Principle responsibilities/duties • Lead the estimating process for assigned HVAC projects, ensuring estimates are accurate, complete, competitive, and delivered within established deadlines. • Review plans, specifications, addenda, bid documents, and other project information to develop a thorough understanding of the complete project scope. • Prepare detailed quantity takeoffs and develop material, equipment, labor, subcontractor, and other project costs. • Evaluate labor requirements, productivity factors, project schedules, site conditions, and installation complexity when developing estimates. • Work closely with Construction to evaluate constructability, labor requirements, subcontractor needs, project logistics, and known site conditions prior to finalizing estimates. • Break down project costs and labor requirements by system, floor, area, phase, or other logical work breakdown to support project planning, field execution, and post-project cost analysis. • Develop and document estimate assumptions, qualifications, clarifications, allowances, alternates, and exclusions. • Identify and develop value-engineering opportunities that maintain project performance while improving cost, constructability, or overall value to the customer. • Solicit, evaluate, level, and select vendor and subcontractor quotations to ensure complete and competitive coverage. • Develop and maintain strong working relationships with general contractors, customers, engineers, vendors, manufacturers, and subcontractors. • Prepare bid scope sheets, bid exhibits, subcontractor comparisons, and other supporting estimating documentation as required. • Compare current estimates against historical project data and previous estimates to validate pricing, labor assumptions, and overall project cost. • Participate in bid reviews and internal pre-submission reviews with Construction, Sales, Engineering, and company leadership as appropriate. • Support the development of proposals and ensure the final proposal accurately reflects the scope, pricing, assumptions, and exclusions contained within the estimate. • Participate in business development activities, customer meetings, presentations, interviews, site visits, and General Contractor relationship-building efforts. • Provide leadership, guidance, and technical support to Estimators and Assistant Estimators and serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for estimating best practices. • Ensure quality control of department bids and estimates. • Participate in project handoffs and lessons-learned reviews to compare estimated versus actual performance and incorporate findings into future estimates. Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred, or equivalent combination of education and relevant industry experience. • Minimum of 5 years of estimating, project management, construction, or equivalent HVAC/R industry experience, with demonstrated experience estimating commercial HVAC projects. • Strong working knowledge of HVAC/R systems, equipment, piping, controls, installation methods, and construction practices. • Demonstrated ability to read and int