AER Commercial Estimator

Title: AER Estimator

Reports to: Director of AER

Compensation:

• Salary: commensurate with experience
• Comprehensive Benefits Package includes:
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Accident and Critical Illness
  • 401 K with Company Match
  • Education Assistance

About ABCO: Established in 1949, ABCO HVACR Supply + Solutions is the largest full line distributor of HVAC and Refrigeration systems and supplies in the Northeast United States.

Whether it s getting a vital part delivered in an emergency, to providing the service and know-how to create innovative solutions, ABCO is determined to help our customers thrive. We provide solutions and services to contractors, engineers, architects and developers with 16 fast-access locations, ranging from Delaware to Boston.

Our mission is to exceed customers highest expectations. With ABCO, customers are supported with a deep inventory and extensive delivery capabilities, and smarter strategies to help ensure their success and profitability.

For more info, visit our website at www.abcohvacr.com.

Job purpose: To drive and promote estimating and project fulfillment of applied products and product lines sold by ABCO. This will directly contribute to ABCO s mission of exceeding customer s highest expectations by:

• Managing ABCO AER HVAC Projects from inception to completion, which outlines receiving Mechanical / HVAC Plans and preparing a bid based on the understanding and knowledge of HVAC Design. This includes liaising with all involved parties to ensure projects are accurate, complete, and retuned in a timely manner.
• Receiving quote request for VRV systems and DX cooling system and preparing responses. Preparing cost estimates for Commercial, Residential, Multi – Residential, School, Religious etc., projects by analyzing project requirements.
• Analyzing and understanding Mechanical plans, verifying the system s capacity, design feasibility, capacity satisfaction, ASHRAE 90.1 validity and implantation, and making changes in the HVAC design if and when necessary followed by furnishing a proposal.
• Accompanying technical specialists on site visits for assisted startup or troubleshooting.
• Providing help desk support to customers as well as sales and branch teams, ensuring that all stakeholders have the most up-to-date and accurate information about projects and the products involved.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Quotation Management and Project Fulfillment
  • Receive requests for quotations and prepare responses in an accurate and timely manner
  • Prepare cost estimates by analyzing Mechanical plans / HVAC Plans and project requirements
  • Confer with customers, sales account managers, and/or outside sales engineers to assess equipment needs and to determine system requirements for projects
  • Plan and modify product configurations to meet customer needs
  • Generate submittals which include accurate drawings and product data
  • Track assigned AER projects from project conception to completion utilizing ABCO s CRM software, Tour de Force
  • Recommend improved products, systems or equipment to customers, specifying how such changes will lower costs or increase efficiency

• AER Help Desk and Sales Support

• Serve as internal AER resource to project stakeholders, including:
• Customers
• Sales Account Managers
• Branch Teams
• Outside Sales Engineers
• Collaborate with sales teams to understand customer requirements, in order to support and promote the sale of company products, and to provide technical support
• Provide technical and non-technical support and services to customers, architects, engineers, or ABCO colleagues regarding the use, operation, and maintenance of equipment

Qualifications:

Mechanical Engineering degree preferred.

HVAC industry experience a plus.