Project Estimator/ Project Coordinator

About Us

Cornerstone Building Brands is a premier exterior building solutions provider serving both the residential and commercial markets across North America.

The building products we manufacture are the cornerstone of the communities where people live, work and play -from homes to hospitals, grade schools to grocery stores, manufacturing facilities to municipal buildings and beyond.

Through the core values and consistent behaviors and mindsets embraced by our employees, we have built a culture dedicated to understanding our customers' needs and what matters most to their success.

We know that it's our people that make the difference and we are deeply committed to building a workplace and global community where inclusion is not only valued, but prioritized, providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and team members.

Company description

Who We Are

One Company. Hundreds of Products. Endless Possibilities. Ply Gem is North America's leading manufacturer of exterior building materials, including windows, siding, stone, and 40 other categories.

At Ply Gem, we provide the nation's residential builders, remodelers and architects with access to a comprehensive range of building products.

From new construction to repair, remodel and replacement, our full line of building products provide quality and value for all types of projects.

Ply Gem Canada is a growing company in the building products industry backed by Cornerstone Building Brands, providing us with stability and strength in the North American market.

Cornerstone Building Brands is the largest manufacturer of vinyl windows in North America with brands you’ve come to know and trust.

We have endless building product options from standard to specialty to customized to whatever you’re looking for. But it’s our service capabilities that sets us apart.

At Ply Gem Canada, we strive to produce a continuous stream of market leading products and services. We are creative and seek to recognize, embrace and apply new ideas and commercialize them more quickly than our competitors.

We relentlessly seek to raise the bar on our products and services. We establish a reputation for innovation, quality and service that differentiates us from our competitors and enables us to tailor products and services to be the market leader.

Our building solutions are the cornerstone of the communities we serve. We believe every building we create, and every part of that building, positively contributes to communities where people live, work and play.

Why Join Our Team

Our employees are empowered to make a meaningful impact on our success while pursuing a wide range of opportunities to meet your personal aspirations for development and advancement within a stable, growing Canadian industry leader.

What You Can Expect from our Company

• You will be Part of a Winning Team
• You Can Capitalize on Your Opportunities and Make an Impact
• You Will Be Well Rewarded for Your Contributions to our Success
• You’ll work for a growing company with an excellent reputation in our sector for providing great products and customer service
• Competitive and tangible rewards that provide fair compensation relative to expectations and effort including base earnings, benefits for you and your family, and contributions toward your retirement savings
• Resources and support to help you manage your personal wellness

What the Company Expects of our Team

• Bring yourself fully to work each day
• Playing your role on the team so together we Win as One
• Welcoming and Driving Change to support our continued evolution
• Help drive the success of our Canadian Business through living our universal core values
• Making an Impact to ensure our continued success

Job description

POSITION OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Sales Manager, the Project Estimator / Project Coordinator is responsible for ensuring a quality process is applied to each multi-family project, from takeoff to shipment to lockout.

This position has all the responsibility and duties of the Inside Sales position, as well as responsibility for specific multi-family tasks as detailed below.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the multi-family blueprint takeoff process, including the takeoff, initial pricing, shop drawing requests, and completion of SAF014 Project Bidding Sheet in full (as per SAW024 Multi-Family Process)
• Responsible for the scheduling of deliveries for multi-family projects in conjunction with PC, Sales, and the customer
• Responsible for the scheduling of lockout services for multi-family projects in conjunction with Service and the customer
• Performing daily order cross-checking. Preferably this would occur prior to the order being transferred but must be completed within 48 hours (2 working days) of order transfer.
• Maintenance of sales files in conjunction with the Outside Sales rep.
• Completing RGA, NCR, and Credit notes when required per current work instructions.
• Scheduling orders with Production Control when customer requests
• Filling out lost or damaged product and non-conformance reports, re-ordering product, when necessary, as per current work instructions.
• Creating CAD diagrams when necessary for special products
• Take part in employee review process, including establishing yearly goals and objectives that align with the Branch, Corporate and personal goals and objectives.
• Take part in Sales meetings, as directed by Sales Manager
• Additional tasks as assigned by the Sales Manager.
• Follow all current work instructions and policies and procedures.
• Stay current on product / systems / manufacturing bulletins / etc. by reading and / or installing updates as they are communicated to Sales
• Site Visits for water testing
• Site Visits with OSR or Sales Manager
• Responsible for Progress Billing

AUTHORITY

• Has the authority to talk to the customer and take orders, process change-order requests on receipt of a PO from the customer, schedule Service and deliveries both internally and with the customer, etc.
• Has the authority to provide pricing to the customer on request, using standard factors for the customer
• Does not have the authority to commit to the customer on no-charge orders, low-discount orders, waiving of change-order or hold-order fees, etc.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education, preferably in business or marketing, or minimum 2 years’ related experience
• Excellent computer skills in Windows environment, experience with Office suite of software
• Strong interpersonal, conflict resolution, and customer service skills
• Good organizational skills
• Dependable and punctual
• Outgoing and personable personality
• Professional in appearance and conduct
• Sales / Inside Sales experience an asset
• CAD / BIM and Revit experience an asset
• Previous experience in window and / or residential construction industry an asset
• Ability to read blueprints
10 days ago