What are the responsibilities and job description for the ESTIMATOR - Commercial Construction position at The Alan Group, Inc.?
Do you love working with clients and helping to solve their construction problems?
Do you enjoy developing client relationships and helping to make their construction dreams come true?
Creating an estimate is the first action to happen on a project, it's the stage where everything is ideal and where customer goals are discussed. As an Estimator you must understand all aspects of the construction process, means, methods, schedule and of course costs to create an accurate estimate. At the same time, Estimators foster and maintain relationships with clients and trade partners. As part of the sales process, you will need to meet with clients, listen to what they want to accomplish, and develop a strategy on how The Alan Group can help them achieve their goals.
Bring your passion to always be the best you can be, and your job will never seem like work.
As an Estimator, you are an important part of our operations! Here are the values that are important to us at The Alan Group.
- BUILD - Create trust by building with pride and quality in every detail
- CHALLENGE - Challenge ourselves for creative solutions to "the status quo"
- IMPROVE - Always improve!
If you take pride in your work, love a great challenge, and look for ways to improve, you'll be a great fit here!
Responsibilities:
- Accurately bid profitable projects by following our estimating processes from beginning to end with detail and consistency
- This isn't a typical estimating position in that most of our projects are bid conceptually by working with clients to problem-solve a job
- Administer the buy-out process with trade partners and the Project Manager to write detailed scopes of work
- Build and maintain positive relationships with clients, architects and trade partners
- As an Estimator for The Alan Group, you will be responsible for representing our brand in a professional manner, which includes dress, demeanor, and language.
Qualifications:
- 2 years' experience in estimating or project managing in general contracting/construction management
- 2 years of demonstrated proficiency in accurately bidding commercial construction projects between $250,000 and $50 million
- Ability to create solutions and resolve problems on the projects such as supply chain issues, drawing errors, etc.
- Commitment to deliver bids by posted deadlines, if not prior to deadline
- Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel formulas and spreadsheets. Our estimates are created using excel templates and proposals are created in Word
- Be able to present a project to prospective clients, trade partners and suppliers
Benefits:
- Salary $100,000 -$150,000 depending on demonstrated experience and skill
- At The Alan Group we understand that your health is important to taking care of you and your family; therefore, we cover 100% of the cost for medical, dental, vision and short-term disability for every one of our employees. That includes you.
- We understand how important saving for retirement is, and we want to help you achieve your financial goals. We offer a 401K plan along with employer matching of up to 2% of annual gross pay
- We also understand sometimes you need a day or two to relax and unwind after a hard day's work. We offer 15 days paid time off to help you enjoy life.
- During the summer months of Memorial Day through Labor Day, the office closes on Fridays at 3pm to help start off the weekend.
- We can offer flexibility with work from home options; however, most days the position is at our Troy office collaborating with other team members
- Feel free to bring your own cell phone and receive $100 monthly allowance, or we can supply you with a company phone
Our drive is the process of construction and ability to solve challenges others can't solve, not just the end result. We get to work on cool stuff, and we are here knowing we are the best of the best. We strive for quality, trust and improvement in all aspects of ourselves and the project for our client.
Here's what that means:
- Solving challenges others can't solve
- The process of construction drives us, not the end result
- When you work here, you acknowledge you're the best of the best
- You get to work on cool stuff!
Our vision is that we are known as the contractor of choice, employing elite team members for our exceptional projects.
If you are ready to join our team as an Estimator, The Alan Group looks forward to hearing from you! Apply now!
Salary : $100,000 - $150,000