Estimator

Oldcastle-Infrastructure; Hancock (MN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CRH Americas Building Products in Minnesota is seeking an Estimator to handle project estimating and support the sales team, working with engineering, vendors, and production staff to ensure all costs are covered and accurate.

The role also involves coordinating turnover, reviewing proposals, and assisting with change orders, procurement, and scheduling to keep bids on track and customers satisfied.

Qualifications

• Estimation and project management experience preferred, construction or precast industry a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple bids/projects simultaneously.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Associates Degree / Civil Engineering preferred, or equivalent work experience.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Willingness to learn and implement our management systems.

Responsibilities

• Estimate multiple projects concurrently and deliver proposals to the sales staff before bid date.
• Contact vendors for pricing and review quotes to meet designs/specifications.
• Review proposals with sales staff to ensure proper estimating and project requirements, time frames and subcontracting opportunities.
• Lead turnover meetings at the point of sale to confirm scope and paperwork and begin scheduling the project.
• Assist with Change Order Proposals in a timely manner, as requested by owner/client/architect or generated by Oldcastle.
• Monitor progress and status of each project, problem-solve, and expedite where needed.
• Assist with inside sales, production reporting, and invoicing as required.

Skills

Estimating

Project management

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Bid management

MS Office

Education

Associates Degree / Civil Engineering

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

CRH Americas Building Products is reinventing what's possible in building solutions. We are the leading provider of innovative outdoor living products and utility infrastructure solutions for the water, energy, and communications markets throughout North America. We're a trusted and strategic partner to engineers, contractors, distributors, specifiers, retailers and homeowners alike as the manufacturer of precast concrete, polymer concrete, and plastic infrastructure products. Our portfolio of brands includes Oldcastle APG, Oldcastle Infrastructure, Belgard® hardscape, Echelon® Masonry, RDI® railing, Catalyst™ Fence Solutions, Sakrete® packaged concrete, Amerimix® mortar, Pebble Technology International® pool finishes, and Techniseal® sands and sealant technologies.

Job Summary

The Estimator position will be responsible for handling the estimating of projects and to assist the sales team with managing various customer accounts. He/she will work with engineering/vendors/production staff to ensure all costs are covered and accurate. When required, he/she will be the main point of contact for the customer/vendors/ and Oldcastle staff to ensure that products are constructed to the required designs/specifications.

Job Location

• This position will be located at our office in Hancock, MN.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for estimating multiple projects concurrently and getting proposals to the sales staff before bid date.
• Contact vendors for pricing on needed items, review vendor quotes to make sure those items will meet the required designs/specifications.
• Reviews sales proposals to/with sales staff to ensure proper estimating and project requirements, time frames and subcontracting opportunities.
• Upon project assignment, shares responsibility with the Sale Team to hold a Turnover/Kick Off meeting at the point of sale to ensure all needed information and paperwork are complete; that the scope of work is clear; review the estimate and confirm values for all items; and begin the process of scheduling the project.
• Assist with any applicable Change Order Proposals in a timely manner, whether owner/client/architect requested or by generation from Oldcastle.
• Monitors the progress and status of each assigned project as it moves through the process, and acts to problem solve proactively, offers technical advice, and assists other staff so as to expedite assigned projects, removes obstacles which may cause a project to fall behind schedule.
• Assist with inside sales, production reporting, and invoicing as required.

Job Requirements

• Estimating/Project Management experience preferred, ideally within the construction or precast concrete industry but not required for the right individual.
• Demonstrated ability to manage several large to small, complex bids/projects simultaneously.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook).
• Associates Degree / Civil Engineering preferred, or equivalent work experience a plus but not required.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Willingness to learn and implement our management systems.