Commercial Estimator

Planet Glass LLC; Columbia (TN); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Glass LLC in Tennessee seeks a skilled Construction Cost Estimator to price projects, read architectural plans, and prepare quotes for bids. The role requires strong knowledge of materials, labor, equipment costs, and risk assessment to keep projects on budget.

You will collaborate with contractors and suppliers, manage multiple bids, and support buyers through the quotation process while ensuring adherence to project economics and timelines.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in reading and interpreting architectural drawings.
• Ability to develop accurate cost estimates for materials, labor, equipment and subcontractors.
• Strong time management to meet project deadlines.
• Capacity to multitask across several bids and projects.

Responsibilities

• Researching the cost of items such as materials, transport, labor and equipment
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with contractors and vendors
• Getting quotes from suppliers and contractors within a specified time frame
• Assessing the risk levels associated with a project
• Preparing and submitting quotations and details of costs for work to be done
• Assisting with bids for new contracts and supporting the activities of buyers
• Monitoring the costs at the different stages of a project to ensure it stays within the estimated costs
• The ability to read architectural plans and develop cost estimates
• The ability to manage time well and multitask
• Strong understanding of the construction process

Skills

Read architectural plans

Cost estimation

Time management

Multitasking

Vendor relations

Bid participation

Risk assessment

Bid sourcing

Construction knowledge

Job description

• Researching the cost of items such as materials, transport, labor and equipment
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with contractors and vendors
• Getting quotes from suppliers and contractors within a specified time frame
• Assessing the risk levels associated with a project
• Preparing and submitting quotations and details of costs for work to be done
• Assisting with bids for new contracts and supporting the activities of buyers
• Monitoring the costs at the different stages of a project to ensure it stays within the estimated costs
• The ability to read architectural plans and develop cost estimates
• The ability to manage time well and multitask
• Strong understanding of the construction process