High End Residential Construction ESTIMATOR and buy out coordinator

Job Title:        Estimator

Major Job Responsibilities:
Location: 

Office is based in Summit, NJ but projects are across the New York Metro area including New York City, Westchester County and Connecticut. 

Job Summary: 

The Estimator is responsible for cost calculations to determine how much it will cost to complete a project or provide buyout for a new scope of work and changes to contracted work. Flower Construction is a high end custom RESIDENTIAL builder with projects that include technically challenging pre-war co-ops and townhouses in New York City alongside multi-structured ground up estates, historical preservation and renovation projects. 
 

• Perform takeoffs from architectural drawings and specifications
• Generate thorough descriptions of materials and fabrications for RFP’s
• Generate RFI’s to Design Team
• Generate and follow up on RFI’s and RFP’s using Procore project management software.
• Prepare, review, and bid-level supplier and subcontractor proposals and pricing
• Create estimates in excel
• Deliver estimates and proposals on time, with supporting documentation
• Collaborate with project teams as needed throughout estimating process

Other Responsibilities:
 

• Complete online training and refresher courses as needed.
• Attend Company level meetings as requested

Requirements:
 

• Minimum of 4-year college degree preferably in Construction Management, Architectural, or Design.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in high-end residential construction estimating
• Technical skills to include: Microsoft Project, Procore, Microsoft Excel, OnScreen Takeoff, Bluebeam

Key Competencies:
 

• Thorough and timely communication
• High degree of professionalism
• Strong work ethic
• Strong time Management
• Solid organizational skills
• Detail and accuracy orientation

Major Job Responsibilities:
 

• Perform takeoffs from architectural drawings and specifications
• Generate thorough descriptions of materials and fabrications for RFP’s
• Generate RFI’s to Design Team
• Generate and follow up on RFI’s and RFP’s using Procore project management software.
• Prepare, review, and bid-level supplier and subcontractor proposals and pricing
• Create estimates in excel
• Deliver estimates and proposals on time, with supporting documentation
• Collaborate with project teams as needed throughout estimating process

Other Responsibilities:
 

• Complete online training and refresher courses as needed.
• Attend Company level meetings as requested

Requirements:
 

• Minimum of 4-year college degree preferably in Construction Management, Architectural, or Design.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in high-end residential construction estimating
• Technical skills to include: Microsoft Project, Procore, Microsoft Excel, OnScreen Takeoff, Bluebeam

Key Competencies:
 

• Thorough and timely communication
• High degree of professionalism
• Strong work ethic
• Strong time Management
• Solid organizational skills
• Detail and accuracy orientation