SUMMARY: The Estimator’s responsibility includes creating, reviewing and tracking customer requests for estimates, creating project estimates, following up on submitted estimates, creating/reviewing and delivering job start packages to the Pursuit teams, and reviewing completed jobs and margins to identify estimate improvements. The Estimator ensures Premise Inc. crews have the scope of work and job budget information to complete projects on time, on budget, and to our customers satisfaction.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Develops accurate and detailed scopes of work, including labor, materials, subcontractor, and other project costs for Premise SOW.
- Responsible for developing comprehensive and accurate estimates for photovoltaic and battery storage projects, ranging in size from 1MW to over 50MW.
- Utilizes cost estimation software to generate estimates and maintain comprehensive project records.
- Manages and prioritizes estimating workload to ensure timely responses and submittals, meeting customer deadlines.
- Reviews and assesses submitted estimates, incorporating customer feedback to ensure competitive pricing.
- Identify potential project risks and bring them forward for discussion, and mitigation strategies.
- Interfaces directly with customers throughout the bidding process.
- Collaborates with internal and external teams to solicit pricing and provide complete bid packages, maintaining ownership throughout the entire bidding process.
- Requests and evaluates pricing for bonds, sales tax, insurance, prevailing wage, and other project-specific requirements.
- Reviews historical project data and lessons learned with construction teams to improve pricing model accuracy.
- Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- All employees must demonstrate the ability to promote and embody the Premise Core Values: Be Ready to Learn, Own the Result, Build Trust, Do the Right Thing, and Drive to Complete.
- In addition to the above, other required qualifications for this role are:
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field preferred or 5 years of experience
- 4+ years of experience in commercial or industrial construction estimating in solar
- Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint.
- Proficiency in estimating software and tools, such as ProEst
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines
- Understanding of construction materials, methods, and terminology
- Experience with commercial building, electrical codes, and industrial Solar projects
- Ability to travel up to 5%
OTHER REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:
- Quick Learner - Learns quickly when faced with new opportunities or situations. Enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks. Quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of issues as presented and experiments as needed to find solutions.
- Managing Work and Priority Setting - Effectively manages one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently. Can identify and concentrate efforts on the more important priorities. Can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal and creates focus. Can attend to a broader range of activities and gets more done in less time than others.
- Work Standards - Sets high standards of performance for self and others. Assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks. Admits mistakes and re-focuses efforts when appropriate. Encourages others to take responsibility. Self-imposes standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed. Ensures high quality.
- Quality of Work/Quality Improvement - Is dedicated to providing the highest quality product and services. Is committed to continuous improvement through empowerment and management by data. Creates a learning environment that leads to the most efficient and effective work processes. Follows procedures and monitors own work to ensure quality.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, walk, lift, talk, hear, see, reach, grasp and use hands and fingers to operate a computer key board, telephone, and other office equipment. The employee must have the ability to occasionally lift up to 15 lbs.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The employee performs the essential functions of this job in a normal indoor office environment.
Premise Inc. is an equal opportunity, affirmative action, veteran-friendly employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. The duties and responsibilities listed in this job description are not all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
