Estimator Planner

J&J Worldwide Services

$82K — $85K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma required; higher education preferred.
  • Minimum 2 years in construction estimating and project management.
  • Certification in Building Codes and Estimating is preferred.
  • Strong familiarity with financial and project management principles.
  • Solid mathematical skills with an analytical approach needed.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and estimate budget costs for construction projects.
  • Evaluate purchase offers based on site requirements and cost changes.
  • Analyze and resolve cost discrepancies through information gathering.
  • Draft and present budgets, reports, and project plans.
  • Develop bids for various construction projects.
  • Collaborate closely with architects and other professionals.
  • Schedule and conduct meetings with clients and site managers.

Benefits

  • Medical coverage and well-being programs.
  • Financial planning support.
  • Short-term incentives benefits.
Full Job Description
Perform walking, planning, cost estimation, and scheduling for all service order projects. This includes writing proposals, designing projects, obtaining subcontractor bids, monitoring projects, and providing interim and final inspections of all service order projects

Primary Job Functions:

Description:
  • Prepares and estimates budget costs for construction by studying plans and specifications.
  • Evaluates offers to purchase by site requirements, additions, and costing changes.
  • Resolves cost differences by analyzing and collecting info.
  • Writes up and presents budgets, reports, and project plans.
  • Develops bids for construction projects
  • Works closely with architects and other professionals.
  • Schedules meetings with clients, site managers, and staff.
  • Navigates and understands building codes.
  • Processes paperwork and travels to building sites as required.
  • Monitors construction processes.
  • Stays up to date with safety codes and improvements in construction.

Education, Experience and Certification:

Required: High School Diploma

Required: 2 Years of Construction estimating and project management

Preferred: Certification of Building codes and Estimating

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Proven experience as an estimator or similar position
  • Familiarity with financials and project management principles
  • In depth knowledge of research and data analysis methods and estimation formulas
  • Exquisite math and IT ability with analytical mindset
  • Proficient in relevant software for estimating.
  • Outstanding communication and negotiation abilities
  • Excellent organizational skills

The base salary range for this position is $82,000 to $85,000. This position may also be eligible for a wide range of competitive benefits that can include but not limited to: medical, well-being, financial planning and short-term incentives benefits.

This description is not intended to be an "all inclusive" list of the accountabilities of the job described. Rather, it describes the general nature of the job. In addition, some aspects of this job may change over time, according to business needs, and these changes may not be recorded immediately. Requirements stated represent the minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities to qualify and satisfactorily perform this job.

THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS CREATING A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN CBRE AND ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES OR OTHERWISE ALTERING AN EMPLOYEE'S AT WILL EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH CBRE

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