Job Description
HVAC ESTIMATOR
Role Overview:
As our HVAC Estimator, you’ll play a pivotal role in helping win jobs, setting realistic budgets, and ensuring our projects start off strong. You’ll take ownership of cost-estimating HVAC systems (units, ducts, piping, controls, etc.), from the early walk-throughs to final bid submission. Your estimates will help the team scope work, evaluate options, and set the stage for successful project delivery.
Essential Functions:
- Review project plans, specifications, design-build documents and work with the sales team to understand project scope, phasing, constraints, and client expectations.
- Perform take-offs for HVAC systems: sheet metal, ductwork, piping (chilled/hot water, refrigerant, etc.), equipment, controls, labor, and subcontractor scopes.
- Solicit and evaluate vendor and subcontractor quotes for equipment and material, maintain unit cost databases, and track historical estimating data.
- Produce detailed cost estimates and bid packages—including labor, materials, equipment, overhead, allowances, contingency, and mark-up.
- Attend job walks / pre-bid meetings and site surveys to capture job-specific conditions, constraints, and build-ability issues.
- Collaborate with project management, design team, and operations to verify constructability, schedule impacts, change order potential, and ensure budget alignment.
- Maintain and update estimating logs, project cost history, and data for continuous improvement of estimate accuracy.
- Provide value-engineering suggestions when appropriate: alternative materials, system layouts, labor efficiencies.
- Support change order estimating and budget monitoring post-award when required.
Qualifications and Education:
- Minimum 3 years estimating experience in commercial/industrial HVAC systems (or mechanical contracting).
- Strong ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and mechanical system plans.
- Demonstrated experience performing HVAC take-offs and developing full system cost estimates (equipment, duct/piping, labor).
- Proficient with estimating software (or willingness to learn) and Microsoft Office (Excel especially). Familiarity with industry unit-cost databases a plus.
- Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, strong verbal and written communication (you’ll interface with sales, subcontractors, vendors).
- Self-motivated, able to manage multiple bids/projects concurrently under deadlines.
- Ability to perform site visits if required. (Travel to job-walks, vendor visits, etc.)
- Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Mechanical Engineering, or related field—or equivalent combination of education + experience.
- Preferred: Prior background in HVAC field (installer, service tech, foreman) is a plus (helps with understanding real-world labor/materials).
- Preferred: Plumbing estimating experience is a plus.
Work Location:
This is an on-site position based out of our corporate office in Tukwila, WA
Salary Range:
$100k-$125k+ DOE
- Bonus or commission structure tied to successful bid wins, gross profit margin, and individual performance milestones.
Benefits:
- Holaday-Parks, Inc., offers an excellent salary and benefits package—paying 100% of medical/vision/dental, and prescription premiums for employees and an employee-centric culture.
- We also provide company-matching 401K program, and paid holidays/time off.
If interested in applying, please submit your cover letter and resume to careers@holadayparks.com
Holaday-Parks is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), including protected veterans and people with disabilities