What are the responsibilities and job description for the Estimator position at SHIDONG SU?
OBJECTIVES OF THIS ROLE
- Prepare and submit quality estimates
- Regional trend and pricing analysis
- Contractor communication and relationships
- Analyzing requirement documents, specifications, and project plans to gain a thorough understanding of the project
- Determining what factors of production will influence the cost of a service or product
- Preparing material estimates and cost estimates for the product or service
- Creating labor estimates for any project
- Developing and maintaining relationships with company vendors and contractors
- Managing bids from vendors and contractors
- Using bid data to prepare detailed a cost analysis
- Presenting prepared estimates to management and other stakeholders
- Analyze labor, material, and time requirements for a project
- Estimate costs by looking at the entire project
- Present cost estimates to upper management
- Prepare reports detailing all costs going into a project
- Input cost data into company database
- Notice differences between estimated cost and actual cost
- Look at customer requirements for a project
- Work with the sales team to prepare proposals
- 2 years of experience working as an estimator
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to put together a professional presentation
- Ability to create reports on costing data
- Analytical and math skills
- Ability to work well on a team
- Detail oriented
- Ability to understand technical drawings and requirements
- Deep knowledge of how processes work
- Proficiency in mathematics, statistics, and data analysis
- Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
- Report writing and strategic planning skills
- Familiarity with analyzing requirement data to develop material and cost estimates for large projects
- Expertise with analytic tools, such as spreadsheets and database managers
- Ability to read and interpret technical documents
- Excellent written communication and interpersonal skills
- Exceptional time management skills