Lead Estimator - JHCH

Job DescriptionLead EstimatorDepartment: EstimatingLeadership Level: 2Your number one responsibilityWe help our customers find their way Home.What you’ll be doingOur Lead Estimator helps support the overall strategy of our Estimating Department. Our Lead Estimator will work closely with the Estimating Manager to ensure short term and long term department goals are met. Our Lead Estimator will be responsible for providing lead direction and an escalation point to support the day-to-day operations of the estimating team. Responsible for ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of new and existing material takeoffs.You will be responsible for…Maintains continuity among corporate, division, and local work teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs. Create new plan budgets and maintain current plan budgets. Maintain pricing changes for catalog and manages options within the catalog. Expedite sale agent pricing requests. Complete variance analysis of materials. Manages future Estimators who join the team. Develop budget estimates by performing accurate quantity take offs using plans and specifications, or conceptual information. Review, estimate, and reconcile change orders, often with contractors or a peer review estimator. Help Estimating manager establish and lead the company’s estimations department. Investigate and prepares reports when contractors' bids vary widely from the agreed construction cost estimate. Proactively seeks improvement to methods and procedures to streamline operations for maximum efficiency. Effectively communicate with estimators and professionally address their requests. Mentor and train estimating team to ensure top performance of all team members in achieving desired results while finding efficient and effective solutions that create overall organizational value. Leadership CompetenciesMakes Decisions that are Customer FocusedExhibits Technical or Professional ExpertiseCollaborates and Works well with TeamsBuilds Caring and Effective RelationshipsDrives ResultsOrganizes and Plans EffectivelyExhibits Effective Time ManagementSolves Problems and Analyzes IssuesManages and Measures WorkDisplays High Integrity and HonestyWhat Qualifications You’ll Bring To UsDemonstrated leadership capabilities including motivating teams, employee training, and being results oriented. Strong people skills, including the capability to handle various personalities and develop professional relationships. Action oriented, with the drive to push projects and tasks to successful closure. Strong verbal & written communication, with the ability to take complex concepts and communicate accurately and persuasively. Experience making quick and accurate decisions based heavily on facts, data and/or metrics. Excellent organizational and time management skills, ability to take initiative, use good judgment, demonstrate a strong sense of urgency and follow-up and carry multiple projects through to completion. Proven experience with excellent attention to detail and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision. Be able to read and understand blueprintsProficient utilizing Microsoft Office – Excel, Word, OutlookWhat Experience You’ll Bring To UsHigh school diploma requiredBachelor's degree preferred Experience in residential construction management preferred4+ years of construction experience required with a homebuilding and/or remodeling company4+ years’ experience as a residential estimator, estimating or cost control requiredKnowledge of CAD, PlanSwift, Hyphen, and Newstar preferredWhat type of work environment you will be working inThis position operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax. This position must work well in a team oriented, fast paced setting and can handle interruptions while maintaining productivity and accuracy. If traveling, employee may be exposed to weather conditions.What we need from youThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, talk, hear, walk, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard, reach for objects, stoop, and kneel. Ability to sit at a computer desk for an extended period of time. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. Employee may be required to travel to other buildings or to attend meetings and training sessions.