The Junior Estimator is responsible for meeting with potential customers and evaluating bid specifications and drawings to successfully bid and win projects. Estimators also work with the Project Management teams to follow-up on bids and budgets to close the business. They are responsible for strategizing, assisting estimation for Freedom Fabrication & Excavation. A Junior Estimator will work closely on site, over the phone, and via email with our clientele. The goal of this job is to get new and current customers estimates within a timely manner for their new and ongoing projects. We seek candidates with have high ethical standards, integrity, and accountability. The bidder/estimator is responsible for establishing the relationship with our customers demonstrating our standards of professionalism, integrity, and honesty.
Prefered candidates will have experience in one or more areas of our division expertise; excavation, concrete or landscaping.
Junior Estimator Responsibilities & Tasks:
Receive all phone calls in regard to new estimates
Schedule site visits and meet with customers
Create new customer account in google drive and Dynascape
Draw or receive blueprints if needed on AutoCAD
Create estimate:
Be very descriptive in the estimate notes, ensure scope is understandable to customer and crews who will be completing project. What does the project include, what does in not include?
Send customer estimate via email
Call customer to ensure estimate was received
Schedule & Handoff:
Receive confirmation of hire for project from customer, attain a signed estimate, and schedule project with project manager, and also customer
Ensure all paperwork is received/created to start project such as signed estimate, blueprints, down payment, etc.……
Ensure Topcon total station file is created or in machine for concrete projects if needed for Foreman/project managers to layout and complete job
Online customer bid requests:
Receive online bid requests
Respond to bid requests within 24 hours with a phone call, and if customer doesn’t answer, leave a voicemail.
Schedule site visit and move forward with estimation process
Monitor online bidding platforms
Monitor and receive bid requests online plan rooms such as Helena/Great Falls plans exchange, and other online bidding platforms
Respond to online platform to contractor to answer all questions about new bid
Create and send estimate before deadline time for bid submittal.
Job Tracking:
Oversee foreman job tracking in Dynascape or Quickbooks time
Ensure estimates are generating proper profit margins that align with company standards and goals
Create and change Dynascape kits to ensure targeted profit margins are continually attained
Add new materials into Dynascape and update pricing as industry prices increase and decrease
Ordering materials
Oversee and order long lead items for projects that aren’t easily accessible
Help project managers in ordering of supplies if needed, help ensure all items for ready for project start date
Leadership
Training employees: good at teaching employees to do their job
Uphold company culture/ core values
Humility & willingness to serve others (if you cannot first serve others, you cannot lead well)
