What are the responsibilities and job description for the Junior Estimator position at Renu Inc?
About the company
Renu, LLC is a turn-key renovation and restoration contractor serving the multifamily housing and hospitality and commercial industries. We specialize in full interior and exterior projects. Based in Texas and providing services throughout the country.
At Renu, LLC, we lead from every seat. Our ideal team members are self-starters that embrace ambiguity, think big, and bring their own uncompromising standards of excellence.
What You Will Be Doing
The Junior Estimator position will play a vital role in accurately assessing project costs and providing timely and comprehensive estimates. This includes assisting the estimating team and establishing a project scope and standard for renovation projects. This position reports to the Director of Preconstruction and Estimating. The ideal candidate should have 1-3 years of experience in the construction or renovation industry, excellent analytical skills, and a keen ability to work with technical specifications and blueprint.
Essential Job Functions
- Walk, photograph and scope all types of construction projects.
- Inspect buildings and/or jobsites to determine work needed per project.
- Determine baseline for labor and material requirements.
- Interpret and review plans and contract requirements in preparation for bidding process.
- Study job specifications, proposed scope of work and existing conditions to determine appropriate construction methods and local code compliance.
- Evaluate construction methods and determine cost-effectiveness of plans.
- Coordinate with subcontractor base and Renu operations personnel to determine labor costs.
- Enter costs for labor including sub-contract and turn-key contract prices into Sage 100.
- Coordinate with the Purchasing department on material costs.
- Make sketches or read blueprints to detail work to be accomplished.
- Enter estimates, takeoff and other related notes/information for each bid into Sage 100.
- Prepare and submit budget estimates to Sales for review prior to submitting bids.
- Enter and update progress tracking information into the tracking system.
Required Qualifications
- Computer skills required: Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and Outlook) program
- Minimum: High School degree or equivalent
- 1-3 years of relevant experience in construction or renovation industry
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity, learning and successfully working in multicultural environments.
- Up to 25% travel, must be able to visit potential jobsite.
- Up to 50% of time spent on computer, reports, etc.
- Travel requirements vary according to client and project locations
Benefits
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 401k Employer Match
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Short Term & Long Term Disability Insurance
- Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity
- FSA options
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off
- Bi-weekly Phone and Data Stipend
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally manually lift or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
