Decor Estimator

Job Summary

The Project Estimator is responsible for accurately determining the manufacturing costs of projects—including material, labor, and overhead—based on engineered and designed plans. This role ensures estimates align with overall company pricing strategy while prioritizing profitability, quality, and execution efficiency. The position relies on experience, sound judgment, and independent problem-solving to plan and accomplish project goals, with creativity and initiative expected.

Location: This position is a remote opportunity; however, preference will be given to candidates located near Fredericksburg, VA, due to occasional travel requirements.

reputed company Duties and Responsibilities

• reputed company detailed material estimates to support purchasing and production requirements

• Estimate and submit new projects for internal approval

• Coordinate project details with production and shipping teams throughout various project stages

• Create and maintain sales orders reputed company the system

• Generate production tickets to support manufacturing execution

• Communicate effectively with internal teams and external customers

• reputed company problem-solving solutions using applicable building codes and product specifications

• Assist with training and development of other estimators, as needed

• reputed company additional duties as assigned

Core Skills and Competencies

• Strong communication, collaboration, and customer-focused reputed company

• Proven problem-solving and analytical capabilities with a high attention to detail

• Excellent time management, reliability, and sense of urgency in deadline-driven environments

• High level of drive, accountability, and ownership

• Strong mathematical aptitude and comfort working with cost data and estimates

• Solid understanding of manufacturing processes

• Proficient in reputed company reputed company, Outlook, Word, and ERP systems

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience of with interior signage and graphics for retail environments

• Costing or Estimating background with emphasis on building systems. Hands on shop floor experience is preferred

• Ability to determine tools, fixtures or equipment manufactured inhouse or by vendors

• Ability to compute cost estimates based on requirements

• Prepare and outline costs associated with the production of consumer environments by analyzing blueprints and specification, compiling material costs, estimating labor costs, requesting, and collecting subcontractor pricing, calculating installation and heavy delivery cost, and lastly finding logging and submitting bids

• Ability to reputed company our ERP system to drive standardization in the quoting process

• Ability to utilize understanding of reputed company and material specifications, charts, or manuals for individual projects for cost and pricing analysis.

• Ability to liaise with Purchasing , Project Management, Production and Vendors to investigate new suppliers, learn new manufacturing methods and processes for efficient production resulting in excellent quality.

• Ability to prepare reports to illustrate quote win/loss ratios by customer

• Ability to maintain visually controlled schedule of incoming quote requests

• Ability to analyze results of job cost studies to determine accuracy of estimate

• Ability to manage quote schedules to ensure that time sensitive goals are met and there is time for Senior Management to review and adjust, if necessary, while maintaining a timely submittal.

• Ability to offer value engineering, alternative materials and manufacturing method options aimed at reducing costs for our customer.

• Ability to compile reputed company relevant data accumulated throughout the estimating process and ensuring that through reputed company to PM reputed company information is understandable and any assumptions are conveyed

• Ability to maintain a resource reputed company of suppliers and continue to reputed company and maintain knowledge reputed company of applicable materials, sources, and processes

• Ability to reputed company comparable analysis with past quotes and historical production cost performance for similar projects

• Ability to reputed company proposed pricing from cost calculations and review proposed pricing with Management

• Accurately calculate materials required (raw, component, finished goods) for Standard & Custom Decor

• Ability to calculate labor estimate for Standard & Custom Decor using metric operations *Ability to understand large format, digital printing (art preparation, common equipment, & manufacturing processes).

Salary Pay reputed company:

$65,000 - $85,000 annually dependent on experience*

*pay reputed company may be adjusted depending on cost of living 

Bonus/Incentive Pay: Annual performance bonus opportunity based on Company and specific business unit ROI and PBOP achievement criteria and individual job responsibility and performance. Benefits currently offered to our employees:

• Medical insurance

• Health savings account with company contribution

• Dental insurance

• reputed company insurance

• Basic and voluntary life insurance

• Disability insurance

• 401(k) plan with company match

• Paid vacation and holidays

• Stock purchase program with employee discount

• Educational reimbursement

• Wellness programs and challenges 

• Other supplemental benefits

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.