Luxury Homes Estimating & Purchasing Lead

Sella Homes; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sella Homes, a growing luxury residential builder and developer based in Phoenix, seeks an Estimating & Purchasing Manager to own financials of construction projects—from budgets and bidding to purchasing, cost tracking and invoice review.

Ideal candidate has 3+ years in residential construction estimating/purchasing and strong negotiation and analytic skills. This role offers ownership of purchasing systems and collaboration with the Senior Construction Manager.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in residential construction estimating, purchasing, procurement, cost control, or related role.
• Strong negotiation skills and confidence working directly with subcontractors and suppliers.
• Excellent organization and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with construction budgets, bids, contracts, POs, invoices, and change orders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage construction budgets from initial estimating through project completion.
• Coordinate the bidding process with subcontractors and suppliers.
• Solicit and manage competitive bids across all major trades.
• Review and compare bids for apples-to-apples comparisons.
• Identify missing scope, exclusions, allowances, discrepancies, and potential cost issues.
• Negotiate pricing, scope, and terms with subcontractors and suppliers.
• Work with the Senior Construction Manager to ensure complete and accurate scopes before bidding.
• Recommend subcontractors and suppliers based on cost, quality, reliability, and past performance.
• Prepare and manage purchase orders, contracts, and budget updates.
• Track committed costs, awarded costs, invoices, and remaining contract balances.
• Review and negotiate change-order pricing.
• Review invoices against contracts, POs, budgets, and change orders.
• Identify duplicate charges, billing discrepancies, overages, or unapproved costs before invoices move forward for payment.
• Coordinate with construction team to confirm completed work and prompt payment.
• Maintain accurate project budgets and purchasing information in Buildertrend.
• Develop cost benchmarks by trade and source new subcontractors and suppliers.
• Identify opportunities to reduce construction costs without compromising quality.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Spreadsheet skills

Relationship building

Tools

Buildertrend

Job description

Sella Homes, a growing luxury residential builder and developer based in Phoenix, seeks an Estimating & Purchasing Manager to own financials of construction projects—from budgets and bidding to purchasing, cost tracking and invoice review.

Ideal candidate has 3+ years in residential construction estimating/purchasing and strong negotiation and analytic skills. This role offers ownership of purchasing systems and collaboration with the Senior Construction Manager.