Commercial Estimator – #6264 – S
2 Gals Pro Painting
We are a 5 year old established residential and commercial painting company servicing the Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville and Niagara Region. Our focus is superior customer service, top quality workmanship and reliability. We are growing and looking for a part-time Commercial Estimator to support our growth with possibility of turning into a full time Estimator/Project Management position.
- You will be responsible for researching and finding appropriate projects to bid on, putting together accurate take offs, working with the Senior Manager to approve and put together estimates
- You will be estimating and quoting commercial painting tenders as well as for property managers, general contractors and some residential clients
- This includes sending quotes daily, attending appointments when needed, make sale calls to find more leads, building rapport and relationships with potential and current clients, attending functions, and maintaining a closing rate in the range of 25-40% on all qualified sales
- Following up on all projects quoted is also expected
- 2+ years of quoting and sales experience preferred, but willing to train with right candidate and experience painting/estimating for a painting business is preferred
- Must have good computer skills and fluent in Microsoft Office.
- Accustom to working in a hectic and constantly changing business environment
- Have a car and a valid driver’s licence
- Must be a self starter, very organized and work with minimal supervision
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Great people skills, highly motivated, confident and positive attitude
- Team player
- Enthusiastic about our company culture and "flex" work environment
Other Details:
- 2+ years working in Estimating preferred but willing to train if you are the right candidate
- Experience in Paint Estimating preferred but not necessary
- Experience with reading blue prints, doing takeoffs and quoting tenders
- This job would be ideal for a current/about to graduate engineering student or similar academic field of study that teaches how to read plans and complete quotes
- The hours for this position are flexible and can be suited to work with your schedule to a certain degree
- We are a forward thinking company with lots of room for growth and career development