Project Estimator I

Cold Spring Granite Company; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Dental

Vision (Optical)

Medical FSA/HSA

Dependent Care FSA

Life Insurance

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

401K with Company Match

Profit Sharing

PTO (Vacation)

Holidays

Jury Duty

Funeral Leave

Job summary

Coldspring is seeking a capable Estimator to prepare accurate surveys of customer documents and generate material and labor estimates for bids. The role requires CAD literacy and experience with stone product projects.

You will gather blueprints, analyze plans, and use PlanSwift to take off quantities, while supporting sales with site visits and pre-bid conferences. This is a full-time, salaried position. Applicants may contact Karissa Lintgen for assistance.

Qualifications

• Read and interpret architectural, structural, civil, and landscape drawings and specifications.
• Three years drafting stone products experience or three years combined with technical college.
• Proficient with Outlook, Excel and Word; CAD literacy.

Responsibilities

• Prepare estimates from proposals, blueprints and specs.
• Identify labor, material and time requirements; compute costs.
• Assemble schedules of values and provide technical advice to sales staff.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Teamwork

Cost estimation

Analytical thinking

Education

High school diploma with post-secondary training in Business

Tools

AutoCAD

Inventor

AutoDesk

PlanSwift

Job description

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Status: This is a full-time; salaried position
Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm

Benefits Offered to Full-time Employees:

• Health
• Dental
• Optical
• Medical FSA/HSA
• Dependent Care (FSA)
• Basic Life Plan
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• 401K with Company Match
• Profit Sharing (ROA)
• PTO (Vacation)
• Holidays
• Jury Duty
• Funeral Leave

JOB SUMMARY:

The Estimator is responsible for completing accurate surveys of customer and/or internally supplied documents to establish quantity of material and labor required for bids. Provides estimates and quantity surveys for a limited scope of product lines and building projects serviced by Coldspring.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

• Identify and eliminate potential safety hazards in area.
• Support all Continuous Improvement programs and company policies.
• General knowledge of construction science as it relates to multiple project types.
• Prepares work to be estimated by gathering proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents.
• Identifies labor, material, and time requirements by studying proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents.
• Computes costs by analyzing labor, material, and time requirements.
• Resolves discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information.
• Presents prepared estimate by assembling and displaying numerical and descriptive information.
• Provides accurate estimates and surveys for some product lines sold by Coldspring.
• Understand and use Construction Sciense Institute (CSI) cost codes
• Assemble schedule of values for use in application for payment.
• Utilize Plan Swift estimating module for take off surveys
• Provides technical advice to sales staff.
• Provide assistance to sales staff including site visits and pre bid conferences.
• Attends meetings as required.
• Autocad literate
• Analyze change orders, internal and external, to recognize deviations from original estimate.
• Formulate Cost breakdowns and options for proposed project
• Analyzing precontract work to match estimate

Requirements

• High school diploma with post-secondary training or experience in Business.
• Minimum of three years of drafting stone products experience or three years combination of work experience and Technical College.
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team to meet the assigned work schedule while performing highly accurate work.
• This position requires the ability to read and interpret architectural, structural, civil, and landscape drawing and specifications.
• General knowledge of natural stone design, fabrication, transportation, and construction practices.
• Familiar with Outlook, Excel and Word.
• Must be able to work in AutoCAD / Inventor / AutoDesk

MAKE YOUR MARK AND MAKE IT LAST
If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, please call or text Karissa Lintgen at 320-685-4681 or email Karissa at [e-mail] for assistance. COLDSPRING IS A VETERAN-FRIENDLY, WELLNESS ORIENTED, TOBACCO-FREE COMPANY. Coldspring is an Affiantive Action Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

This is a representation of the position’s entire pay grade range. Starting pay is based on an individual’s skills, experience, and at the discretion of the hiring team.

Salary Description

$60,285 - $70,158