Commercial Estimator

We are currently looking for a self-motivated and outgoing individual with strong leadership skills who is looking for a challenging opportunity to join our team as a Commercial Estimator/Project Manager. The Commercial Estimator/Project Manager is responsible for estimating bid opportunities from commercial clients/prospects. He or she will create estimates for commercial work and ensure that pricing is accurate, competitive, and within company guidelines. In addition, you will actively manage ongoing projects, which includes project invoicing, contract change orders, and supervising the field teams.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Meets with the customer to discuss their specific needs and generates an estimate that includes all customer requirements
- Ensures that the estimate contains the correct project information, including products and quantities, and incorporates any changes requested by the customer
- Closes sale, involving appropriate colleagues when necessary
- Prepares job schedule, budget, and materials list and delivers to appropriate team members and customer
- Provides estimates on change orders for current projects
- Understands and delivers all jobs to satisfy customer expectations
- Performs inspections/site walkthroughs to identify progress and address potential issues as early as possible and to ensure project adheres to timeline
- Supervises all project staff and subcontractors
- Promotes job site safety, encourages safe work practices, and rectifies job site hazards immediately and ensures all company employees and subcontractors follow all safety policies and procedures
- Updates project data without delay in all applicable documents or company computer systems
- Develops and maintains client relationships through frequent phone calls and visits
- Acts as a liaison between the client and project team
- Maintains positive relationships with customers, subcontractors, suppliers, and other employees
- Promotes business development by projecting a positive image of CertaPro during interactions with employees, clients, subcontractors, and suppliers
- Participates in meetings, committees, educational opportunities, etc. as requested/required
- Performs other duties as assigned

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- High school diploma or GED required
- Four-year degree preferred
- At least five years of increasingly responsible project management/estimating experience
- Supervisory/management experience
- Project Management training and/or certification a plus
- Estimator certification a plus
- Strong leadership and motivational skills
- Quality conscious and detail-oriented
- Safety and customer service oriented
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organization skills, able to multi-task, and can manage time to meet frequently changing deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Active listener
- Excellent math skills
- Strong computer and internet skills
- Experience with project management and/or estimating software preferred
- Unrestricted driver's license and clean driving record
- Must have own vehicle
- Willing and able to work overtime and on weekends as required