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At Rhodes, our core purpose is to enhance the lives of our customers and team through building communities. We specialize in developing master planned communities and construction of high quality, energy efficient homes across the Rio Grande Valley. Rhodes has been recognized among the fastest growing private companies in the US by Inc. 5000 and is on a mission to expand its footprint into more communities across South Texas. Since 2019, Esperanza Homes, a Rhodes Company, has ranked nationally on Builder Magazine’s Top 200 Builders List and is on an aggressive growth trajectory to make the Top 100 Builders list while serving more communities across South Texas. Rhodes was founded in the early 1990’s as a land acquisition and holding company.
In 2006, the company shifted gears and ventured into residential/commercial land development and home building with the formation of Esperanza Homes. Rhodes Enterprises has grown to one of the largest developers of residential, commercial, and master planned communities in the Rio Grande Valley. For more than a decade, we have grown to serve the communities of Mission, Donna, McAllen, Edinburg, San Juan, Weslaco, Harlingen, and Brownsville. We are passionate about our customers, building exceptional homes, our team, and the communities where we live, work and serve.
Rhodes is a certified Great Place to Work, when you choose to work with us, you are part of a passionate and high performing Team! You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day and are excited to continue to grow and build communities.Benefits of being a part of our Team include:
- Competitive Compensation including Bonus & Profit-Sharing Programs
- Health Care - Medical/Dental/Vision/Prescription Drug Coverage Along with Robust Supplemental Plan Options
- Employer Paid Health Reimbursement Account for Medically Enrolled Staff
- 401(k) with Company Matching Contributions
- Disability Programs
- Employee & Dependent Life Insurance
- Vacation & Company Holidays
- Employee Home Purchase Rebate Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Reward and Recognition Programs
Role Mission: As a Job Estimator for Rhodes, you will work closely with fellow team members to determine the costs associated with completing specified construction projects. You will be responsible for analyzing blueprints, specifications, proposals and other documentation to prepare time, cost, material, and labor estimates for products, projects or services. You are part of the operations team and have an exciting opportunity to support the accomplishment of our organizational purpose to create beautifully engaging communities.
Measured Performance Goals:
- Total Variance % of House Budget for Closed Homes - Between 0% - 1% (Department)
- Average # of EPO Errors – Estimating (Individual)
- Average Cycle Time (Department)
- Average # of Variances per Closed Home (Department)
- Average # of Estimating Variances per Closed Home (Department)
Accountabilities:
- Perform quantity take-offs to prepare detailed estimates in accordance with drawings and specifications
- Interpret architectural drawings and specifications to determine project requirements
- Prepares & facilitates accurate & timely EPO Reviews & Releases with Superintendents
- Tracks & ensures EPO Reviews & Releases are per schedule.
- Assist with Trade Partners sign-ups & file maintenance
- Track & update vendor pricing
- Track & review job variances related to EPOs
- Ensure budgets are accurate with price updates
- Estimate options & base material lists as requested by Purchasing Manager.
- Assist with Training of any new team members for EPOs
- Prepare weekly check-in report with Purchasing Manager
- Perform other duties as assigned
Embodies Rhodes Core Values:
- Act with Integrity, No Exceptions
- Honor our Team
- Never Be Satisfied – continuously looks for ways to improve every aspect of our business
- Best in Class Customer Experience -provide a best-in-class customer experience – every time, with every customer
Lives the Values of the Rhodes Team
- Believes and is committed to our mission to enhance the lives of our customers and our team through building communities
- Is driven by outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
- Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing to learn and improve quickly
- Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
- Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
- Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships to achieve outcomes
Supervisory Responsibilities:
-None
Qualifications, Knowledge & Skills:
- Construction associate degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school preferred; or two to four years related experience and/or training in the multi-family industry; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong ability to meet multiple deadlines
- Proficient with MS Excel; knowledge of estimating software
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Essential Functions (Mental/Physical/Environmental Requirements):
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member with or without reasonable accommodations, to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Report to office daily and adhere to schedule
- Ability to oversee direct reports daily and provide guidance as needed
- Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer and/or electronic device
- Ability to have face to face conversations with customers, co-workers and manager
- Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time and move around work environment as needed
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle
- Comply with company policies and procedure
