Compensation: $58,000 – $68,000/yr depending on experience

Benefits:

Medical | Dental | Vision | IRA w/Match | Accident | Critical Illness | Voluntary Life | EAP | FSA | Flexible Scheduling | PTO | Free Certification

Summary :

In this position, you will be making a positive impact on people's lives each and every day. Our mission is helping those who have faced tragedies such as building fires, flooding, storm damage, and other projects that require restoration. You will be there to help make the situation "Like It Never Even Happened."
The Construction Estimator is responsible for managing a wide range of functions necessary to successfully obtain, bid and price construction projects. They are responsible for ensuring an accurate scope of work is created, delivering a consistent and complete estimate, and maintaining a high quality of service in all dealings with customers, clients, and resource providers involved in construction services.

Normal Working Hours, Additional Working Hours, and Travel Requirements :

This is a full-time position, working 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, 40 hours per week. This position frequently requires long hours, working on-call, and weekend work. Travel is required and is primarily local. However, some out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected.
Primary Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Customer Satisfaction

• Establish customer relationship for construction services.
• Educate customer on the construction process.
• Work with customers to understand desired upgrades/changes.
• Ensure that estimates meet client requirements.

2. Project Initiation

• Analyze labor, material, and time requirements for a project.
• Create an accurate sketch and initial scope of work for construction projects.
• Deliver a consistent and well-defined initial estimate.
• Recognize project constraints and/or needed upgrades.
• Work with Construction Manager to price bid items, if needed.

3. Project Planning

• Identify and document finalized project scope of work.
• Work with outside resources as necessary to complete accurate estimate (i.e Structural Engineers, ITEL, Electrical Inspectors, etc.).
• Assemble accurate and well-organized estimates.
• Deliver and Communicate estimate to Construction Manager.

Necessary Experience and Skill Set:

• 2 years previous construction estimating and/or insurance adjusting experience
• Superb customer service track record
• Effective written and oral communication
• Advanced math skills
• Proficient use of Xactimate™ estimating software
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Team Player
• Must have a good driving record

Formal Education/Training:

• High school diploma/GED required.
• BA in engineering, construction science or similar relevant field preferred
• IICRC certifications preferred

Physical and Work Environment Requirements :

• Regularly lifting up to 50 lbs independently.
• Occasionally lifting up to 100 lbs with assistance.
• Walking and standing for long periods of time.
• Travel Locally as needed.
• Sitting for long periods of time.
• Climbing ladder/working at ceiling level heights.
• Working in tight spaces ( i.e. crawl spaces, attics, etc.
• Repetitive lifting, pushing, pulling objects.
• Working with and around chemicals.
• Working overhead.
• Walking and/or standing throughout the day.
• Frequent driving and sitting. Occasionally climbing ladders.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme conditions such as heat.
• The noise level at individual jobsites can be loud.
• You may be required to wear PPE as needed.

The Company will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee related to an individual's: physical or mental disability; sincerely held religious beliefs and practices; and/or any other reason required by applicable law, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship upon the Company's business operations. Any applicant who needs an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should disclose this request to the Human Resources department by emailing vtescher@servprofargo.com

SERVPRO is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, public assistance, local human rights commission activity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

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