Commercial Refrigeration Construction Estimator

Do you want:

• To be treated as an individual, not a cog in the machine?
• Leadership committed to helping you upskill and advance your career?
• Autonomy and to be trusted to do your job?

This could be the job for you!

Construction Estimator - Commercial Refrigeration

Pay Range: $80,000 – $100,000 DOE + Performance Bonus + Robust Benefits + Vehicle

Location: Atlanta, GA

Travel: Up to 20%

Position Type: Direct Hire

Why consider this Construction Estimator - Commercial Refrigeration position?

• Autonomy to do your job– no micromanagers here!
• Collaborative culture with managers who coach, not dictate.
• A stable, growing organization means huge career advancement opportunities.
• Be involved in projects from preconstruction through completion.
• Robust benefits package to make you feel valued.

How you'll spend your time as a Construction Estimator - Commercial Refrigeration:

• Own Initiate the RFP process, download contract documents, and audit them against an established checklist.
• Update CRM and bid tracking systems with customer info, bid details, due dates, and contacts.
• Interpret drawings, refrigeration legends, EMS diagrams, specs, and scope documents.
• Identify architectural and structural impacts on the mechanical scope.
• Perform on-screen takeoffs of refrigerant piping, fittings, insulation, hangers, equipment, electrical conduit, EMS components, and all other materials within scope.
• Build cost estimates using labor metrics, productivity factors, and cost database.
• Identify scope items requiring subcontractors or specialty vendors (insulation, electrical, controls, crane, demo) and solicit competitive proposals.
• Compare and level subcontractor quotes for scope alignment, consistent inclusions and exclusions, and accurate pricing.
• Coordinate equipment quotes with manufacturer reps for cases, racks, condensing units, EMS, and walk-ins. Confirm submittal-ready selections and lead times.
• Prepare bid proposals for sales and operations review with thorough analysis of customer needs, accurate valuation of materials, equipment, labor, sub/vendor costs, and applicable overhead and margin.
• Draft concise, unambiguous scope of work documents.
• Submit RFIs to GCs and engineers to clarify scope, design intent, or document discrepancies.
• Modify bids as the customer issues addenda, scope changes, or value engineering requests. Maintain a clean audit trail.
• Field follow-up scope-clarifying questions, adds, deducts, and negotiates when opportunities arise.
• Lead turnover meetings with sales, operations, and the project management team on awarded jobs.
• Walk the project team through the estimate, scope, assumptions, and risks.
• Coordinate with the project manager on job setup numbers, submittals, equipment orders, change orders, and closeout.
• Track win/loss results and bid feedback.
• Partner with sales and operations to refine pricing strategy, productivity factors, and scope language over time.
• Maintain labor metric library, historical cost database, and standard scope templates.
• Recommend improvements to bid templates, takeoff workflows, and estimating tools to increase accuracy, speed, and consistency.

Skills & experience we'd le you to have as a Construction Estimator - Commercial Refrigeration:

• 5+ years in a specialty trades role such as Construction Estimation, Jobsite Coordination, or Project Management.
• Familiarity with on-screen takeoff and estimating software such as PlanSwift, Quickpen, QuoteSoft, FastEst, AutoCAD, or Revit.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Comfort with ERP, CRM, and bid tracking systems.
• Ability to read and interpret refrigeration legends, mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, EMS diagrams, specs, and contract documents. Ability to identify discrepancies and resolve them through RFIs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Valid driver's license with a clean driving record.
• Mechanical construction experience in HVAC, Refrigeration, or Energy Management/Controls (4+ years at Journeyman level) is a strong plus.
• Strong working knowledge of basic and advanced mechanical system design, with focus on commercial refrigeration (DX, CO2, multiplex racks) and supporting electrical, controls, and EMS systems preferred.

Sound interesting? We want to talk to you! Apply for this Construction Estimator - Commercial Refrigeration position on this site OR call/text us directly with questions at 970-225-9292.

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