Estimator

First America Homes; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

First America Homes in The Woodlands, TX seeks a Residential Construction Estimator specializing in production homebuilding to join our team. This role maintains construction materials, creates estimates and purchase orders in Newstar Enterprise, and requires experience reading blueprints and house plans.

You will collaborate with Construction Managers, Area Managers, Purchasing, Design, and Vendors to develop accurate plan take-offs, manage budgets, and support special projects for the

Qualifications

• 3-5 years estimating experience using PlanSwift.
• Experience with residential construction or estimating.
• Reading architectural plans and prints is essential.
• Experience with Newstar Enterprise Database is a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Estimate new plans and elevations including plan options.
• Develop and maintain accurate plan take-offs and process plan changes.
• Develop and maintain job-cost budgets in the database system.
• Build each community in Newstar Enterprise per features and requirements.
• Field visits to validate take-offs.
• Interact with Construction Managers, Area Managers, Purchasing, Design, and Vendors.
• Assist with special projects as needed by Management.

Skills

Independent worker

Learn new technology

Reading architectural plans

Microsoft Office

Team player

Organization

Education

Construction Management background

Construction Science background

Business/Finance background

Related degree

Tools

PlanSwift

Newstar Enterprise Database

AutoCAD

Job description

First America Homes (FAH) is the homebuilding division of The Signorelli Company. We are a vertically integrated, diversified development company based in The Woodlands, TX. The company has a track record of over 25-years in all aspects of real estate development including retail, mixed-use, multi-family, office, medical, land development and single-family homes. FAH is one of the fastest growing privately held homebuilder in the State of Texas.

POSITION SUMMARY:

First America Homes is looking for a Residential Construction Estimator Specializing in Production Homebuilding to join our team. This position is responsible for maintaining the construction materials that go into building each house plan top to bottom, standard options and creating and maintaining estimates and purchase orders in Newstar Enterprise Database Software. Prior estimating experience and knowledge of residential construction and reading blueprints is required.

Cost Management

• Estimate new plans and elevations including plan options and be able to reconcile those plan options.
• Develop and maintain accurate plan take-offs and process plan changes.
• Development and maintenance of job-cost budgets in database system.
• Build each community in Newstar Enterprise, based on features and community requirements.
• Field visits to validate take-offs.
• Interact directly with Construction Managers, Area Managers, Purchasing, Design Personnel and Vendors / Suppliers.
• Assist with special projects as needed by the Management Team.

CORE VALUES

• Integrity: Do the right thing, always. Corporate sustainability can only be achieved through trust and integrity.
• Growth: Strive to do more. There is no growth in your comfort zone and no comfort in your growth zone.
• Innovation: Think differently. Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity, not a threat.
• Vision: A strong team turns a vision into reality. We focus not on where we are, but where we are headed.
• Excellence: Excellence is not a skill, it’s an attitude. We are what we repeatedly do. It is not an act, but a habit.

EDUCATION

• Background in Construction Management, Construction Science, Business, Finance, or related degree

EXPERIENCE

• Equivalent work experience 3-5 years estimating experience utilizing PlanSwift
• Estimating Software and/or Newstar Enterprise Database preferred.

TALENTS:

• A self-starter who can work independently and productively, prioritize, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously, detail oriented and able to handle deadlines.
• Able to learn new technology easily and an understanding of computer database management is beneficial.
• Experience in single family residential construction or estimating is required.
• Must be proficient utilizing Microsoft Office – Excel, Word, Outlook, Experience with Autocaad or Newstar Enterprise Database is a plus.
• Be able to read and understand architectural plans, prints.
• Strong team player ethic and a positive attitude with the ability to be flexible and switch priorities easily.
• Strong organizational skills.

First America Homes, a Signorelli Company is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We seek to empower everyone’s diverse experiences to maximize our organization’s talent and capabilities.

This job description is not meant to be an “all-inclusive” list of the duties and responsibilities of this job. First America Homes reserves the right to change or modify job duties as necessary based on business necessity.