Employment Opportunity: Estimating Assistant

Purpose: This individual supports the bidding processes at the company by providing details derived from blueprints and supporting documentation of potential business opportunities.

Job Responsibilities

• Copy proposed job plans and produce, disseminate, and archive takeoff data used in cost estimates.
• Produce, organize and file plan copies in support of company projects. May produce detailed plans to support assistant foremen.
• Assign job numbers for newly contracted work and assign part numbers when needed.
• Request utility locates and archive locate results in support of contracted work.

Principal Problems/Challenges

• Efficiently complete tasks while responding to frequent interruptions.
• Work in a bilingual environment (English/Spanish).
• Obtain resolution to insufficiently detailed plans and supporting documents.

Freedom to Act

• Under general direction of Top Management.
• Works within approved standards, guidelines and procedures.

Scope

• May be working on more than one project at a time.
• Must meet deadline constraints.
• Use technical or administrative skills to perform well-defined tasks.

Work Environment

• Work is primarily at the company headquarters. Use personal vehicle for trips to clients and reproduction centers when necessary. Is reimbursed per IRS regulations.
• Hours are Monday through Friday, 8AM - 5PM, but can be flexible.
• Overtime is generally not necessary.

Contacts

• Top Management, Project Managers, Foremen, Assistant Foremen, Designers, Landscape Architects, utility locate personnel.

Qualifications for the Position

• 3 years successful landscape estimating using plans and drawings.
• Significant experience using Microsoft Excel. Working knowledge of Intuit's Master Builder accounting application is a plus.
• Valid Colorado driver's license and social security card.