Estimator/Project Coordinator

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• Annual salary of $45,000 
• Benefits and PTO as available

This is a skilled position as an experienced Estimator / Project Coordinator, involving the preparation of quantity estimates using material, labor, and overhead costs, and the coordination of projects that are awarded to the company. This position will be based in Des Moines, Iowa, out of the CAES Corporate Office.

• Activities require answering VolP phones, working on computers with a keyboard, and performing various office functions.
• Frequent sitting for long periods.
• Work is normally in an environmentally controlled office setting.
• Ability to interact with customers and employees in a positive manner.
• Ability to remain seated for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to operate a computer.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, crawl, kneel, bend, and reach with hands and arms above their shoulders. Occasionally move up to 25lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

• Respond promptly to customer needs; respond to requests for service and assistance; meet commitments.
• Contributes to building a positive team spirit.
• Approaches others tactfully, reacts well under pressure, and accepts responsibility for one’s own actions.
• Observes safety and security procedures, determines appropriate action beyond guidelines, reports potentially unsafe conditions, and uses equipment and materials properly.
• Adapts to changes in the work environment, changes approach or method to best fit the situation, able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Follow instructions, respond to management direction, and commit to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.
• Asks for and offers help when needed, generates suggestions for improving work.
• Analyze blueprints, specifications, proposals, and other documents to prepare time, material, equipment, production, and labor estimates.
• Prepare preliminary estimates for planning purposes and detailed estimates based on final plans and specifications.
• Consult with clients, vendors, and others to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues.
• Maintain current and accurate information on prices from suppliers and contractors through direct contact and written materials.
• Prepare bid packages, estimates, and analysis of subcontractor bids for projects of any size and complexity.
• Physically assess job-site conditions, formalize estimates for commercial and industrial projects.
• Participate in the bidding process.
• Coordinate awarded projects from scheduling, resource allocation, cost projections, and billing.
• Check cost sheets, bid list, and pipeline for accuracy and compliance with the estimated cost; if over budget, identify the reasons and report to management.
• Before job startup, review with the Project Manager/Supervisor, project plans, specifications, and review the project startup list to ensure that each item is done.
• Providing feedback on job progress and analysis vs. the project’s estimated value.
• Aware of product applications, technical services, market conditions, and competitive activities.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a like discipline, or equivalent work experience of 3 years or more.
• General understanding of HVAC mechanical systems and processes.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute, rate, ratio, and percentages.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Must have knowledge of Database software.