Construction Estimator

**Become a vital contributor to our growing mechanical construction team**

**About Armistead Mechanical**

For over a century, Armistead has been an industry leader and one that is committed to quality, safety, and unprecedented customer service. Our expertise lies in industrial and process piping, fabrication and installation, plumbing, HVAC design and installation, temperature controls, and preventative maintenance services for projects of all sizes. We work with many prestigious Fortune 500 clients in the New York Tri-state Area. Our mission is to meet and exceed expectations for safe, exceptional and efficient service and provide reliable, state-of-the-art mechanical systems. We utilize innovative technologies and design capabilities and rely upon our team of highly-skilled industry veterans. Our headquarters office is located in Bergen County, NJ with additional branch offices located in Newburgh, NY and Hamilton, NJ.

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- Prepare detailed project estimates using estimating software and on-screen takeoff on projects ranging in size from $50,000 to $5,000,000 inclusive of all material, labor, equipment and subcontractors.
- Identify qualified subcontractors and vendors by specifying scope and materials; obtain quotes.
- Attend pre-bid meetings and walk-throughs at customer sites.
- Maintain good business relationships with owners, general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, vendors, and company colleagues.
- Turnover estimates to project management team and consult with them as needed.
- Assist in maintaining and analyzing historical bid data.
- Make recommendations to drive alternative project scope solutions.
- Related duties as requested.

**Requirements**:

- High school diploma with a two-year or four-year college degree
- Two to five years' experience with computerized construction estimating but will consider a recent college graduate with an engineering or construction-related degree
- Computer proficiency and MS Office experience, including Outlook, Excel and Word
- Good reasoning ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, schedule or diagram form
- Must be able to read and understand project specs and drawings
- Organization skills and ability to meet deadlines
- Math proficiency, high degree of accuracy and fine attention to detail
- Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing as well as interact professionally with clients and co-workers
- Must possess a team player attitude