Headquartered in Conyers, Georgia, Batchelor & Kimball (B&K) takes pride in partnering with our clients to deliver excellent results from engineering and construction to operations and maintenance. We offer design/build and turnkey construction services, including teaming with selected subcontractors for electrical and general construction. If you are looking to grow your career and thrive in a team environment, then we invite you to apply for this position.

We are seeking a commercial estimating professional for the mechanical industries. The ideal candidate must be capable of assembling an accurate estimate and a corresponding detailed proposal for the customer with minimal oversight. With our geographic footprint expanding, this position could be based in any of our locations and /or a remote based position.

Job Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Be able to accurately identify, quantify and record piping and equipment associated with the various mechanical systems
• Review all bid documents and seek clarifications during the bid process to ensure an accurate bid is assembled
• Budgeting, unit pricing, pipe sizing, general code compliance and an understanding of general layout of Plumbing, Piping and HVAC Duct Systems
• Concurrently bid/manage multiple projects. Create a detailed estimate with appropriate material, labor & subcontractor selections; alternates and unit pricing when required; and corresponding proposal to identify the bidder's work scope
• Survey potential projects and identify best solutions for pricing
• Evaluation of vendor and subcontractor proposal to ensure compliance with the job requirements and specifications
• Estimating HVAC and plumbing projects and change orders to comply with corporate profit guidelines and project requirements
• Provide conceptual design and pricing to support conceptual design for both HVAC and plumbing
• Complete system take-offs in accordance with current B&K processes.
• Consider and evaluate potential value engineering options and costs with the B&K team
• Develop project general conditions and other estimate scope summaries, schedules and/or other tools and deliverables as necessary
• Participate when necessary in bid finalization and review

Supervisory / Budgetary / External communications responsibilities

• This is an individual contributing role.
• Internal and external communication responsibility to the appropriate contacts.

Knowledge, skill and ability requirements (minimum competencies required for job performance)

• Proficiency in pipe takeoff software such as Quickpen / Autobid is beneficial
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills
• Consistent dependability and availability
• Ability to work in a fast-paced construction office environment
• Ability to organize and curate documents related work orders and personnel
• Aptitude to learn new systems
• Mechanical Knowledge
• Project Management

Prior work experience and educational requirements

• BSME in Engineering/HVAC or Construction Business Management is preferred
• Communication, relationship building and customer service
• Proficient in MS Word and Excel and assembling a detailed quote
• Work in an open/team environment and have the ability to work independently
• Strong multi-tasking, organization and prioritization skills

Physical Demands

The physical demands are those associated with working in a typical office environment and miscellaneous filed travel.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties described may be changed or reassigned at the discretion of management, and the employee may be required to perform duties that are not listed in the job description.