ICI Homes is currently seeking an Estimator for our North Florida Division who is skilled, self-motivated with a minimum of 5 years of residential purchasing experience.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Assist the Cost Department Manager with duties as requested.
- Assist in the Management of subcontractor and suppliers.
- Maintain and build estimates and job cost in our Builder Software.
- Digitize plans for takeoff information so that the master plans as well as the lot specific plans can be built in the Builder Software.
- Prepare special reports for Cost Department Manager as requested and maintain various excel spreadsheets on a monthly basis.
- Work under the direction of the Division Manager and the Purchasing Manager to control and reduce cost; re-negotiate contracts and bids, re-price houses, jobs and activities to save in the cost of construction in order to keep a competitive edge.
- Work with the corporate Builder Software trainers to be the most advanced you can be with our technology.
- Work to constantly improve the Planswift Estimator; train other Estimators on improvements made.
- Build standard plan in our Builder Software to assure PO's are pulling correctly; build plan and project level options for all master plans.
- Review all house budgets and report accurate and concise job cost to the Purchasing Manager.
- Complete all necessary tasks to produce complete PO packages at start.
- Produce and process all estimating information given, gathered, or estimated to release complete PO packages; release estimates that are 100%
- Assist in production of estimates to maintain slot report dates.
- Work with the Design Center to price all custom options in a timely manner not to exceed a 24 hour turn around on more involved options.
- Assist as Sales Assistant as needed.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS (Experience, Licenses or Certifications required)
- Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- PlanSwift experience preferred but not required.
- Marksystems software experience preferred but not required.
- Minimum 5 years experience in residential construction estimating.
- Able to perform complete takeoffs from blueprint.
ICI Homes offers competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.
EOE/DFWP
Note to Job Seekers: No telephone calls please. Your resume will be reviewed and qualified candidates will be contacted in the event that there is a potential match. Thank you.