Estimating Manager jobs in Florida

Who We Are…

Harper-Limbach’s primary core value has always been: We Care.

We Care about you as a person: your safety, career, development, and the local community.

We Care to impact diversity in construction to create a collaborative work environment focused on generating a sense of belonging and accomplishment.

Harper Limbach LLC, a Limbach Holdings, Inc. company, delivers and maintains quality building systems, focusing specifically on MEP C-intensive projects for building owners and contractors. Harper commits to providing the owner the best end-product in terms of price and quality; we also manage all components of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and control systems for the building owner from system design and construction through performance and maintenance.

Our vision is to be a top ENR specialty contractor in the Southeast, built on organic growth through operational excellence and internally promoting our people.

Our purpose is to create great opportunities for people.

We carry out our vision and purpose through a commitment to our four core values…

• We Care
• We Act with Integrity
• We Are Innovative
• We Are Accountable

The Benefits & Perks…

• Full portfolio of medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Industry-leading 401K plan with company match.
• HSA, FSA, and life insurance offerings.
• Robust learning & development program.
• Career pathing flexibility.

Who You Are…

As Estimating Manager, you will be responsible for developing relationships with customers to generate new business, selecting and estimating new work, and effectively managing the estimating department to meet company objectives.

This Position…

Some examples of the work you might do includes:

• Establishes and grows customer relationships with the goal of securing repeat business.
• Prospects and establishes new customers by promoting key capabilities of the Company.
• Searches trade periodicals, news reports, and customer contacts for prospective new projects.
• Confers with peers/management on prospective new work to select projects to bid.
• Negotiates with suppliers and subcontractors to secure best prices.
• Reviews bid documents, examines bid takeoff, and makes adjustments as required by job conditions.
• Calculates project control, field supervision, general conditions, and other pertinent costs for analysis.
• Writes bid scope proposals, obtains bid bonds/insurance certificates, and completes customer bid forms.
• Assembles all necessary documents, estimated information, and calculations into final bids.
• Conducts a thorough bid review with peers/management prior to the submission of the project proposal.
• Submits project proposals and participates in proposal presentations on an as-needed basis.
• Contacts customers/contractors during the bid process to obtain a commitment to perform proposed work.
• Attends scope review meetings, and offers value engineering and breakout pricing, as needed.
• Documents trade wage rate schedules, cost for payroll taxes, insurance costs, burden on trade wages, and parameter estimate log information.
• Maintains knowledge of codes, standards, and tax requirements for geo areas of proposed projects.
• Executes HR-related decisions (promotions, salary adjustments, corrective actions, etc.) for direct reports.
• Offers training, development opportunities, and performance feedback to subordinates, in order to improve performance and industry knowledge.
• All other duties as assigned.

What You Need…

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
• 10 years of industry-specific experience.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel in particular).
• Advanced organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Capacity to leverage communication/interpersonal skills to develop and enhance business relationships.
• Aptitude for producing meaningful results in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time, primarily to client/branch offices and local job sites.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in a mentor, supervisory, or management role is a plus.

Conduct Standards:

• Maintains appropriate Company confidentiality at all times.
• Protects the assets of the Company and ethically upholds the Code of Conduct & Ethics in all situations.
• Cultivates and promotes the “Hearts & Minds” safety culture.
• Consistently exemplifies the Core Values of the Company (we CARE, we act with INTEGRITY, we are INNOVATIVE, and we are ACCOUNTABLE).

Work Environment:

• This position operates primarily in a professional office environment, and routinely utilizes standard office equipment, such as computers, phones, copiers, and filing cabinets.
• Work tasks may occasionally necessitate travel to local job sites, which means intermittent exposure to the conditions typically associated with a construction site.

Physical Demands:

• In performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, perform repetitive motion, and possess an appropriate degree of both visual acuity and manual dexterity.
• This is considered a sedentary work position, which means possible exertion up to ten (10) pounds of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by the individual who assumes this role, not an exhaustive list of responsibilities. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice, as business needs dictate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Harper Limbach is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)