Job Responsibilities Business Development • Invests time learning the industry and who the players are, including customers and competitors. • Builds rapport quickly with new contacts and begins building credibility and a network of customer contacts. • Participates in customer meetings may be alongside a more senior MAREK representative. Cost Estimating • Learns estimating tools, technology and approach as it related to estimating and pricing change orders. • Estimates and provides pricing for work orders and change orders. • Develops base foundation of product knowledge, market structure and conditions, and drawings and specifications as they related to estimating and pricing changes, etc. Project Management • Partners with field leaders and customers to assist in planning pre-job, including identifying and resolving potential scope, schedule, sequence, contract, budget, safety, material staging or manpower. • Proactively asks questions when he or she does not understand construction documents. • Develops a fair and achievable budget for labor, material and equipment, and provides the budget in a timely manner. • Submits RFIs, prices work order or change orders, and creates submittals. • Solicits competitive proposals and buyout of materials, vendors and subcontractors. • Engages in regularly scheduled production look-ahead meetings. • Ensure timely billing and collections. • Is regularly present on the job to support field team and effectively navigate safety, cost, and quality issues • Captures, organizes and maintains project documentation to mediate potential risk of back charges. • Provides feedback to project throughout the lifecycle of the project to project management team to improve future projects. Job Requirements Education • Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management or related field of study or high school diploma/GED with equivalent work experience. Experience • Progressive experience in commercial construction industry, preferably in general contracting and/or drywall and interiors. • Field experience or exposure a plus. • Experience or exposure to estimating, scheduling, and/or project management technology a plus. (TrueBuilt, Quick Bid, On-Screen Take-Off, Project Management and blueprint collaboration software such as Bluebeam, Plan Grid, etc.) • Knowledge of construction practices and project management methods. • Professional verbal and written communication skills • Strong relationship building skills. • Strong numerical and reasoning skills. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office products; Outlook, Word, and Excel. Skills • Knowledge of construction practices and project management methods. • Professional verbal and written communication skills • Strong relationship building skills. • Strong numerical and reasoning skills. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office products; Outlook, Word, and Excel. *We are an Equal Opportunity Employer* Direct reports This position has no supervisory responsibilities for direct reports