Jr. Estimator/Planner

Company Description

AWP Safety is North America’s leading traffic control specialist. Our team of 6,500 professionals helps secure 2,000 work zones every day – ensuring customer crews, drivers, and our teams get home safely. We protect those who operate, maintain, and upgrade infrastructure in the energy, broadband, and transportation sectors and provide traffic control for major events like the Super Bowl and Boston Marathon.

Since our founding in 1981, we have served customers through the talent of extraordinary team members committed to customer focus, growth, valuing each other, safety and quality, and a sense of urgency.

Job Description

The Jr. Estimator/Planner at Trafficade/AWP Safety is responsible for supporting and assisting the lead estimators and planners in business unit. Responsibilities include data entry, customer service, reviewing and clarification of proposals, completing estimates including bid documents, determining the project’s scope, and evaluating special conditions affecting the proposal plus building traffic control plans.

• Responsibility for logging data (TCP/TRACS/Hard bids) through direct requests from our customers, account managers, estimators, planners, or anyone involved with our daily operations.
• Log data into TCR and submit TRACS. 
• Track and management of hard bids. Sending out hard bid schedule to team.
• Timely following up with customers.
• Answer calls from customers for RFQ and plans.
• Set up credit applications and send to onboarding.
• Estimate and design plans.
• This position will report directly to the Regional Estimating Manager, and you will work closely with him on strategic and growth initiatives for the estimating planner department.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 2 or 4-year college degree in Construction Management or Engineering preferred.
• Minimum of 1-year construction industry experience preferred.
• Organized with an intense focus on accuracy and attention to detail.
• Problem-solving skills and critical thinking skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to develop, foster, and manage customer relationships.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite Products (Excel, Word). Experience with TCR software preferred.
• Detail oriented
• Organized
• Hours of operation are typically 8 a.m.- 5 p.m., M-F
• 40 + hour workweek
• Primarily sedentary or working at a desk
• Occasionally lift and move 10 -25 pounds
• Proficient literacy
• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, or reach with hands and arms.

Additional Information

• Benefits-eligible 1st of the month following hire.
• All traditional benefits are offered, including 3 medical plan options and 2 dental plan options, as well as additional benefits such as Legal and Identity Shield, Accident, and Critical Illness
• Company paid 50k in basic life insurance.
• Company paid LTD.
• Health Savings and Flex Spending Accounts Available
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
• AWP named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces 2023 for Diversity

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Trafficade, a company of Area Wide Protective (AWP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.