Plumbing Estimator

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.; Harleysville (PA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. is seeking a Plumbing Estimator on the Pre-Construction end for a well-known mechanical and plumbing contractor in Pennsylvania.

The role requires detailed takeoffs, bid package preparation, and collaboration with vendors, subcontractors, and general contractors. You will prepare bid summaries, review specs, and assist in pricing and quotes within deadlines, supporting design development and project handoffs with senior estimators and operations.

Qualifications

• Must perform detailed takeoffs and prepare bid packages.
• Experience with plan-spec and design/build drawings is expected.
• Communicate with vendors, subcontractors and general contractors.
• Assist in pricing and preparing quotes within deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Identify and distribute bid RFI’s when required.
• Prepare and set up drawing folders for estimations.
• Distribute bid requests to vendors and subs.
• Participate in preconstruction meetings and site walks.
• Perform manual takeoffs and labor estimates.
• Review project specifications for pricing and scope.
• Prepare bid summaries and scopes of work.
• Track estimates and follow up to determine outcomes.
• Support engineering teams with drawings per budget.
• Assist in project handoffs with senior estimators.

Skills

Takeoffs

Estimating software

Vendor communication

Bid preparation

Pricing and quotes

Preconstruction involvement

Labor estimates

Contract review

Project coordination

Turnovers and handoffs

Tools

Quotesoft

Job description

My client is well known Mechanical and Plumbing Contractor doing commercial, industrial and residential. They are actively seeking a Plumbing Estimator on the Pre-Construction end.

• Identify & distribute bid RFI’s when required
• Prepare and set up drawing folders for estimations
• Distribute bid requests to all applicable vendors and subcontractors
• Participating in project walk throughs and preconstruction meetings
• Perform detailed take offs for department needs and material purchasing
• Execute takeoffs from estimating software (Quotesoft)
• Must complete tasks within timeframes and deadlines
• Assist lead estimators with pricing and quotes
• Perform manual takeoffs and labor estimates
• Perform takeoffs from plan-spec and design/build drawings
• Prepare bid summaries and scopes of work for review
• Review value engineering opportunities on projects
• Participate in project turnover meetings
• Communicate with vendors, subcontractors, and suppliers regularly
• Communicate with General contractors in bidding process
• Facilitate communication between fields, office and warehouse
• Review of project specifications
• Responsive to both internal and external client needs
• Updating and entry of pricing multipliers in estimating software from venders
• Support engineering teams in developing drawings according to budget
• Assist in review of contracts and scopes of work
• Assist in project handoff with Senior Estimator & Operations Dept.
• Speaking with Vendors on upcoming increases & communicating with the team
• Communicate with any subcontractors needed for plumbing/mechanical portion of project
• Assist to develop project expectations for turnovers and buyouts
• Track all estimates and perform follow-ups to determine outcomes