Commercial Door Estimator

APTURA Group

Oswego, IL

Full-Time

Job Description

For APTURA Group, Core Values are not a slogan, but our way of doing business. They are foundational beliefs that reflect our company’s history and culture. We begin by creating an exceptional customer and employee experience, treating everyone uniquely and focusing on the way they want to be treated. We pride ourselves on providing excellence in our field by hiring and training experts in what we do. Our industry-leading team uses professional, transparent, and open communication to coordinate all of our activities to ensure we create a safer, more secure world.

By living our Core Values each day, we have the opportunity to make a difference and support our customers by following through on our promise to them of “providing YOU what YOU need, when YOU need it.”
Job Summary — Review and interpret architectural specifications as well as blueprints along with salesman estimating instructions to determine the material to complete bids for wood doors, hollow metal doors/frames, hardware, aluminum storefront and automatic door openers timely for bid submission.

The Estimator is responsible and accountable for:

Importing take-off data, including number of openings and schedules of material
Reviewing documents for consistent and accurate product application, submit RFI’s
when appropriate
Building accurate estimate of doors, frames, and hardware incorporating vendor quotes
for discounting (request & review quotes from vendor for accuracy)
Seeking out Addenda prior to submission to validate correctness of estimate
Communicating detailed qualifications for bid submission

Essential Functions

Ability to read and interpret construction documents, including specifications and blueprints.
Knowledge of commercial construction.
Use of Bluebeam and Comsense software.
Proficiency in Microsoft Applications.
Respectful, open, and effective communication with coworkers.

Experience & Other Requirements

3+ years of door, frame and hardware industry experience preferred
Pre-employment background and drug screening
No issue with repetitive use of fingers and hands, sitting for long periods, and long periods of computer usage
Moderate computer skills. Experience with Comsense, Bluebeam, and/or CAD/PDF editor is a plus.

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