Entry-level Construction Estimator

DH Pace Company, Inc.; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision options

Paid time off plan

401k retirement plan

Company-paid life insurance

Competitive compensation

401k retirement plan

Company‑paid life insurance

Disability coverage

Job summary

A leading distribution and construction firm seeks an Entry-Level Estimator for their Central Estimating Team in Olathe, Kansas. Responsibilities include learning to bid on various construction projects, maintaining communication with clients, and reviewing construction documents. Ideal candidates should have strong communication skills, a math background, and attention to detail. This is a great opportunity for recent graduates or those looking to change careers.

Qualifications

• Exceptional phone and email communication skills.
• Able to prioritize and manage time effectively.
• Self-motivated and eager to improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Learn to bid doors for new construction and aftermarket projects.
• Provide communication with internal and external customers.
• Review construction drawings and specifications.
• Create professional submittal and closeout documents.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously to completion.
• Remain involved with projects throughout the entire construction process.
• Create ideas that promote continuous improvement for the team and the company.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Skills

Superior communication skills

Math background

Microsoft Excel experience

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Job description

1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Why DH Pace?

DH Pace Company is a distribution, construction and service organization offering a complete range of door and door‑related products and commercial security products. The company is privately owned and has been in operation for over 95 years! We have 50+ U.S. offices in 24 states with 2024 company‑wide sales over $1 billion.

Our mission is to enhance the communities we serve by improving the safety, convenience, and aesthetics of the buildings where we live, work, and play. Our foundation of values represents who we are and what we stand for. Values are never situational or circumstantial; they are always and forever. Our core values are R.I.S.E. Respect, Integrity, Service, and Excellence.

DH Pace Company, Inc. aspires to hire an Entry‑Level Estimator for our Central Estimating Team in Olathe, Kansas. We are recruiting individuals that are great communicators, able to prioritize and multitask, and have a knack for numbers. Willing to train! Please apply if you have interest in learning how to estimate construction projects! This is an excellent opportunity for a recent or upcoming grad or someone who is eager to make a career change!

Job Responsibilities

• Learn to bid doors of all different types for new construction and aftermarket projects across the country (no travel required).
• Provide a superior level of communication with internal and external customers.
• Review construction drawings and specifications to determine bid strategies, quantities and costs.
• Create professional submittal and closeout documents.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously to completion.
• Remain involved with projects throughout the entire construction process.
• Create ideas that promote continuous improvement for the team and the company.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Job Requirements

Some of the candidates that have been most successful in this position type had zero construction experience. Instead, they had exceptional phone and email communications skills, were good at prioritization and time management, high attention to detail, strong basic computer skills, self‑motivated and were always imagining new ways of making our team and processes better.

• Superior communication skills.
• Math background and Microsoft Excel experience are a plus.
• Able to flourish in a fast‑paced environment while maintaining strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

Our Benefit Offerings Include

• Medical, dental, and vision options: Available on the 1st day of the month following your start date!
• Paid time off plan: 13 days accrued annually during your 1st year; 16 days accrued during your 2nd year!
• Paid Holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.
• Floating Holidays: Up to 2 floating holidays per year.
• Competitive compensation: Including annual performance evaluations!
• 401k retirement plan: Including an employer match!
• Company‑paid: Life insurance, short‑term disability, & long‑term disability.
• and more!

Successful completion of references, employment verifications, background check, drug screen, and driving record (if applicable) required in advance of hire.

DH Pace Company, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of DH Pace Company, Inc. without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of DH Pace Company, Inc. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Wholesale Building Materials

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