Residential Cost Estimator

Hubbell Realty Company; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading real estate firm in West Des Moines is looking for a Cost Estimator to manage project pricing and bids. The ideal candidate has at least five years of experience in construction estimating, with a strong understanding of construction contracts. Responsibilities include maintaining databases, creating cost comparisons, and analyzing bids. This full-time role offers a salary range of $75,000 to $115,000 annually, with potential for growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of estimating and contracts experience in the construction industry.
• Residential experience preferred.
• General understanding of contract documentation.

Responsibilities

• Creates and maintains requests for information from subcontractors.
• Confirms and verifies submitted bids with plans.
• Updates material pricing with accurate effective dates.
• Creates feasibility budgets for pro forma analysis.
• Researches, recommends, and implements cost-saving techniques.

Skills

Ability to read blueprints

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Strong organizational and time management skills

Ability to analyze data

Ability to multitask

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction engineering or construction management

Tools

Builder-MT

MarkSystems

Timberline

Plan Swift

Microsoft Excel

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• Creates and maintains requests for information from subcontractors.
• Confirms and verifies submitted bids with plans, scope of work, and standard features per project.
• Updates material pricing with accurate effective dates.
• Creates feasibility budgets for pro forma analysis.
• Acquires and estimates pricing for all standard and nonstandard options for region.
• Conducts audit of selection sheets.
• Maintains plan sets with current and up-to-date sets of all models and amenities for each community.
• Creates cost comparison analysis.
• Creates estimates of costs in an efficient manner that utilizes comparative and differential estimating techniques.
• Verifies field take-offs to the quantities projected in the action plan.
• Researches, recommends, and implements cost-saving techniques.
• Assists in developing accurate pro forma models from committed and actual estimates for home construction.
• Maintains all applicable databases used in developing cost, quantity, and unit price estimates.
• Maintains floor plan takeoffs differentiating base and option quantities.
• Builds assemblies and generate takeoffs.
• Develops and maintains estimates in accordance with the company methodology.
• Reports historical material price trends and forecasts short-term price trends.
• Prepares any custom/special request takeoffs as required.
• Competitively bids for work.
• Reviews site analysis from builder and engineer and double checks exterior takeoffs for accuracy.
• Redlines plans with sales manager and design to determine constructability, salability, and profitability.
  
  

Duties And Responsibilities

• Creates and maintains requests for information from subcontractors.
• Confirms and verifies submitted bids with plans, scope of work, and standard features per project.
• Updates material pricing with accurate effective dates.
• Creates feasibility budgets for pro forma analysis.
• Acquires and estimates pricing for all standard and nonstandard options for region.
• Conducts audit of selection sheets.
• Maintains plan sets with current and up-to-date sets of all models and amenities for each community.
• Creates cost comparison analysis.
• Maintains value engineering procedures for estimates.
• Creates estimates of costs in an efficient manner that utilizes comparative and differential estimating techniques.
• Verifies field take-offs to the quantities projected in the action plan.
• Researches, recommends, and implements cost-saving techniques.
• Assists in developing accurate pro forma models from committed and actual estimates for home construction.
• Maintains all applicable databases used in developing cost, quantity, and unit price estimates.
• Maintains floor plan takeoffs differentiating base and option quantities.
• Builds assemblies and generate takeoffs.
• Develops and maintains estimates in accordance with the company methodology.
• Reports historical material price trends and forecasts short-term price trends.
• Prepares any custom/special request takeoffs as required.
• Competitively bids for work.
• Reviews site analysis from builder and engineer and double checks exterior takeoffs for accuracy.
• Redlines plans with sales manager and design to determine constructability, salability, and profitability.
  
  

Secondary Duties And Responsibilities

• Researches and assists with billing questions, providing documentation for discrepancies/deficiencies.
• Assists and problem solves with vendors.
• Assists with projects, as needed.
• Provides reports, as needed.
• Complies with company policy and procedures.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction engineering or construction management or equivalent experience required
• Five years’ minimum estimating and contracts experience in the construction industry. Residential experience preferred.
• Preferred Builder-MT, MarkSystems, and Timberline estimating proficiency. Plan Swift software for takeoffs. Proficient in Microsoft office applications, including Outlook and Excel
• General understanding of contract documentation
• General knowledge of construction industry
• When necessary, evening and weekend extended hours are a requirement in order to achieve company daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual goals
  
  

Success Factors

• Ability to read blueprints
• Ability to multitask
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to analyze data
  
  

Note: This job description describes the general nature and essential functions of the position without including peripheral and incidental duties. Contents of this job description are subject to change at the discretion of the employer. Employees may receive other job-related instructions and be required to perform other job-related work as requested by the manager. All requirements are subject to possible modification to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Strategy/Planning and Information Technology

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