Construction Project Manger/ Estimator

Installed Building Products

Norwich, Connecticut

JOB DETAILS
LOCATION
Norwich, Connecticut
POSTED
18 days ago
$70K-$80K base salary (DOE) + performance-based bonus

Key Responsibilities:
  • Call on existing and new customers to analyze their insulation needs and provide solutions that maximize energy efficiency, with the goal of building strong,
  • long-term relationships.
  • Develop and provide professional, effective written proposals to customers, ensuring acceptable profit margins by physically measuring work on-site or by
  • reading and interpreting blueprints and construction documents to develop accurate estimates.
  • Occasionally, present proposals to customers.
  • Follow up on all estimates through verbal or written correspondence.
  • Order materials, monitor lead times, and track status to avoid project delays.
  • Develop a Job Hazard Assessment (JHA) for every job, communicate it to all staff on-site, and file it in the job folder.
  • Manage sold projects by monitoring job progress to ensure safety, quality, and productivity goals are achieved.
  • Ensure all jobs run efficiently and profitably with the appropriate staff, materials, and equipment by applying strong estimating and project planning skills,
  • using construction management (CM) programs.
  • Perform duties in all weather conditions and during off-shift hours, weekends, and holidays as required to meet customer needs.
  • Generate and provide reports regarding calls, quotes, and follow-up status; investigate and resolve anomalies in gross margin reports; and participate in branch performance reviews.
  • Develop and retain a team of skilled mechanical insulation professionals.
  • Invoice customers in a timely manner and perform collections as needed.
  • Engage in networking activities such as association memberships, trade shows, seminars, conventions, customer entertainment, and other relationship-building events (may involve days, nights, and/or weekends).
  • Act in the best interest of the company as a whole, supporting efforts toward overall corporate success-not just branch success.
  • Organize files and manage time efficiently.
  • Assume roles of greater responsibility as required to support company objectives.

Education & Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, communications, or a related field preferred.
  • 3-5 years of experience in sales with a solid construction background preferred.

Skills & Competencies:
  • Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills (verbal, written, reading, and listening).
  • Strong presentation and networking skills.
  • Proven ability to build and maintain strong customer relationships.
  • Excellent interpersonal and people skills.
  • Highly motivated, persuasive, and goal-oriented with a strong desire to sell and win.
  • Ability to present ideas, facts, and technical information clearly and concisely.
  • Capable of working independently and collaboratively within a team.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, professional appearance, and a charismatic personality.
  • Ability to remain patient and composed under pressure, including during emergencies or unscheduled events.
  • Excellent leadership qualities influencing both external customers and internal team members.
  • Strong general business and mathematical skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, geometry).
  • Flexibility to work nights and weekends to meet customer deadlines.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Outlook, and CRM software is essential.
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, with strong follow-up and prioritization abilities.
  • Solid knowledge of insulation materials and applications preferred.

Training & Safety Requirements:

Must complete initial safety training (12 hours), OSHA 10-Hour Course, and annual refresher training, including but not limited to HAZCOM and fall protection.
Support and enforce corporate safety goals and policies.

Physical Demands:
  • Occasional sitting and verbal communication or listening.
  • Frequent manual dexterity required.
  • Regular standing, walking, reaching, climbing, stooping, kneeling, or crawling.
  • Ability to lift up to 10 lbs. regularly, 25 lbs. frequently, and 50 lbs. occasionally.
  • Essential vision abilities include close and distance vision, color perception, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
  • Proficiency in reading, writing, and presenting information effectively.
  • Strong mathematical skills, including probability, statistics, and geometry.
  • Regular sitting and manual tasks, with occasional standing, walking, re

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