Storm Project Consultant

G Fedale General Contractors; Berlin (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401(k) matching

Job summary

G Fedale General Contractors is seeking a results-driven Estimator to drive revenue growth by converting leads into signed contracts and maintaining client relationships. The role includes visiting homeowners, generating leads, presenting tailored solutions, and coordinating with insurance adjusters for storm-related projects.

The Estimator will collaborate with team members, ensure compliance with safety standards, and occasionally travel for storm events while guiding customers from inquiry to

Qualifications

• Strong selling skills including active listening, determining needs, presenting solutions, overcoming objections, and closing the deal.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and executes a schedule of canvassing and homeowner visits with the team to keep the calendar current.
• Generates storm leads and opportunities via cold calling, social media, and home shows; coordinates with project managers for upsells.
• Meets with homeowners to discuss needs, inspects the home, and helps determine exact requirements; may require evening/Weekend visits.
• Presents solutions and discusses insurance processes for storm-damaged homes; signs storm contingency contracts with customers.
• Liaises with insurance adjusters and engineers for site inspections and questions about storm damage.
• Prepares and signs off on contracts; ensures deposits are collected or payment directed to Billing Specialist.
• Assists customers with financing on-site and ensures approval for financing where needed.
• Provides feedback to Marketing and Production on revenue opportunities and improvements.
• Submits information for commission calculations to Accounting within the first two weeks of each quarter.
• Follows all safety rules and company procedures; travels to emerging markets for storm events.

Skills

Active listening

Needs assessment

Closing deals

Sales experience

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/marketing or related field

High school diploma with significant sales/industry experience

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Are you interested in working more than just a roofing and siding company? G Fedale is a trusted partner dedicated to excellence in every aspect of our work. We are the one of the fastest growing roofing and siding companies in the tri-state area. Repeated voted as top work places in Delaware. With a legacy spanning 18 years, we have established ourselves as a leader in the industry, serving residential and commercial clients with top-quality craftsmanship, exceptional customer service and unwavering integrity.

Summary:

The Estimator is tasked with driving revenue growth by converting leads into signed contracts and maintaining relationships with existing clients. Responsibilities include scheduling homeowner visits, generating leads through various channels, meeting with homeowners to understand their needs, presenting tailored solutions, and completing contracts. Additionally, the Estimator collaborates with team members, liaises with insurance adjusters, and provides feedback for improving revenue opportunities. Adherence to safety protocols and occasional travel for storm events are also part of the role.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintains and executes a schedule of canvassing and planned visits to homeowners. Works with the Brand Ambassadors, Stom Manager, Sales Manager, Sales Schedulers to ensure his/her calendar is current and openings are visible while prospecting sales appt and running sales leads.
• Generating Storm leads and opportunities with cold calling, working directly with project managers for upsells, social media and partnering with brand ambassadors. Contacts other neighbors, works personal networks, or attends home shows to identify homeowners who may need products or services. Follows up as necessary. Allocates time to generate leads at Company-sponsored home shows.
• Contacts potential customers using information provided by the Brand Ambassadors and sales scheduler. Meets with homeowners to discuss needs. Listens to the customer, personally inspects the area of the home in question, and actively works with the customer to determine their exact needs. Meets with potential Customers nights, weekends, or holidays as required.
• Presenting solutions and or insurance process for homes with storm damage and signing storm form contingency contract with customer
• Meets with insurance adjuster/ ladder assists, engineers as needed for site inspections and assisting with any questions they may have in regards to storm damage to the home
• Presents solutions and overcomes objections to close deals. Working with customers to Sign off on G Fedale contact.
• Completes contracts. Completes the Proposal form with all specifications, prices, and payment terms. Ensures the customer understands that all work must be documented and that no verbal promises or expectations are allowed. Makes arrangements to either pick up the deposit check or have a payment sent to or called into the Billing Specialist at the Newport office.
• Assists in arranging financing. Works with the customer while onsite to apply for financing if not paying by check or credit card. Ensures that the customer actually applies and is approved for financing, not just that they qualified.
• Provides feedback to the Marketing and Production Departments. Provides feedback to other departments on potential revenue opportunities or improvements that could help the Company grow.
• Provides information necessary for commission calculation on a timely basis. Works with the Accounting Department to ensure all information needed for calculating commission payments for any given quarter are submitted within the first two weeks of the following quarter.
• Seeks to improve productivity and results on a daily basis.
• Follows all Company safety rules and operating procedures, practices and guidelines.
• Completes other tasks as assigned by Management.
• Additional travel maybe required to emerging markets to respond to storm events

Requirements:

• A degree from an accredited 4-year college or university with a major in business, marketing, or a related field, or a high school degree with significant sales and industry experience. 2. 3-5 years of selling experience in the home building, remodeling, or renovation markets. 3. Strong selling skills, including active listening, determining needs, the creation and presentation of solutions, overcoming objections, and closing the deal.
• A demonstrated ability to understand and work with contracts that provide for construction services or financing for construction services.
• A demonstrated understanding of home insurance and how home insurance claims are processed.
• Strong 4-function math skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. 7. Demonstrated computer skills using a service-oriented CRM system, including mobile access. 8. Excellent customer service skills, including the ability to keep calm and be clear with challenging Customers, staff, and vendors.
• The perseverance to keep pursuing solutions even when Customers, staff, or vendors are not cooperative.
• Strong oral and written communications skills when interacting with Customers, staff, management, or vendors.
• Strong abilities to multi-task, prioritize activities, and react quickly to changing information. 12. A valid driver's license with no DUIs and no restrictions on driving for company-related business. 13. A clean, reliable, and insured personal vehicle to ensure a prompt start to the working day. 14. Desirable personal traits including honesty, integrity, accuracy, high standards, fairness, and good listening and time management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an emphasis on quantitative methods. 16. Solid working knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and regulations related to the selling, providing, and invoicing of construction services.
• No restrictions or requirements preventing the ability to work in the US for any US company.

We offer comprehensive and competitive benefits to employees (and their Families) such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term, long-term disability and a plethora of other coverages. In addition, we also offer a matching 401K to eligible employees.

Physical demands:

The ability to walk around an office, warehouse, or neighborhood, climb and descend stairs, work in a seated position at a desk for hours at a time, stand at a trade/home show for hours at a time, drive to and from offsite meetings, operate computers and phones, open/close file cabinets, bend/stand as necessary, set up and use an extension ladder, safely climb on, navigate around, and descend from residential and commercial roofs, and lift and carry up to 80 pounds.

EEO statement:

G. Fedale General Contractors is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics when making hiring decisions. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.