Estimator

Job Description

Job Description

About the Company :

Founded in 1952 by Russell Pichette as Russell & Co. in Fall River, Massachusetts, Russco Inc. is one of the nation’s leading specialty commercial general contractors. The company started with building and maintaining drive-in theaters and expanded to many other market sectors that now include retail, food and beverage, entertainment, healthcare, fitness, automotive, make-ready, and others.

Russco performs 70% of their work outside of MA, with experience in construction in over 35 states. The Company’s roots as a family business continue today with a focus on delivering quality projects through integrity while fostering relationships that transcend careers, companies, and industries.

Some current and past clients include General Cinema, Patriot Cinemas, Foot Locker, Gap, Tesla, Starbucks, Warby Parker, LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Allbirds, Sephora, Under Armour, Williams Sonoma, Purple, Bed Bath & Beyond, Bose, Cava, Calvin Klein, The North Face, Victoria Secret, and many others.

Job Summary :

Reporting to the Manager of Estimating and Bidding, the Estimator is responsible for contributing to the creation of bids and estimates. The Estimator will be team focused, detail oriented, and understand methods and processes for estimating and deliver against those methods and processes. This role is critical to Russco as each project awarded drives our revenue.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities :

• Review proposal specifications and drawings to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.
• Ensure the preparation of detailed cost estimates for all phases of design and construction.
• Analyze architectural drawings, perform material takeoffs, obtain material pricing, and conform to specifications.
• Collects and analyzes data on all of the factors which may affect costs, such as materials, labor, location, duration of the project, utilities, etc.
• Develops an estimate for each project based on the site and building plan parameters and submits it to the Estimating Manager and collaborates with the team prior to submitting.
• Creates and maintain detailed bid documents.
• Develop & maintain positive relationships with the team, suppliers, sub-contractors and customers.

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The following are some of the Company’s competitive benefits available for full-time employees :

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. RUSSCO is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to : veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics) or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee, including supervisors and co-workers.

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