The Reconstruction Estimator is responsible for managing a wide range of functions necessary to successfully obtain, bid, and price construction 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, Adjusters, Consultants, and resource providers involved in construction services.
Primary Roles and Responsibilities
- Customer Satisfaction
- Educate customers on the construction process.
- Work with customers to understand desired upgrades/changes.
- Ensure that estimates meet customer and insurance requirements.
- Prepare the file to go into production.
- Project Initiation
- Analyze labor, material, and time requirements for a project.
- Create an accurate sketch and initial scope of work for construction projects.
- Deliver a consistent and well-defined initial estimate.
- Recognize project constraints and/or needed upgrades.
- Work with Project Managers to price bid items, supplements, and change orders if needed.
- Project Planning
- Identify and document finalized project scope of work.
- Work with outside resources as necessary to support work cycle (e.g., Structural Engineers, ITEL, Electrical Inspectors).
- Assemble accurate and well-organized estimates, supplements, and change orders.
- Deliver and communicate estimate to the adjuster assigned to the claim.
- Provide the contract to the insured for execution once the adjuster approves the submitted estimate.
- Ensure all executed documents are collected so the project can enter the production cycle.
- Assist with any supplements needed during the production cycle.
- Additional Support
- Support the estimating department by helping write mitigation estimates, as needed.
- Provide peer reviews for other estimators in mitigation and construction capacity.
- Help with monthly training on industry knowledge to educate the team and foster teamwork.
- Assist in first response during inundation periods within the company.
Physical and Work Environment Requirements
Walking and/or standing throughout the day, frequent driving, sitting, and occasional ladder climbing. Exposure to extreme conditions such as heat. Loud noise levels at individual jobsites.