Estimator
Monarch Landscape Companies - Los Angeles, CA
- Bowie, MD
- $70,000-80,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, mathematics, construction, architecture, engineering, horticulture or other related, or 4 years related field or direct experience may be considered in lieu of minimum educational requirements.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in commercial construction estimating
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office software programs
- Experience working with estimating software platforms, including On-Screen Takeoff, B2W, Bluebeam
- Demonstrate proven track record of bid to contract conversions
- As required by state and federal law
- Valid driver license issued by the state where employed
- Professional demeanor with staff and clients
- Ability to foster a positive and collaborative team environment
- Ability to prioritize workload in high volume market
- Ability to work on multiple projects at simultaneously within tight deadlines
- Ability to work independently
- Must be detail oriented and highly organized
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Train and mentor Estimator and Estimator Trainees
- Bid Private and Public Works projects
- Check client planroom for updated documents
- Collaborate with Sr. Estimator
- Understand wage determinations for target markets
- Bid complex and large-scale projects including podium and rooftop work
- Sign and adhere to Non-Disclosure Agreements on confidential projects
- Understand and incorporate client issued documents into bid process (ITB, SOW, Bid Form, Schedule, Specifications, etc.)
- Build qualified vendor and subcontractor network to ensure competitive pricing
- Descope subcontractor proposals and understand associated risk
- Build cost estimates in bid and budget environments
- Understand appropriate markups per job type and scope of work
- Attend pre-bid and post scope review meetings with clients
- Package projects, including all scopes of work, for management review
- Provide risk assessment and suggestions to alleviate risk exposure in projects
- Review and contribute to value added pricing opportunities
- Complete proposals and bid packages per predefined strategy
- Accountable for complete project estimate
- Accountable for successful operational turnover
- Build trust-based professional relationships rooted in our Core Values
- Must be able to see at close vision, distant vision, in color, peripherally, have depth perception and have the ability to adjust focus
- Frequent use of hands to manipulate, handle or feel objects, tools or controls
- Frequently required to reach, bend, twist, stoop, crouch, climb and balance
- Frequently required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and seldom lift and/or move up to 75 pounds
- Frequently required to work outdoors in all weather conditions
- Frequently sits for long periods of time in office environment
- Occasionally works with mechanical objects and outside in all weather conditions
- Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals
- Occasionally exposed to loud noise levels
- The opportunity to enroll in a variety of healthcare benefit programs, including medical, dental, and vision plan options; flexible spending accounts; retirement savings plans; term life/ad&d; and a number of supplemental insurances
- Company Provided Life/AD&D
- Employee Assistance Program
- 2 Weeks Paid Time Off
- 7 Paid Holidays
- 3 Days Paid Bereavement
- 5 Days Paid Jury Duty
- Employee Equity Program
- Sick Pay in accordance with applicable state or local ordinance
- On-Demand Pay Through A Partnership with DailyPay
- Referral Bonuses Programs
- Gym Membership and Mobile Carrier Discounts
- Education Assistance
- Best-in-Class Learning Management System
- Career Advancement Opportunities