Construction Estimator - Xactimate

Full Time
Maple Grove, MN 55369
$50,000 - $80,000 a year
Posted
Job description

Are you driven to win? This challenging and multi faceted position is a key role on our team. You will be fighting for our clients in the negotiation battles with insurance adjusters. If you like research, problem solving, serving others all with a small dash of psychology know how, we want to hear from you. If you need variety and want something different at work every day this might be the position you have been looking for.

Responsibilities

  • Manages the development, communication, and reconciliation for insurance supplementing.
  • Serves as the liaison between the insurance company, project managers, and trade partners.
  • Receives supplement requests from Project Managers and creates estimates for insurance companies supported by photos, building codes, and supplement information.
  • Understands scope of work to bid and ensures timely completion of estimates.
  • Receives material orders from production and manages bid pricing from vendors for estimating.
  • Spearheads all aspects of estimates and purchase order preparation while maintaining profit margins.
  • Assesses discrepancies, negotiates, and reconciles supplements with insurance adjusters.
  • Communicates claim status – creates, updates, and submits invoices to insurance companies for work completed and ensures depreciation release.
  • Utilizes Xactimate, supplier bids, and other resources to estimate materials and labor costs.
  • Conducts retrospective cost reviews on prior estimates/jobs to compile and maintains historical costs on site construction for profitability measures and use on future cost estimates.
  • Produce Project Manager sales reports for bi-weekly sales volume tracking
  • Creates roofing & siding material take-offs for production
  • Ensures the proper scope of work matches the insurance estimate
  • Utilizes Acculynx CRM for estimates, to organize material orders, and collaborate with team members
  • Other duties as assigned.
  • This position reports to the Director of Sales.
  • Option to set leads for commission during storm season.

Qualifications & Skills

  • Minimum of bachelor’s degree in accounting, applied science, civil engineering, or related field and/or three years of construction estimating experience required. In lieu of degree, equivalent work experience will be considered.
  • Ability to develop cost estimates, reading architectural plans a plus.
  • Solid understanding of residential construction processes.
  • Xactimate or other estimating software experience preferred.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficiency with MS Word and Excel.
  • Ability to multi-task and meet strict deadlines.
  • Ability to have difficult conversations with insurance companies and to negotiate estimates.
  • Able to maintain strict profit margins with each project per company guidelines.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee discount
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Referral program
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

  • Bonus pay
  • Commission pay
  • Signing bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Maple Grove, MN 55369: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

  • Construction estimating (Required)

Work Location: One location

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