Lead Estimator (Roofing)

The Roofing Estimator is responsible for managing all aspects of job costing, budgeting, and profitability management processes for roofing projects, from proposal through final analysis. Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, this role collaborates with the sales, permitting and roofing operations teams to support profitable growth and project success.

Responsibilities

• Estimating materials, labor and other costs related to residential and commercial roofing projects
• Estimating measurements and take off from bid set of drawings when purchased measurement reports are not available, such as for new construction and additions
• Clarifying scope of work with Customer, Bison Sales Rep, and other internal team members
• Verifying roofing systems and material selection in coordination with the permitting/roofing team
• For more complex projects lead the preparation of customized proposals
• Setting budgets for accepted contracts; support change orders to maintain acceptable job profitability
• Analyze project profitability in comparison with budget and determine sources of variances
• Maintain records for material and labor unit pricing and other job estimation assumptions
• Maintain and update as needed the roofing costing models with effective version control and change review
• Maintain and update as needed the job estimation tools used by the sales team
• Support Senior Roofing Project Manager in developing and executing cost reduction strategies
• Provide training for sales and other team members on topics related to good proposal and contract development
• Support leadership with other profitability analyses and publish performance metrics
• Ensure that the various estimation support processes perform within service level expectations
• Maintain excellent communication and high level of engagement with the sales and operations teams, enabling Bison to consistently be responsive to and supportive of internal and external customers

Requirements

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in “retail” roof replacement businesses with roles related to the intended job estimator scope of duties required, with South Florida experience preferred
• Additional experience with roofing sales, operations, construction management, purchasing or other roles is very desirable; roofing insurance claims support is a plus; and some finance or accounting experience is a plus
• Very strong Excel skills
• Experience using and implementing roofing estimation software, such as Bluebeam, is preferred
• Excellent professional English verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to produce proposals that are clear, clean, concise, and well organized
• Experience developing and improving processes, templates, checklists, and other documents and tools

Salary: $1600 - $1700 USD per month