Estimator

Position Title: Building Envelope Estimator

A Carolinas restoration firm needs an estimator who can price the full range of building envelope work and ship proposals without a learning curve. The company is family-owned and completes about 90% of its work with its own crews and labor partners. Its portfolio runs from commercial high-rise buildings on the coast to historic preservation, correctional facilities, paper mills, and multifamily properties. Estimators here do not manage projects and do not cold-call. Business development finds and sets up the opportunity, and the estimator builds the price.

The Myrtle Beach market is currently the company's smallest sector, with a goal of growing toward roughly $10 million in closed work in the first year as part of a larger company target. The owners lead active lives outside work, PTO is expected to be used, and community volunteering is encouraged. The company answers to its owners rather than to outside investors, so growth goals are set with realism. The schedule is hybrid, with Wednesdays in the Myrtle Beach office.

Salary Range: $130,000 - $150,000 / Year DOE Plus a performance bonus tied to gross profit on jobs sold, paid after projects close.

Building Envelope Estimator Responsibilities

• Produce estimates and price proposals for restoration work across commercial high-rise, correctional, industrial, and multifamily projects
• Partner with the Carolinas business development lead, who sources and sets up opportunities, to deliver accurate and timely pricing
• Visit job sites to perform takeoffs and assess logistical challenges that affect cost
• Complete quantity takeoffs using PlanSwift or ZZ Takeoff, Bluebeam, and OST-style tools, along with the company's internal estimating formulas
• Price scopes including EIFS, stucco, post-tension slabs, polymer-modified concrete, carbon fiber, and similar restoration work
• Bid for property managers, HOAs, architects, and engineers on projects ranging from small relationship jobs to multi-million-dollar scopes
• Re-engage on active jobs to price significant change orders for unforeseen conditions, brief the project manager, and hand execution back
• Travel to bids and pre-bids, typically on Tuesdays and Thursdays
• Support the Charleston and Charlotte offices remotely on bids when bandwidth allows

Building Envelope Estimator Requirements

• Direct estimating experience across Division III (Concrete), Division IV (Masonry), and Division VII (Thermal and Moisture Protection), with working crossover on all three rather than depth in only one or two
• Ability to take on polymer-modified concrete, carbon fiber, and comparable restoration scopes without a learning curve
• Proven experience as a producing estimator; this is not a training position
• Working knowledge of takeoff and estimating software such as PlanSwift or ZZ Takeoff, Bluebeam, and OST-style tools
• Willingness to relocate to the Myrtle Beach area and to work a hybrid schedule with a minimum of Wednesdays in the office
• Availability for site visits and bid travel
• Hands-on project experience with an understanding of site logistics, rather than reliance on production rates supplied by others, is preferred
• A bachelor's degree is preferred, though strong experience is considered in its place

Benefits

• Employer-supported medical coverage, plus dental and vision
• Supplemental insurance options, including disability, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity
• 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match
• Paid time off that the company encourages employees to use
• Paid volunteer time at a qualifying charity
• Vehicle allowance in the first year, followed by a company vehicle, plus mileage reimbursement for job-site travel
• Hybrid work arrangement

Experienced Division III, IV, and VII estimators who want to price meaningful restoration work with a family-owned team and have a direct hand in growing the Myrtle Beach market should apply today.