POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior Residential Construction Estimator at Robert Wolfe Construction is a seasoned, hands-on estimator who owns every residential estimate from first plan review through final pricing, performing detailed takeoffs, building complete scopes of work, and verifying subcontractor pricing so clients receive accurate, complete numbers they can build
ABOUT ROBERT WOLFE CONSTRUCTION
Robert Wolfe Construction is a general contractor based in Gretna, Louisiana, building custom homes and handling residential renovations and additions, historic renovations, home elevations, mitigation projects, roofing, and commercial construction. For more than 30 years, the company has served homeowners and businesses across the Greater New Orleans area and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Built on integrity, transparency, and quality craftsmanship, RWC continues to grow in the market it has served for three decades, with a team whose long tenure reflects the company's commitment to building careers, not just filling jobs.
SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE
- Every residential estimate that leaves RWC is complete, accurate, and ready for the client without ownership reviewing it line by line, because this estimator owns the process from plan review through final pricing.
- Subcontractor proposals are verified against plans, specifications, and quantities before any number is carried, estimated versus actual costs are tracked on completed projects, and each new estimate is sharper than the last.
- RWC's subcontractor and vendor network is broader and more responsive, new qualified subs bid regularly, and clients trust the estimator's guidance on selections and value-engineering options that keep projects on budget.
OBJECTIVES
- Own residential estimates for custom homes, renovations, additions, historic renovations, mitigation projects, home elevations, and roofing from first plan review through final pricing.
- Review architectural, structural, civil, and MEP plans and specifications, and perform detailed quantity takeoffs directly from construction documents.
- Take off and price every trade, from sitework, demolition, and concrete through framing, roofing, exterior, MEP, drywall, cabinets, flooring, and interior finishes.
- Identify the related work created by demolition, repairs, unforeseen conditions, and changes to existing structures so renovation scopes are complete before they are priced.
- Work directly with clients on plumbing, electrical, and finish selections, offering design input and value-engineering options that protect quality while keeping projects on budget.
- Prepare complete scopes of work for subcontractors and vendors, solicit bids, and follow up until complete pricing is returned on time.
- Review every subcontractor and vendor proposal against plans, specifications, quantities, and materials, flagging exclusions, gaps, overlaps, missing trades, and unclear allowances.
- Compare bids apples-to-apples and request revised proposals whenever pricing does not match the requested scope.
- Develop labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, allowance, and contingency pricing, and prepare estimate summaries, budgets, and alternates.
- Maintain and expand RWC's network of qualified subcontractors and vendors, building relationships that keep subs responsive and eager to bid.
- Maintain estimating records, su
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