Project Cost Estimator

Summary

Join ISTA Personnel Solutions SA, a fast-growing BPO company, as a Project Cost Estimator (Residential Construction)! This remote role, working US Eastern Standard Time, involves accurately estimating project costs using detailed line-item bids. You will review property scopes, identify repairs, prepare estimates, and ensure accurate submissions. Collaboration with the field team is key, but the role also requires independent work. Success requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and experience in residential construction. This position is for South African citizens only and requires a reliable internet connection and power backup.

Requirements

• Ability to determine quantity of work scope, compile accurate estimates and hard bid packages with line-item breakdowns
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize
• Ability to deliver to deadlines for multiple concurrent projects
• Ability to value engineer a project
• Ability to communicate in an efficient and professional manner
• Strong mathematic abilities
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and critical thinking skills
• Strong knowledge of standard computer systems and ability to adapt to new software
• Good understanding of Microsoft Excel
• Good understanding of MS Project, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Good understanding of utilizing web resources
• Experience in the residential construction industry or related fields
• An analytical mind with high level problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Excellent written communication
• Great attention to detail and demonstrated ability to work well in a fast-paced environment with fixed deadlines
• Access to a quiet and comfortable work space free of distractions
• A fixed fibre line with a minimum speed of 25 Mbps (upload & download) and the ability to support a wired Ethernet connection
• A reliable power backup solution

Responsibilities

• Review property scopes submitted by the field team and finalize bids for submittal to clients
• Identify required repairs via photos and build/update a formal construction bid
• Prepare detailed line-item estimates
• Ensure accurate and proper submissions & proposals by all subcontractors
• Maintain matrix pricing database
• Work collaboratively with field team to submit accurate bids on-time
• Transpose approved bids to client specific software’s
• Revise bids per client revisions
• Create change order estimates and submit to clients
• Delegate to offshore Project Administrators as required