Commercial Plumbing Estimator

Commercial Plumbing Estimator

Seeking a Commercial Plumbing Estimator with experience in commercial plumbing takeoffs and estimating.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Perform complete takeoffs from plans and specs for commercial plumbing projects, including underground, above-ground, fixtures, gas, medical gas, and lab systems
• Build detailed estimates including labor, material, equipment, subs, and permits
• Solicit and level vendor and subcontractor quotes
• Prepare accurate, well-documented estimates to support leadership's bid/no-bid decisions
• Manage the bid calendar and meet deadlines
• Hand off awarded projects to project managers with full scope, budget, and buyout plan
• Attend pre-bid meetings and site walks as needed
• Learn and apply company's estimating standards, assemblies, and historical job cost data
• Review actual job costs against estimates and refine pricing accuracy over time

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of estimating experience in the plumbing trade on commercial projects
• Strong plan and spec reading ability, including underground, above ground, fixtures, gas, medical gas, and lab systems
• Proficiency with takeoff and estimating software, FastPIPE preferred.
• Track record of accurate, on-time bids
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through under deadline pressure
• Coachable and collaborative
• Plumbing field experience or trade licensure
• Vendor and subcontractor relationships in the Triangle market
• Experience with Sage 300 or similar construction accounting systems
• Familiarity with percentage-of-completion job cost reporting