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Centralized Restoration Project Estimator
Location
Texas
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
$60K - $70K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Centralized Restoration Project Estimator
American Restoration
• Prepare detailed, accurate, and fully defensible restoration estimates remotely for multiple branch locations and brands. • Write estimates for residential, commercial, and large-loss projects across all restoration service lines. • Develop estimates utilizing field documentation, photographs, moisture readings, drying reports, sketches, invoices, subcontractor documentation, and supporting records. • Ensure estimates accurately reflect the approved scope of work while maximizing all justified and supported billing opportunities. • Produce estimates that comply with current pricing databases, carrier guidelines, TPA requirements, and company estimating standards. • Audit submitted scopes, documentation, and estimates for technical accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
Job Requirements
- Minimum of five (5) years of restoration industry experience
- Minimum of two (2) years of professional estimating experience
- Advanced working knowledge of Xactimate
- Strong understanding of residential and commercial restoration practices
- Experience writing estimates across multiple restoration service lines
- Ability to interpret field documentation and develop complete, accurate restoration estimates
- Strong understanding of mitigation, reconstruction, contents, and emergency services
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to prioritize multiple assignments while meeting deadlines
- High attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment
Benefits
- Reliable high-speed internet
- Dedicated home office required
- Standard business hours with flexibility based on workload
- Minimal travel may be required to support catastrophe (CAT) events, operational meetings, training, or special projects
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