Sales / Estimator - Commercial Roofing

Experienced Estimators in Commercial Roofing: Join a large and growing commercial contractor in Florida that has an incredible backlog, company culture, and advancement opportunities!

This Jobot Job is hosted by: Sam Kippen
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Salary: $80,000 - $130,000 per year

A bit about us:

We are a well-established, growth-oriented commercial roofing contractor with a strong reputation across Florida. Our work spans new construction, re-roofing, maintenance, and complex commercial systems across a wide range of project types. We pride ourselves on operational execution, long-term client relationships, and delivering projects the right way - not the rushed way.

Why join us?

• Strong, stable pipeline of commercial roofing work
• Tight collaboration between Estimating & Operations (no silos)
• Established systems, historical data, and tools to support accurate bidding
• Opportunity to take full ownership of projects from bid through closeout
• Competitive base + bonus structure
• Long-term career growth within a respected Florida contractor

Job Details

Sales / Estimating & Bidding:

• Prepare detailed, accurate, and code-compliant project estimates
• Perform takeoffs from drawings, site visits, and pre-bid meetings
• Utilize historical cost data to validate labor, material, and production assumptions
• Build complete proposals including all scope components (roofing + sheet metal)
• Maintain and manage bid logs and tracking systems
• Follow up on bids, negotiate, and help close awarded work

Operations & Project Collaboration:

• Work closely with Operations to validate labor assumptions and job execution strategy
• Align estimates with real-world manpower and production capabilities
• Package scopes and coordinate with subcontractors and vendors
• Participate in pre-roof / pre-job meetings to ensure clear scope handoff

Pre-Construction Planning:

• Develop clear scopes of work and detailed submittals
• Review budgets with Operations and ensure alignment
• Provide material lists using estimating software (The Edge or similar)
• Coordinate schedules, expectations, and logistics with internal teams
• Identify safety risks and ensure proper planning and documentation (MSDS, equipment, etc.)
• Prepare and price change orders as needed

Project Lifecycle Involvement:

• Stay involved through project execution to maintain accountability
• Attend post-job review meetings to evaluate performance vs. estimate
• Analyze job cost data and continuously improve estimating accuracy

Client & Industry Engagement:

• Maintain strong client communication during bid and negotiation phases
• Represent the company at industry events, trade meetings, and networking functions
• Stay current on commercial roofing systems, codes, and market trends

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of commercial roofing estimating experience OR 10+ years in roofing (field, sales, or technical)
• Strong knowledge of commercial roofing systems (TPO, Sheetmetal, PVC, Modified Bitumen, etc.)
• Proven ability to build estimates from takeoff through final proposal
• Experience with estimating software's
• Solid understanding of labor production rates, job costing, and gross profit targets
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word)
• Strong communication skills - both internal (Ops) and external (clients)
• Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple bids simultaneously

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