Estimating Manager - Commercial HVAC/R | $80K-$100K + Benefits

Interior Climate Solutions | ICS; Texas; On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and 401

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Interior Climate Solutions (ICS) is seeking a senior estimator to own and run the estimating function for our national commercial HVAC/R platform. You’ll lead the department, quality‑check the team’s bids before they go to customers, and prepare complex high‑value estimates yourself.

You’ll partner with operations, purchasing and project management to keep pricing tight and current, standardize templates, and mentor estimators as the department grows in a fast‑moving national company.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial HVAC/R estimating experience across service and capital/replacement work.
• Ability to read plans, specs, and site surveys with confidence.
• Experience leading and mentoring an estimating team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the estimating department - set the standard, process, and pace.
• Review and quality-check estimates from the team before customer delivery.
• Prepare complex high-value estimates: unit replacements, full refrigeration systems, chillers, and racks.
• Own turnaround to ensure fast, accurate quotes reach clients.
• Partner with operations, purchasing, and project management to keep pricing current.
• Standardize templates and pricing for defensible estimates.
• Develop and mentor estimators as the department grows.

Skills

HVAC/R estimating

Takeoffs & pricing

Team leadership

Plans & specs reading

Bidding strategy

Tools

Estimating software

Job description

Job Description

$80K–$100K plus full benefits to own and run the estimating function for a national commercial HVAC/R platform. You'll lead the department, quality-check the team's estimates before they reach the customer, build the complex high-dollar bids yourself, and keep turnaround fast so clients get accurate numbers when they need them.

ICS (Interior Climate Solutions) is one of the largest, fastest-growing independent commercial HVAC/R service providers in the country, supporting multi-site retail, convenience-store, and commercial customers nationwide. Our field and project teams are backed by centralized dispatch, purchasing, quoting, and billing - and estimating is the engine that keeps the work flowing.

WHAT YOU'LL EARN

• $80,000–$100,000/yr, based on experience


• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, and Paid Time Off


• A department to own and build inside a fast-growing national company

WHAT YOU'LL OWN

• Lead the estimating department - set the standard, the process, and the pace


• Review and quality-check estimates from the team before they go to the customer


• Prepare the complex, high-value estimates yourself: unit replacements, full refrigeration boxes, chillers, and rack refrigeration


• Own turnaround - make sure quotes reach clients fast, accurate, and complete


• Partner with operations, purchasing, and project management to keep pricing tight and current


• Standardize templates, scope, and pricing so estimates are consistent and defensible


• Develop and mentor estimators as the department grows

WHAT YOU BRING

• Strong commercial HVAC/R estimating experience across service and capital/replacement work


• Deep knowledge of HVAC/R equipment: RTUs, split systems, walk-in/refrigeration boxes, chillers, and rack systems


• A sharp eye on takeoffs, scope, labor/material pricing, and margin


• Fast and accurate - you protect turnaround without cutting corners


• Able to read plans, specs, and site surveys and scope confidently

NICE TO HAVE (not required)

• Prior estimating lead or department-head experience


• Multi-site retail / convenience-store / commercial customer experience


• Estimating and quoting software familiarity

WHY ICs

• Centralized dispatch, purchasing, quoting, and billing behind every estimate


• A national commercial HVAC/R platform that's still growing fast


• Real ownership: build the estimating department and the team under it

Company Description

Interior Climate Solutions (ICS) is one of the largest independent commercial HVAC/R and facility service providers in the country, delivering national coverage to multi-site retail, convenience-store, and commercial customers. Interior Climate Solutions is a rapidly growing national commercial HVAC and refrigeration service company supporting multi-site retail and commercial customers across the United States. Our technicians rely on the Purchasing Department to quickly locate, order, track, and deliver the parts and equipment needed to complete service calls correctly and on time. We are looking for an organized, responsive, and detail-oriented Purchasing Coordinator who understands that purchasing is a critical part of customer service and field operations.