Classification : Exempt

Reports to : Sales Manager – Agar Welding & Steel

EEO Employer/Protected Veteran/Disabled

Job Description

Summary/Objective

The responsibility of the Estimator/Project Manager is to provide and maintain overall direction of each project in a proactive and professional manner to include the list of duties below. Coordinate and properly communicate internally with other estimators, PM’s, superintendents, administrative assistants, accounting personnel and management to ensure all aspects of the project are being met. Coordinate and properly communicate externally with customers, consultants, and general contractors to assure all expectations are being met.

Essential Functions:

• Estimating and take-off material, equipment and labor for:

• Structural steel fabrication & installation

• Miscellaneous metals fabrication & installation of stairs, railing, ladders, cage ladders, guardrail, bollard systems, mezzanines, gates, etc.

• Prepare accurate and competitive estimates to bring in work.

• Develop and maintain relationships with clients.

• Plans, organizes, and directs the completion of specific projects while ensuring projects are on time, on budget, and within scope.

• Acknowledges the project management life cycle of initiation, planning, execution, and closure to ensure the project is properly executed from beginning to the end.

• Procures equipment and subcontractors.

• Performs regular jobsite visits and attends job meetings.

• Maintains and monitors job progress reports and jobsite records including daily reports.

• Controls and reports job costs.

• Resolves technical or contractual issues.

• Initiates and manages change orders.

• Ensure the customer's expectations are being met.

• Be flexible and keep an open mind to change.

• Estimating and running jobs and making the job profits required by Agar.

  Competencies:

• Capability to monitor and project accurate job costs

• Maintains billing and schedules

• Provides technical support

• Strong leadership skills and good communication and interpersonal skills

• Responds in a timely manner

• Thoroughness

• Problem-Solving

• Time Management and Prioritizing

• Flexibility

• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility

• Communication/People Skills

• Work in a team environment and able to present a professional image of the company and core values.

  Position Type

  Full Time

  Position Location

  93 Firehouse Rd., Walnut Bottom, PA 17266

  Compensation & Benefits

  See offer letter

  Required Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or GED

• Relatable Experience

  Travel

  Ability and flexibility for frequent local travel is expected for this position.

  Work Environment

  This job operates in a professional office environment as well as on site at commercial, residential, construction and manufacturing locations. The use of computers, printers, cell phones, telephones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines is required. Other functions can take place indoors or outdoors, sometimes in high, precarious places with fumes and/or airborne particles. The work environment can contain loud to very loud noise levels associated with various equipment, coworkers, and phone conversations. Occasionally, work must be performed in high and/or cramped workspaces and awkward positions. The employee works around hazardous situations, materials, and equipment.

  Physical Demands

  The described physical demands below must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Keep or regain one's body balance or to stay upright.

• Excellent vision skills (with or without correction) are required.

• Climb and/or balance yourself.

• Ability to drive a vehicle.

• Work outdoors.

  Agar Welding & Steel is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, including disabled and Veterans.