Project Estimator

SUMMARY:

Review of commercial construction documents and preparation of proposals for custom building and self-storage partition projects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Review of architectural and structural drawings, specifications and contracts.

• Preparing proposals based on construction documents and Trachte product standards

• Generating layout drawings in AutoCAD/Revit

• Preparing requests for Information, Addenda and Change Orders.

• Maintaining and entering data in manufacturing software.

• May include answering telephone calls from customers and erectors regarding specific projects

• May include estimating the price and provide a professional proposal for various building product lines in timely manner.

• Following the BMS policies and procedures.

• Understands the importance of customer and regulatory requirements

• Participates in continual improvements regarding processes and products

Qualifications

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Experience, reading and interpreting commercial construction documents, including architectural and structural drawings, construction specifications, and AIA standard contracts, and preparation of estimates and proposals, is required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as contracts, correspondence, bills of materials drawings, and procedure manuals.

• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

• Ability to speak effectively over the telephone to answer questions from customers and erectors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram or schedule form.

SOFTWARE SKILLS (preferred but not required)

• AutoCAD

• Revit

• Bluebeam Revu

• Microsoft Excel

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Regularly required to sit.

• Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.

• Occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, and ability to focus.

• Ability to read drawings, contracts and other business documents.

• Ability to distinguish between colors on a computer monitor in order to efficiently use CAD

WORK ENVIORNMENT

• Exposed to outside weather conditions.

• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.