Plumbing Estimator & Project Manager

LJ Cross Plumbing; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

LJ Cross Plumbing seeks a Plumbing Estimator/Project Manager to oversee the estimating process for all plumbing projects, review start dates and schedules, and monitor the Sales Pipeline. This role ensures adequate opportunities, collaborates with the Plumbing Department Head on hand‑offs, and assists in initiating projects and managing cost changes.

The estimator will analyze plans, bids, and supplier quotes to produce accurate cost estimates and maintain effective client communications

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing and submitting plumbing bid proposals.
• Ability to analyze plans, specifications and geotechnical information.
• Experience maintaining an estimating schedule and bid pipeline.
• Strong communication with clients and project stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Review bid invitations and manage estimating schedules to maximize opportunities.
• Monitor Sales Pipeline and coordinate bid status with leadership.
• Communicate bid intentions and discuss project aspects with clients.
• Analyze plans, specifications, schedules, and other data to compute project costs.
• Prepare and submit proposals for plumbing bids on or before deadlines.
• Assist with project startup and hand‑off of awarded projects.
• Support change analysis and cost impact assessments during projects.

Skills

Bid management

Estimating

Project coordination

Client communication

Plan analysis

BIM familiarity

Site walks

Job description

PLUMBING ESTIMATOR/PROJECT MANAGER

The Plumbing Estimator/Project Manager oversees the estimating process for all plumbing projects, reviews project start dates and schedules, monitors and maintains our Sales Pipeline, analyzes bid documents, calculates durations for each phase of work, and ensures that we have enough opportunities in our pipeline to maintain optimum operating capacity. He/she works closely with the Plumbing Department Head to execute proper hand‑off procedures for awarded projects and to assist with project startup requirements. He/she also assists the Department Head in managing continuous change throughout each project by analyzing plan revisions and estimating costs of changes to our scope of work.

Essential Functions

• Reviews bid invitations and manages/maintains estimating schedules to maximize opportunities.
• Monitors our Sales Pipeline, maintains adequate opportunities in pipeline to ensure we’re operating at optimum capacity, but never over capacity. Collaborates with President/CEO on bid status.
• Communicates effectively with clients to advise bid intentions/commitments and discuss aspects of each project.
• Analyzes and interprets plans, specifications, geotechnical reports, project schedules, and other information needed to accurately compute the costs of each project.
• Analyzes our scope of work and calculates durations for each phase.
• Requests quotes from suppliers and specialty vendors and reviews them for accuracy and conformance to the plans/specs.
• Identifies errors, omissions, ambiguities, and constructability issues within the bid documents.
• Requests and receives all information needed to bid each project prior to bid dates. Submits pre‑bid RFIs when necessary.
• Attends site walks and conducts field investigations when necessary.
• Communicates with clients when there are issues with the bid plans. Qualifies assumptions and provides clarifications on proposals as needed.
• Prepares and submits proposals for plumbing bids on or before the bid deadlines.
• Assists the Plumbing Department Head with a proper hand‑off of each awarded project. Completes hand‑off process and assists with job startup and preparation.
• Assists Design Manager and Department Head to gain a clear understanding of our scopes & relays information needed to produce clear, accurate representations of our scope through BIM models.
• Assists Department Head to manage continuous change throughout each project and analyze the cost impact of changes and/or additional work. Creates takeoffs/estimates for change proposals.
• Closely monitors fluctuations in commodities costs. Keeps Department Head up to date regarding cost increases, and market volatility, minimizing cost overruns due to cost increases.