Project Estimator Sales

SERVPRO of Hardin/Larue Counties; Elizabethtown (KY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Training & development

Bonus based on performance

Company car

Competitive salary

Project Estimator

Job summary

SERVPRO of Hardin/Larue Counties is seeking a Project Estimator to manage bidding and pricing for restoration projects. You will ensure accurate scope, complete estimates, and high-quality service in dealings with customers and suppliers involved in our services.

The role includes a sales aspect to upsell services or upgrades, with a base importance on precise, itemized cost modeling and proactive communication.

Qualifications

• Proficient use of Xactimate estimating software
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• 2 years estimating and/or insurance adjusting experience
• Ability to communicate clearly with customers, clients, and providers
• English reading/writing/speaking required; bi-lingual preferred
• Advanced presentation skills for progress updates to management
• Detail-oriented with emphasis on project management, codes, and docs
• Strong organizational ability to document and estimate each project section

Responsibilities

• Provide detailed, line-item scope and estimate for items needing scope clarification
• Identify requirements and constraints to restore pre-loss conditions
• Break projects into manageable sections
• Document dimensions, diagrams, and room details
• Identify and document all tasks for each room/section
• Identify exclusions and scope boundaries
• Determine required resources (labor, equipment, materials, subcontractors)
• Discuss scope with customer and align on upgrades
• Review project requirements from accounts, insurers, and local rules
• Create project estimates using the approved estimating platform
• Send bid requests for subcontracted work as needed
• Prepare and submit project proposal packets
• Ensure estimates meet client requirements
• Analyze labor, materials, and time needs for the project

Skills

Xactimate

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Teamwork

Clear communication

Presentation skills

Project management

Documentation

Organizational skills

Education

Insurance adjuster experience

Xactimate Level 1 certification

Tools

Xactimate software

Job description

Benefits:

• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Bonus based on performance
• Company car
• Competitive salary
• Project Estimator

Position Summary

The Project Estimator (PE) is responsible for managing a wide range of functions necessary to successfully obtain, bid, and price projects. They are responsible for ensuring an accurate scope of work is created, delivering a consistent and complete estimate, and maintaining a high quality of service in all dealings with customers, clients, and resource providers involved in our services. This position also includes a sales side to sell other services we offer or upgrades on a project as well.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides detailed, line-item scope and estimate for items within the project that are uncertain and need further investigation.
• Identifies general project requirements and/or constraints to bring the structure and contents back to pre-loss conditions.
• Divides project into sections to make the scope more manageable.
• Documents all dimensions, diagrams, and images of each room or section.
• Identifies and documents all tasks that must be performed in each room or section.
• Identifies and documents any exclusions; what will not be part of your scope of work.
• Determines resources needed in each section (labor, equipment, consumables, and subcontractors).
• Discusses scope of work with the customer.
• Reviews project requirements (National Account bulletins, insurance company requirements, local agreements).
• Creates the project estimate using agreed upon estimating platform.
• Sends out bid requests for specific subcontracted work as needed.
• Complies and submits project proposal packet.
• Work with customers to understand desired upgrades/changes
• Ensure that estimates meet client requirements
• Analyze labor, material, and time requirements for a project

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficient use of Xactimate™ estimating software
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• 2 years previous estimating and/or insurance adjusting experience
• Demonstrated ability to work with other people.
• Ability to read, write, and speak the English language to communicate with others, in person, on the phone, and by written communications in a clear, straightforward, and professional manner. Multi or Bi-lingual language skills are preferred but not required.
• Intermediate problem-solving skills including proper scope of work, general constraints to bring the structure and contents
• Advanced presentation skills which may include detailed presentation/update of project progress and issues to upper management, as well as communication with the customer/client.
• Detailed oriented with an emphasis on project management, building codes, and documentation of all areas of the project.
• Intermediate organizational skills to properly document, diagram and estimate each section of the project and the overall project.

Working Conditions

Fast-paced, high pressure work environment. Shift hours may vary depending on the size and scope of the project but will typically consist of eight (8) to ten (10) hour shifts. Ability to sit/stand/walk for prolonged periods of time with approximately sixty percent (60%) of the time evaluating and documenting the site. Ability to travel locally and out of state when necessary

Formal Education/Training

Previous experience as insurance adjuster desired Xactimate Level 1 certification

Pay Rate

Base of $40,000/ year plus commission

SERVPRO of Hardin/LaRue Counties is an EOE M/F/D/V employer

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