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Agent

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1 - 10 employees

🤝 B2B

🎯 Recruiter

B2B • Recruitment

Agent is a staffing and recruiting company that focuses on helping businesses hire top-tier, specialty, and senior talent from around the globe. With expertise in recruitment, outsourcing, remote outsourcing, and virtual staffing, Agent provides solutions tailored to meet the diverse hiring needs of its clients.

📋 Description

• Manage commercial construction bids from initial Invitation to Bid (ITB) through final estimate submission • Perform detailed material and labor quantity takeoffs from commercial drawings, specifications, and PDF plan sets • Review blueprints, specifications, contract documents, and scope requirements to identify estimating requirements and potential gaps • Develop accurate line-item estimates and scope breakdowns • Prepare bid proposals, scope sheets, proposal letters, and project qualifications • Define inclusions, exclusions, clarifications, and allowances • Manage ITBs through PlanHub • Issue bid invitations to qualified subcontractors and monitor trade coverage • Follow up with subcontractors to secure competitive pricing • Maintain subcontractor contact records and prequalification information • Collect and review subcontractor quotes • Compare scopes, pricing, exclusions, and qualifications to identify discrepancies • Perform bid leveling and determine accurate, competitive pricing • Prepare change order pricing and supporting documentation when required • Identify ambiguities, missing information, conflicts, and scope issues in plans and specifications • Draft and track RFIs • Monitor RFI responses and communicate updates to bidding subcontractors • Maintain the bid calendar and meet submission deadlines • Keep subcontractor databases, contacts, prequalifications, and quote statuses organized and current • Track active bids from initial ITB through final submission

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of commercial construction estimating experience, including scope development and proposal preparation • Strong experience preparing commercial bid proposals with exclusions, clarifications, allowances, and qualifications • Proven ability to perform accurate quantity takeoffs from commercial construction plans • Strong understanding of commercial blueprints, specifications, CSI divisions, and contract documents • Hands-on experience with PlanHub for ITB management • Experience with Contractor Foreman strongly preferred; similar estimating platforms may be considered with demonstrated adaptability • Proficiency with digital takeoff tools such as Bluebeam, PlanSwift, or STACK • Experience with Google Workspace and Adobe Acrobat Pro • Strong written communication skills for client-facing proposals • Confident verbal communication skills for subcontractor outreach, follow-ups, and negotiations • Highly organized with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple bids and deadlines simultaneously • Dedicated home office, reliable computer equipment, and high-speed internet required • Resume must be formatted in English • Ability to work in U.S. time zones • Experience with U.S. commercial construction projects

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work • Flexible work arrangement as an independent contractor • Freedom and flexibility to manage work on your own terms • U.S. timezone schedule flexibility across EST, MST, CST, and PST hours