Estimator

M/I Homes has been building new homes of outstanding quality and superior design for more than 40 years. Founded in 1976 by Irving and Melvin Schottenstein and guided by Irving’s drive to always “treat the customer right,” we have fulfilled the dreams of over 140,000 homeowners and grown to become one of the nation’s leading homebuilders. M/I Homes started as a family business and grew into a national leader in a single generation with divisions in 17 markets, including Austin, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Ft. Myers/Naples, Houston, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, San Antonio, Sarasota, and Tampa.

Job Summary:  

Performs complete, detailed material and labor take-offs for all house plans.  Maintains the plan, community, and option database in JDE.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Housing budget / cost management:

• Compiles, verifies, calculates, and distributes hard cost items to Purchasing team
• Processes subcontractor bids; reviews and analyzes cost changes
• Arranges budgets for housing starts including listing of costs for standard and non-standard pricing items.
• Compiles, verifies, and provides updated costing information for data entry to estimating system.
• Performs itemized take-offs of all material and labor provided in each home and community.
• Performs custom option and change order costing.
• Reviews published pricing for accuracy.

Other:

• Understands construction plans and specifications.
• Organizes construction plans and communicates completed estimates to all appropriate personnel, e.g., construction, trade subcontractors, vendors, other departments, etc.
• May assist with bidding process for new and existing products. 
• Performs field audits to analyze purchases, verify quantities, quality, and service levels.
• Provides general administrative support for costing department including routine processing of correspondence from rough or revised draft, data entry, preparation of miscellaneous reports, filing and copying.  May compile and verify information for reports.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Education Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Construction or related field combined with a minimum of three years estimating experience in the homebuilding industry. 

Skills and Abilities:

Comprehensive knowledge of residential construction techniques.  Ability to read blueprints.  Strong analytical and organizational skills.  Proficient with Build Pro, JD Edwards and Microsoft Word and Excel.  Excellent verbal and written communication skills.  Ability to meet aggressive deadlines with accuracy.  Purchasing, cost accounting and database software experience preferred.

Work Conditions:

Office environment with periodic visits to construction sites.  Some overtime may be required.  

Benefits

M/I Homes offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off and paid holidays, paid parental leave, traditional and Roth 401(k) options, profit sharing plan, employee stock purchase plan, employee home purchase plan and more.

We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining diverse talent that reflects the customers we serve and the communities where we live and work.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

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