Estimating Director jobs in Kansas City, KS

DH Pace Company, Inc., is looking for an Estimating Manager to join our team in Olathe, KS. With minimal supervision, the Estimating Manager will be responsible for overseeing the preparation of accurate, timely, and competitive bids for Commercial Industrial Door and Loading Dock Systems while working to support our sales staff, resulting in profitable sales and positive customer relationships. Knowledge and/or experience in the construction or building materials industry is strongly preferred.

Job Responsibilities:

• Will assist with hiring, training, and developing new employees
• Estimate / Bid public, private, conceptual, negotiated and hard bid projects.
• Review specifications and drawings to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.
• Manage multiple estimates simultaneously from conception to completion.
• Rapidly develops or possess advanced level skills at using DH Pace estimating processes and procedures and utilizing DH Pace estimating software as well as other business software programs. (Excel, Bluebeam, Smartsheet, BAAN, SAM, etc.)
• Rapidly develops understanding of Core Product Lines, Vendors, Labor Standards
• Educates sales team on product options and assist customers in product selection to ensure sale and best project outcome.
• Promote and maintain a positive attitude toward outside contractors, architects and individuals within the Company regardless of the circumstances
• Understand vendor relationships and build strong relationships with contacts.
• Meet or exceed annual estimating volume expectations as warranted based on experience level or length of time in the position
• Ability to manage time effectively while sustaining individual and team workloads
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum two (2) years of commercial door/dock work experience *OR* minimum two (2) years of new construction commercial estimating experience *OR* minimum two (2) years of building material industry is strongly preferred.
• Experience with Blueprints/Plans and Specs highly desired
• Must have strong attention to detail and good organizational skills
• Must have good verbal and written communication skills
• Must have excellent customer service skills
• Ability to manage time effectively while sustaining individual and team workloads
• Ability to work Overtime as required
• Possess strong mathematical skills
• Must be computer literate. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office desirable

Why DH Pace?

DH Pace Company is a distribution, construction and service organization offering a complete range of door and door related products and commercial security products. The company is privately owned and has been in operation over 95 years! We have 50 US offices in 24 states with 2023 company-wide sales of $1 billion.

Our benefit offerings include:

• Medical, dental, and vision options: Available on the 1st day of the month following your start date!
• Paid time off plan: 13 days accrued annually during your 1st year; 16 days accrued during your 2nd year!
• Paid Holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
• Floating Holidays: Up to 2 floating holidays per year
• Competitive compensation: Including annual performance evaluations!
• 401k retirement plan: Including an employer match!
• Company paid: Life insurance, short-term disability, & long-term disability
• and more!

Successful completion of references, employment verifications, background check, and drug screen required in advance of hire.

DH Pace Company, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of DH Pace Company, Inc. without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of DH Pace Company, Inc. Please, no phone calls or emails.

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)