Painting and Wallcovering Estimator

POSITION SUMMARY

JCW Management Inc. is hiring a Painting and Wallcovering Estimator to support Vancouver Paint Group and Hooton Wallcovering. The position reviews plans, finish schedules, specifications, addenda, and project requirements; prepares accurate estimates and proposals; communicates with customers; and supports clean handoffs from bid to production.
This is a customer-facing role that combines estimating, relationship building, sales support, and light project management support. The successful candidate will understand commercial finishes, communicate clearly, and manage details across multiple bids.

SALES, CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS, AND FOLLOW-UP

• Represent Vancouver Paint Group and Hooton Wallcovering professionally with general contractors, owners, customers, project managers, and jobsite superintendents.
• Attend site walks, pre-bid meetings, customer meetings, and finish or scope reviews as needed.
• Ask questions early to understand finish expectations, schedule pressure, budget concerns, phasing, access, product selections, and customer priorities.
• Explain the company's experience, responsiveness, safety standards, product knowledge, quality expectations, and ability to execute.
• Follow up on bids, answer questions, clarify scope, and help move opportunities toward award.
• Communicate preparation assumptions, product requirements, inclusions, exclusions, finish standards, and overall value clearly.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review plans, specifications, finish schedules, elevations, addenda, and bid documents for painting and wallcovering scope.
• Prepare quantity takeoffs for interior and exterior painting, coatings, wallcovering, specialty finishes, and related work.
• Identify substrates, finish types, preparation requirements, primers, coatings, wallcovering materials, quantities, alternates, and exclusions.
• Identify clarifications, RFIs, scope gaps, schedule concerns, and addenda changes.
• Build clear estimating worksheets, pricing summaries, bid notes, proposals, alternates, and scope letters for internal review and customer use.
• Solicit and review vendor pricing for paint, coatings, wallcovering, specialty materials, equipment, and related scope.
• Coordinate with project managers, superintendents, vendors, suppliers, general contractors, and customers.
• Track bid deadlines, customer follow-up, estimate revisions, and supporting documentation.
• Support project handoff so production understands scope, budgets, finish requirements, exclusions, schedule expectations, and customer commitments.
• Assist with change-order pricing, budget updates, material coordination, finish clarification, scope revisions, and other light project management duties as needed.
• Identify issues that could affect budget, manpower, schedule, quality, finish expectations, or customer satisfaction.
• Maintain organized estimate files, plans, schedules, supplier quotes, notes, communications, and bid documentation.
• Perform duties in compliance with company policies, processes, and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Painting, wallcovering, coatings, construction estimating, or related field experience preferred; strong trade experience may be considered in place of formal estimating experience.
• Ability to read and understand construction drawings, finish schedules, specifications, addenda, and scopes of work.
• Professional communication skills for working with customers, contractors, vendors, project managers, and field crews.
• Comfort with customer-facing sales conversations, site walks, follow-up calls, and scope clarification.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple bids and priorities.
• Basic computer skills, including email, PDF plan review, and spreadsheets.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation preferred for jobsite visits.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Experience with commercial painting, wallcovering, coatings, specialty finishes, tenant improvements, hospitality, retail, maintenance work, or related construction.
• Experience with Bluebeam, PlanSwift, On-Screen Takeoff, or similar estimating tools.
• Experience with BuildingConnected, Procore, Smartsheet, Microsoft Excel, or similar platforms.
• Understanding of labor productivity, material waste, surface preparation, product limitations, access, phasing, and field sequencing.
• Ability to build relationships and communicate value, not just price.

BENEFITS

• Health insurance, 50% employer paid
• Dental insurance, 50% employer paid
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid time off and select paid holidays
• Eligibility for the company incentive and bonus program

ADDITIONAL NOTES

Schedule may vary based on bid deadlines, customer meetings, project needs, and workload. Candidates may be required to pass background and drug screening.
JCW Management is the employee management company for Vancouver Paint Group, Inc., Hooton Wallcovering Inc., and Vancouver Drywall LLC. These service-oriented construction companies provide residential and commercial applications and emphasize safety, quality, and fast-paced turnaround work.