimating proficiency. Plan Swift software for takeoffs. Proficient in Microsoft office applications, including Outlook and Excel
• General understanding of contract documentation
• General knowledge of construction industry
• When necessary, evening and weekend extended hours are a requirement in order to achieve company daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly,…