Assistant Estimator

COMMERICAL CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANT ESTIMATOR NASHVILLE, TN

Over 40+ years in business, Valley has grown, it has diversified, and it has evolved. While never losing sight of those core values that have made us successful for decades, we continue building on that foundation and pushing ahead to remain at the forefront of the construction industry.

For years, we have been known for our interior systems throughout the Ohio River Valley. We have since grew to deliver a full line of commercial specialty offerings – inside and out. Our six branch locations throughout Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee, along with Preconstruction and Prefabrication services look to provide a first-class experience for our customers, employees and valued partners.

We are a company driven by passion, innovation, and a focus on quality- the same characteristics we look for in our employees. Join our team.

The Assistant Estimator is responsible for fostering relationships with assigned accounts, communicating customer requirements, and winning new business opportunities. Additionally, the Assistant Estimator is responsible for ensuring accurate documentation of the bid proposal and effective hand-off to the operations team by effectively communicating with both internal and external business partners.

• Develops and maintains long-term relationships with new and assigned customers and identifies opportunities to grow current accounts.
• Follows up with General Contractors to determine bid competitiveness, review the scope of work, open opportunities through the sales funnel, and close new business.
• Follows up with customers post project to handle inquiries and serves as a resource. Stays on top of future needs by working on the account management plan and participating in the customer’s planning process.
• Communicates pursued estimating projects to all necessary internal parties in preparation for creating the bid proposal.
• Participates in weekly sales meetings to share schedules, discuss insight on trends and competitive intelligence, follow up on new business opportunities, and assist with creating customer strategies and plans.
• Follows established procedures in the preparation of estimates, work orders, purchase orders and other administrative policies.
• Prints drawing and specifications in preparation for creating estimates for each new job.
• Reviews the tools, equipment, and resources available to Valley Interiors to estimate and execute a job correctly and competitively.
• Utilizes operations as a resource during the bidding process to evaluate the specifications, construction schedule, and labor production for accuracy and timeliness.
• Utilizes vendors as a technical resource for material recommendations and specification clarifications.
• Coordinates the flow of information between the customer and the estimating team as part of the process for clarifying project requirements and addendums, positioning Valley Interiors with the customer, and capturing all relevant details for the development of proposals to include labors, machinery, materials, subcontractors, and all other costs.
• Collaborates with Architects/Engineers to clarify drawings and specifications and make addendums as needed.
• Participates in value engineering process ideation; evaluates material concepts and alternate methods of construction for cost efficiency and quality.
• Thoroughly review all documents for intended scope of work of each trade and clearly identify any omissions, discrepancies or overlaps in scope of work before submission.
• Assimilates the information developed through the bid process into a written proposal for each individual scope for review and approval by the lead estimator.
• Tracks and participates in the review of won/lost ratios for proposals and applying lessons learned to future opportunities.
• Submits approved, unexecuted contracts to accounting for billing and coding.
• Builds out and updates the job book for each new job, effectively documenting and communicating project information to all necessary parties in a timely manner.
• Notifies Operations of awarded projects and participates in project launch meetings to ensure scope of work,…