about the position…
The Chief Plumbing Estimator is responsible for securing profitable work through comprehensive Plumbing estimates and superior customer service, while effectively utilizing and developing his/her team.
position details/responsibilities…
- Manage estimating processes and timelines to meet company objectives, both short and long-term.
- Analyzes bid documents, in conjunction with Business Development, to qualify targeted opportunities.
- Receives new project documents and evaluates their contents to conceptually understand the project, including the type of building, systems, key scope elements, and major factors for award.
- Develop conceptual engineering capabilities, including system selection, layout, and sizing.
- Sources, contacts, solicits bids from and distributes support documents to subcontractors and vendors.
- Estimates interim designs to track and confirm pricing.
- Perform necessary research to produce accurate, complete, and competitive pricing.
- Communicate with customers to define the project scope, address deficiencies, negotiate pricing, and build relationships.
- Provide leadership, direction, and training to assigned estimating team members.
- Prepare and present completed estimating packages to company executives and senior management.
- Continuously follow up on all bid projects and accurately forecast future awards/probabilities.
- Partner with Operations to properly transfer awarded projects and perform buyouts when necessary.
here’s what we’re looking for…
- Ten or more years of relevant conceptual Plumbing estimating with a concentration in Multifamily, High-Rise, and Assisted Living estimating experience.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and estimating software (AutoBid preferred).
- Ability to multi-task in a high-volume, fast-paced work environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be organized, detail-oriented, and efficient.
- Able to provide a high level of customer service.
- Demonstrate and uphold all of Power Design’s core values, which include integrity, accountability, teamwork, innovation, and growth.
At Power Design, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Power Design believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is paramount to our success as a national company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool nationwide
About Us
Power Design is a National Design Build Contractor, focused on innovative construction across multiple trades: electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and systems technologies. Since 1989, we’ve disrupted the industry by putting next-generation ideas to powerful, practical use because we care. We design breakthrough solutions that push the limits of what’s possible by harnessing the collaborative power of our teams to elevate experiences and empower the communities where we live and work. In an industry that tends to look back, we’re building better by staying grounded in our values, dedicated to our unique culture, and supportive of work-life balance – making us built to last. By investing in our people and doing things differently, we’re designing what’s next.