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Project Estimator – Custom Wood & Metal Fabrication
Full-Time | East Village, San Diego | $75,000–$90,000 + Benefits

Tired of estimating drywall and doors? Want to work on projects you can be proud of?
Basile Studio is a full-service design/build firm known for bold, detail-heavy work in restaurants, hotels, and retail spaces. We build custom furniture, metalwork, millwork, lighting — and we need an estimator who understands how it all comes together.

You’ll work in-office (not on jobsites) with our design and shop teams to create clean, accurate estimates for high-end, custom fabrication projects. If you know your way around shop drawings, tools, and takeoffs, this could be your next great move.

HOW TO APPLY - Go to www.basilestudio.com/careers and, fill out the application form on the bottom of the page.

• Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Fabrication Project Estimation

    • Analyzing project specification and utilizing assembly operations - estimate the material, labor and overhead cost for fabrication for all components and overall build.

    • Collaborate with all departments to understand project requirements and deadlines and to keep your estimates within the client budget.

    • Study previous projects data and define and document improved process for estimation.

    • Document timing for high level and detailed estimates.

    • Build and maintain a cost database that will allow for quicker estimating.

    • Work with engineering team to develop new and more efficient processes.

    • Establish standards for Engineering and Fabrication departments that reduce hours and consolidate materials for as many processes as possible.

    • Work with the Project Engineer and client to reduce costs at the early/design stage and work with engineers at the design pass off to remove waste and augment build procedures.

    • Identify out of budget items and communicate internally for process fixes to bring items back into budget.

    • Identify and resolve roadblocks and delays in a timely manner and communicate accordingly.

• Qualification Requirements

  • 5+ Years of experience in building construction and fabrication both metal and wood

  • Ability to read and understand blueprints/shop drawings

  • Experience with budgeting

  • Understanding of fabrication equipment, processes and materials

  • Ability to handle multiple projects at once

  • Strong organization and process skills

  • Data analysis and critical thinking

• Bonus Requirements

  • Detail-oriented - You love to find issues before they become issues

  • Effective communication - You bring people together to solve a problem

  • Technical skills - You prefer spreadsheets to notepads

  • Time management - For yourself and the projects

• Job Type

  • This is a full-time position.

  • This position will be based out of our office located in Downtown San Diego.

  • Salary Range $75k - 90k.

• Benefits

  • 401(k)

  • 401(k) matching

  • Dental insurance

  • Health insurance

  • Life insurance

  • Paid time off

  • Vision insurance

  • Parking Allowance

HOW TO APPLY - Go to www.basilestudio.com/careers and, fill out the application form on the bottom of the page.

We are a unique DESIGN and BUILD studio that is fully vertical in its integration of a multitude of different craftsmanship capabilities, ranging from hotels, restaurants, multi-family developments, custom homes to products.
Our custom fabrication studio creates everything in the shell along with all the interior components that make up the whole that comes out of our design studio. Never have this many facets been integrated into one company to provide one-stop for our clients and our developments. Be part of a studio that is forever growing and changing to suit the changing times we live in and own a piece of what is being created. We want to grow together to build a portfolio of our projects that allow us to live and retire on what we create, a company that creates its future.
One day is never the same as another, we are continuously researching new products, methods, and ventures. Help create the methods used to build a strong and better place for the entire team