National Estimator

Job Description

Job Description

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We’re looking for a National Estimator to support our teams across Denver, Minneapolis, and Chicago. If you thrive on numbers, pride yourself on precision, and find satisfaction in sticking to well-built processes, this role is for you.

The ideal candidate brings a deep passion for residential construction. They enjoy the challenge of working with detailed numbers, maximizing both profit and client satisfaction, and solving complex problems through thoughtful, data-driven work. If playing a key role in shaping beautiful spaces through the power of smart estimating sounds like your kind of career, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Details

Oversee estimation of all the residential remodeling projects for all three markets – Denver, Minneapolis, and Chicago.

Work with cutting edge technology or contracted assistants to increase estimation efficiency and handle a large project load.

Collaborate with designers to develop accurate ballpark pricing based on site measurements, contractor relationships, and design concepts.

Redline construction drawings for accuracy for our production and trade partner teams.

Finalize sold projects by consolidating estimates, breakout options, and producing work-order-ready documentation.

Remain on-call available for Senior Designers by supporting live estimating questions or scope changes during Plan Review sessions across all three markets (these occur doing normal business hours).

In this role you are accountable for Gross Margin at close to 1% of gross margin at sale.

Create and manage project budgets on our proprietary Gross Margin Tracker (GMT), monitoring financial performance.

Lead material purchasing for assigned scopes, ensuring timely procurement and cost alignment with project budgets.

Contribute to financial improvement efforts by identifying patterns in cost overruns or gains and recommending process improvements.

Responsible for permit procurement. Support the team by finding efficiencies in this accountability.

Requirements :

At least 5 years’ experience in residential construction estimation.

Experience in detailed reading of plans and reviewing construction documents.

Clear communicator able to work across design, production, and client-facing teams.

Refined organization skills and the ability to prioritize tasks.

Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and proficient in using and understanding Excel.

Comfortable using digital estimating tools and managing data within internal systems (e.g., Buildertrend).

Enthusiastic about building process-driven systems and working in a collaborative culture.

Preferred understanding of basic codes associated with the construction process.

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, interior design, or project management is helpful but not required.

Ready to demonstrate and champion FBC’s core values – Growth mindset, Team First, We Own Our Results, We are What We Speak, Unstoppable.

Salary Range - 80,000 – 105,000

Benefits Package – Medical (up-to full coverage), Vision, Dental, Life, Retirement, STD, FSA, DCRA, Hospital, Accident, Company Bonus, Additional Education Assistance, PTO

About Us

We exist to build joy for as many people as possible. We do that through creating beautiful spaces but more importantly we do it through our team members finding joy in their work and lives. We believe in loving what you do and finding growth in it.

Our central passion is to help people discover “The Joy Formula.” That is, Success + Wellbeing (Purpose) = Joy. We are the exclusive multi-state design & build residential remodeling firm. Having done business for 25 years we have been awarded the Chrysalis Award, HGTV Faces of Design Award, Best and Brightest Companies in America (’19,’20,’21).