Senior Estimator

Job Description

The estimating department implements strategies to achieve sustainable sales and financial results, maintain and grow customer accounts, and pursue profitable growth in pre-engineering buildings and services while evaluating potential projects for profitability and risk management.

The Senior Estimator provides support to the business, builders, architects, and end customers by providing up front product knowledge, pricing, details, and complete estimating and technical support.

The Estimator provides regional builders with timely, accurate and optimal structural estimates and pre-order assistance.

They also provide daily guidance to entry level and peer Estimators and may back up the Lead Estimator in their absence.

• Ensure builders are provided with timely, accurate and optimal quotations and pre-order assistance on quotes with a complexity level of low to very high with minimal oversight and checks.
• Support the salesforce with any needed information regarding quotations to allow setting of final price to builders.
• Assist builders with understanding of pricing software and its capabilities.
• Actively participate in work team and keep focus on regional objectives and profitability goals.
• Increase or maintain department quote hit ratio.
• Mentor entry level and peer estimators

Qualifications

Minimum :

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or related field and 5 years of progressive experience in estimating design, project management or related field
• In lieu of degree 10 years of experience in Estimating, Project Management, or related discipline

Preferred :

• Advanced certifications
• Proficient in use of company engineering software, brand process and pricing systems with ability to train others
• Experience in estimating pre-engineered buildings systems
• Leading knowledge of company’s products, processes and building software

Skills & Competencies

• Competence in Microsoft Office products, especially Excel
• Oral and written communication skills
• Customer focus
• Problem solving
• Effective communication
• Integrity and trust
• Drive team performance
• Peer and collaborative relationships
• Leadership skills
• Decision quality
• Negotiating
• Organizational skills

Additional Information

The preceding job responsibilities and tasks were designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates in this job.

It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job duties and responsibilities required of associates assigned to this job.

Associates may be required to perform other duties as assigned. Additional job competencies, individual goals, and performance measurements are set at the department level.

The benefits are just as rewarding as the work at BlueScope. To support our goal, we offer a total compensation plan and an outstanding benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement.

EEO Employer / M / F / Disabled / Protected Veteran

BlueScope is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status, as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

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