Corporate Estimating Implementation Manager (2080)

Job Details: Job Location: Corporate Division

• Gaithersburg, MD, Salary Range: Undisclosed, JOB PURPOSE: The Corporate Estimating Implementation Manager owns and drives the execution of estimating related workflows, initiatives, and transformation efforts across the organization.

Duties and Responsibilities

Assists in developing best practices in drafting systems to ensure proper extraction of material take-offs Assists Corporate Purchasing with developing the company ERP and hierarchy with material take-off data Develops and implements estimating extraction system to feed ERP Responsible for collaborating with division and corporate purchasing when new options are required Assists in training in-house drafting team and consultants on quality modeling of plans for material take-off accuracy Responsible for reviewing EPO / VPO reports to identify areas of improvement with material take-offs errors Assists in the standardization of option descriptions and option creation Acts as the estimating liaison between division purchasing teams and Product Development Responsible for testing and deploying the latest updates across the estimating systems Research and report system enhancements of the current estimating systems utilized by the company Acts as another quality control step with plan and model reviews Assist with new team members onboarding and training Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills Strong Project Management skills Team Player Attention to Detail Knowledge of residential construction and operations Ability to create, manipulate, and read drawing files, plan blueprints and engineering drawings Knowledge of MS Office Organizational Skills Positive Attitude Self-Starter Strong Communication Skills (written, graphic, and verbal) Education and Work Experience Associates degree required 2+ years’ experience in residential construction 4+ years’ experience in estimating / material take-off extraction systems Experience with building option management tools and systems Experience in developing model quality control measures Experience communicating graphically Bachelor's degree preferred but not required