Luxury Residential Estimator for Custom Homes

Homes by CM Watson; Fishers (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Three weeks paid time off

Holiday break

Job summary

Homes by C.M. Watson, a family-owned design-build firm in Central Indiana, seeks a meticulous Residential Construction Estimator to own the estimating process for custom homes, renovations, and additions.

The role involves gathering subcontractor and vendor pricing, developing comprehensive estimates, supporting purchasing, and facilitating smooth handoffs from sales to production. The ideal candidate will excel at parsing complex plans, maintaining pricing accuracy, and collaborating across

Qualifications

• Experience in estimating, preconstruction, purchasing, project management, or construction operations.
• Experience in custom residential construction, remodeling, or commercial construction strongly preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret architectural plans, specifications, and construction documents.
• Strong numerical, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a strong desire to produce accurate work.
• Ability to understand the overall project while also managing detailed cost information.
• Experience requesting and evaluating subcontractor and vendor proposals.
• High level of integrity, accountability, and follow-through.
• Self-motivated and willing to research unfamiliar materials, methods, or project requirements.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed estimates for custom homes, renovations, additions, kitchens, bathrooms, and other residential projects.
• Review architectural plans, specifications, selections, and scope documents.
• Complete material takeoffs and identify labor, subcontractor, equipment, and material requirements.
• Request, collect, organize, and compare bids from subcontractors and vendors.
• Clarify bid scopes and identify missing, overlapping, or inconsistent information.
• Maintain accurate pricing information and estimating documentation.
• Collaborate with ownership, design, accounting, and production teams throughout preconstruction.
• Assist with purchasing and the preparation of purchase orders.
• Identify cost risks, scope gaps, alternates, and value-engineering opportunities.
• Lead project handoff meetings from sales and estimating to the production team.
• Update estimates when designs, selections, or project scopes change.
• Develop and improve estimating systems, templates, processes, and standard operating procedures.
• Maintain organized project information within Buildertrend and other company systems.

Skills

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

Tools

Buildertrend

Estimating software

Microsoft Excel

Office 365

Job description

Homes by C.M. Watson, a family-owned design-build firm in Central Indiana, seeks a meticulous Residential Construction Estimator to own the estimating process for custom homes, renovations, and additions.

The role involves gathering subcontractor and vendor pricing, developing comprehensive estimates, supporting purchasing, and facilitating smooth handoffs from sales to production. The ideal candidate will excel at parsing complex plans, maintaining pricing accuracy, and collaborating across