Commerical Estimator

Job purpose: To drive and promote estimating and project fulfillment of applied products and product lines sold by ABCO. This will directly contribute to ABCO’s mission of exceeding customer’s highest expectations by:

· Managing ABCO AER HVAC Projects from inception to completion, which outlines receiving Mechanical / HVAC Plans and preparing a bid based on the understanding and knowledge of HVAC Design. This includes liaising with all involved parties to ensure projects are accurate, complete, and retuned in a timely manner.

· Receiving quote request for VRV systems and DX cooling system and preparing responses. Preparing cost estimates for Commercial, Residential, Multi – Residential, School, Religious etc., projects by analyzing project requirements.

· Analyzing and understanding Mechanical plans, verifying the system’s capacity, design feasibility, capacity satisfaction, ASHRAE 90.1 validity and implantation, and making changes in the HVAC design if and when necessary followed by furnishing a proposal.

· Accompanying technical specialists on site visits for assisted startup or troubleshooting.

· Providing help desk support to customers as well as sales and branch teams, ensuring that all stakeholders have the most up-to-date and accurate information about projects and the products involved.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

· Quotation Management and Project Fulfillment

o Receive requests for quotations and prepare responses in an accurate and timely manner

o Prepare cost estimates by analyzing Mechanical plans / HVAC Plans and project requirements

o Confer with customers, sales account managers, and/or outside sales engineers to assess equipment needs and to determine system requirements for projects

o Plan and modify product configurations to meet customer needs

o Generate submittals which include accurate drawings and product data

o Track assigned AER projects from project conception to completion utilizing ABCO’s CRM software, Tour de Force

o Recommend improved products, systems or equipment to customers, specifying how such changes will lower costs or increase efficiency

· AER “Help Desk” and Sales Support

• Serve as internal AER resource to project stakeholders, including:
• Customers
• Sales Account Managers
• Branch Teams
• Outside Sales Engineers
• Collaborate with sales teams to understand customer requirements, in order to support and promote the sale of company products, and to provide technical support
• Provide technical and non-technical support and services to customers, architects, engineers, or ABCO colleagues regarding the use, operation, and maintenance of equipment

Qualifications:

Mechanical Engineering degree preferred.

HVAC industry experience a plus.