Nashville

Summary:

The purpose of this classification is to facilitate and coordinate material and labor takeoffs for select product types in an estimating database, while maintaining corresponding pricing bid sheets for the cost management software. Coordinate new plan prototypes and plan revisions in estimating database in conjunction with Purchasing Manager. Monitor requests for any additions to current job starts and all activities related to the accuracy of the assembly detail with Purchasing Manager.

Hours: Minimum of forty (40) hours per week, typically Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Requirements: 

1. High school diploma – some college preferred
2. 2 years prior experience in residential single or multi family home purchasing
3. Basic computer skills – Word, Excel, Outlook, Adobe PDF, Planswift, and Marks Systems
4. General knowledge of the home building process – construction knowledge a plus
5. Understand house plan drawings, specifications, unit costing and quantity estimating of construction materials
6. Ability to read blue prints and do “take-offs” is a plus
7. Strong organizational and communication skills
8. Ability to work independently, exercise good judgment, and seek additional information as needed
9. Strong ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment, meeting deadlines and maintaining accuracy

Responsibilities:

1. Review all master sets of Plans, Building Specifications, and Vendor Scopes of Work with Division Construction/Purchasing personnel, if necessary, in order to accurately understand the division of labor and materials specific to each Division
2. Ability to coordinate the cost management process as it relates to estimating, budgeting, and purchase orders
3. Manage Contract and Item pricing within Marks Systems by ensuring the most current and accurate pricing for all assigned communities
4. Manage Option builds within each community and maintain option pricing, including custom price requests with Purchasing Manager
5. Manage vendors in assigned communities or cost codes
6. Review quantity takeoffs and unit costs for all house cost activities for verification
7. Perform quantity takeoffs per plan on multiple cost categories using Plan swift or manual practices, and use information to justify cost savings to vendors or general observations to make plans more cost efficient to build
8. Monthly uploads of all active Subcontracts and Purchase Orders, ensuring the most current and accurate pricing for all communities
9. Assist in creating contractor bid packages for communities with specs, plans, community plats and landscape plans, etc.
10. Review and understand requirements and specs for communities to bid, to assist subs and vendors to bid accurately
11. Review and monitor plans, from a cost management standpoint, to ensure takeoffs are current and accurate with the Estimating Database
12. Assist purchasing coordinator to process and approve VPO requests above approval threshold or if more investigation is required to approve