Job Summary

As a Senior Residential Construction Estimator, you will play a key role in creating and maintaining accurate residential construction estimates and takeoffs. In this role, you will have the opportunity to demonstrate creative problem-solving and work with a team to ensure accurate residential construction estimates for the organization. The most rewarding aspect of this role is that you will help ensure we provide customers with a building experience that stays within the budget and on time.

You will thrive in this role if you:

Collaborate seamlessly with numerous departments and teams.
Demonstrate creative problem-solving to make your role more efficient.
Are extremely detail-oriented and organized.
Manage multiple tasks well while ensuring follow-up and meeting deadlines.
Able to apply production home builder option logic.

These skills will be used to:

Must have the advanced ability to perform plan takeoffs to quantify building materials, labor functions, and equipment that is needed for all construction categories, to complete a residential project estimate.
Navigate sophisticated residential construction estimating software.
Estimate cost and quantity on new designs and existing projects, along with providing conceptual design cost estimates with minimal information.
Assist with root-causing takeoff variances and applying corrections to formulas and coding errors.
Work to quality control jobs before Purchase Orders are released by testing the takeoffs and assemblies.
Help develop and improve estimating standards when required. This also includes working with purchasing, product offering, and sales (specification changes, code changes, new materials, developing assemblies for new options, etc.).
Develop and refine scopes of work, SKUs, and estimating best practices.
Develop, document, test, and refine current estimating take-off procedures.
Document errors relative to construction documents (prints/Architectural revision forms) and selections.
Work to improve the current operating system to improve overall department efficiency.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Construction Management, or a similar field
Solid background of 2-4 applicable years of residential single-family experience

Physical demands and work environment:

Must use sensory skills to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through the telephone and face-to-face contact.
Must be able to effectively use and operate various office-related equipment such as but not limited to the computer, calculator, copier, and fax machine.
Must be able to sit for long periods with low periods of reaching and standing.

The Value of a Career with Fischer Homes

Fischer Homes is one of the largest and most reputable home builders in the Midwestern and Southeastern states. Founded in 1980, the company has grown to build over 40,000 homes and employs over 700 Associates. Fischer Homes' solid reputation has been built largely by the talent of our Associates as we have been recognized as the 32nd largest builder in the United States.

We value diversity within the Fischer Homes organization and see each Associate as a team member and valuable asset. We select highly competent individuals to join our team, provide them with the resources, training, and development possible to make significant contributions and drive their success while determining their career paths. The rewards for their efforts are:

Professional Development Training programs
Tuition Reimbursement
Competitive Compensation
401(k) with Company matching contributions and profit-sharing
Employee Life Insurance
Personal time off
Inclusive Leave

Fischer Homes holds the highest ethical standards of business. We are honest and straightforward and will stand by our word. Our actions demonstrate respect, courtesy, and above all, fairness.

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