Construction Cost Estimator

Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc.

• $80K — $100K *
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675In-Person
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in construction project cost estimating or management.
  • Solid knowledge of various construction trades and conceptual repair estimates.
  • Strong analytical skills and a passion for numbers.
  • Critical thinking abilities to resolve issues and offer actionable insights.
  • Experience with physical site inspections (not insurance-related).
  • Competence in evaluating and critiquing existing estimates.
  • Ability to generate detailed estimates with minimal specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Create and analyze cost estimates for residential, new builds, remodels, and damage repairs.
  • Conduct onsite inspections to gather data for accurate estimates.
  • Work collaboratively with team members to enhance estimations processes.
  • Utilize critical thinking to solve construction-related problems.
  • Respectfully critique and assess other estimators' work for quality assurance.
  • Maintain proficiency in construction estimation software and tools as required.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment with options for fully remote work.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and skill development.
  • Collaborative team culture focused on continuous learning.
  • Occasional field work for practical experience.
Full Job Description
Pete Fowler Construction Services seeks an experienced Construction Cost Estimator who has a strong desire to be a part of a team continuously striving to learn new technical and analytical skills in the construction industry. Specifically, we seek an Estimator with experience in: Residential, New Build, Remodel, and Damage Repair. (While we highly respect those who are experienced Insurance and Commercial Estimation that is NOT our need at this time.)
TO BE QUALIFIED FOR THIS POSITION, YOU MUST HAVE:
  • Years of demonstrated experience in construction project cost estimating and/or construction management.
  • General construction knowledge about the various trades and how to estimate conceptual repairs.
  • Nerdy interest in numbers and a desire to learn and grow in the industry.
  • Critical thinking skills to solve problems and communicate solutions by way of actionable information and recommendations.
  • Inspection experience (noteworthy, this does not relate to insurance estimating and inspecting).
  • Comfort in analyzing other estimates and be able to understand and critique estimates.
  • Experience in creating estimates from scratch; while you may analyze an Xactimate estimate in this role, having exclusively used that tool will not prepare you for this work.
  • Be able to prepare both order of magnitude and detailed estimates, sometimes with little or no specifications.
  • Ability to perform the physical requirements needed to conduct onsite inspections.
  • Knowledge of Building Sciences preferred.
  • Architectural or engineering registration, construction license(s), and/or inspection certification(s) preferred.
  • Intermediate-advanced computer skills, including proficiency in MS Word/Excel/Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Email, and Internet Research Tools.
  • Comfort working in an office/professional setting the majority of the work week. There is field work for this role, but it is infrequent.
Work Location

Hybrid work environment. Open to fully remote for the right candidate.

**Pay is based upon experience, starting salary $80-100k.

* Ladders Estimates

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