Junior Estimator 16151
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Job Location:
Cape Town - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
$ 1200 - 2000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Role: Junior Estimator (Business Development Representative)
Priority Location: Global (Open to candidates from South Africa Latin America and Eastern Europe)
Working Hours: Monday-Friday 40hrs/week with at least 4 hours overlap in US Eastern Time
Salary Range: $1200-$2000/month (The final offer is at the clients discretion and will depend on the candidates interview result skills and experience.)
Type of job: Remote
About the Company: We are a commercial construction company based in the US specializing in Exterior Masonry Restoration & Historic Preservation Concrete Repair & Restoration Waterproofing and Roofing.
About the Role: We are seeking a detail-oriented Junior Estimator to own our top-of-funnel bid process. Your primary goal is to scour construction databases identify projects that match our specific scope of work and present them to our Estimating team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Daily Bid Monitoring: Log in daily to aggregation platforms (Dodge Construction Network eMMA Maryland eVA Virginia and others) to search for new solicitations.
- Technical Screening: Open project blueprints drawings and specification documents (Specs) to verify if the scope of work includes specific trades. You must be able to differentiate between similar trades (e.g. distinguishing new masonry from restoration masonry).
- Database Management:
- Enter potential leads into our Opportunity Tracker spreadsheet with key details (Due date Scope summary Location General Contractor list).
- Manage the status of leads based on feedback from the US team.
- Estimating Handoff: Once a lead is approved by management transfer all relevant documents and data into the official Estimating Spreadsheet for the pricing team.
- Market Research: Occasionally research new general contractors or competitors listed on bid results.
Required Qualifications & Experience:
Technical Skills:
- A minimum of three years of experience is required in an engineering estimating or comparable capacity specifically inBusiness Development in a similar industry.
- Ability to read and interpret US construction drawings (Blueprints) and Specification manuals.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets (comfortable with filters data validation and clean formatting).
Soft Skills:
- Extremely High Attention to Detail: You will be the filter that stops us from wasting time on the wrong jobs. Accuracy is more important than speed.
- Organized & Proactive: You create systems to keep track of hundreds of potential leads without getting overwhelmed.
- Professional proficiency in English (Written and Spoken) is required.
- Dodge Construction Network
- GovWin / / State Procurement Sites (eMMA eVA)
- Bluebeam or Adobe Acrobat (for viewing drawings)
- Bachelors degree in civil engineering Architecture or Construction Management is highly preferred.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Bluebeam
- Construction Estimating
- Construction Experience
- HeavyBid
- Math
- Sage
- Pricing
- Cost Control
- Restoration
- Roofing
- Microsoft Excel
- Auto Estimating
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