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Who we areDetmer & Sons is now an Ace Hardware Company. At Ace Hardware Home Services, we are backed by a brand that customers have trusted for over 100 years. You can trust that you can build a career you will be proud of. A career with excellent income, a consistent work schedule and opportunities for advancements. Your essential contributions will be appreciated, respected, and rewarded. Here you won't just "have a job," you will be helping us to reshape the future of home services by providing reliable, best-in-class service to your neighbors in your community.What You'll DoThe HVAC Commercial Estimator will research potential jobs to bid on, gather job information and prepares bids, involved in job as needed to completion, handling issues and changes as they arise, and develops strong relationships with involved parties.Key performance objectives in order of priority are:· Completes the bid process in order to provide profitable and well-organized projects.· Builds and maintains relationships to create opportunities for departmental growth.· Provide an efficient and profitable project while meeting customer expectations.· Understands and communicates the current and future market environment to better plan and forecast projects.· Partners with vendors to maximize project profitability.Operational ResponsibilitiesContacts organizations to gather job information, analyzes blueprints, determines design capabilities and time, labor and materials needed.Communicates with suppliers to gather material pricing and negotiates to get the best possible price.Collaborates with design team to design and layout CAD drawings to build jobs.Completes job bid packages including all necessary paperwork and submits for timely consideration.Collaborates with design team to ensure all required job permits are obtained.Participates in project management; attends job site meetings and works closely with General Contractors and Internal Foreman to ensure job is going accordingly to bid as required.Receives change orders, confers with General Contractors to explain the need for changes and receives approval for said changes including any necessary cost estimate adjustments, and submits completed change order forms.Addresses job issues, questions and/or concerns as they arise and follows up with engineers and clients as required.Prepares applicable warranty or owner's manuals including equipment specifications; creates cut sheets and completes submittals.What you need to succeed:· Experience: 5+ years of experience in a similar role including previous experience reading and knowledge of blueprints.· Reasoning Development: Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form; deal with problems involving several concrete variables.· Mathematical Development: Ability to compute percentages, interest, profit and loss; basic statistics, ability to read and use graphs/charts and general algebra. Perform arithmetic operations involving all American monetary units.· Language Development: Ability to read reports, workplace rules and procedures; speak with poise and confidence, using correct English. Prepare business letters, summaries, and reports, using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style.· Licensures and Certifications: NA.· Education: High School Diploma.Physical Demands:· The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.o This position requires the employee to communicate verbally and in writing, hear at a conversational level, use both hands and legs, use vision to distinguish basic shades and colors and operate a truck or motor vehicle.o While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent will frequently (34-66% time on job) be required to stand, walk, sit, use fingers, and twist or bend wrists. The incumbent will occasionally (6-33% time on job) be required to stoop, kneel, crawl, balance on scaffold, pull or carry materials, climb stairs or ladders, repeatedly bend, twist and rotate, reach, lift 10 pounds, and keep wrists and/or feet in a prolonged flexion or extension position. The incumbent will infrequently (2-5% time on job) be required to lift 10 to 50 pounds and use hands to grip with pressure. The incumbent will rarely (1% or less time on job) be required to hand over hand pull materials.Why should you join our team?We live our values - W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). Gratitude. Humility. Love. You don't often see values like these in most corporate statements, but Ace is different. These things are important to us. They represent our commitment to the company, our employees, and to the Ace brand.In addition to providing our employees a great culture, we offer competitive benefits* that address life's necessities and perks, many of which expand and improve year after year, including:· Inventive/Commission/Bonus opportunities (Based on role / grade level)· 401(k) retirement savings plan with matching contributions (once eligibility requirements have been met)· Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, company paid short-term disability, and long-term disability) and life insurance benefits for you and your dependents.· Paid time off & paid holidays (depending on role and month of hire)· Your career at Ace is more than just a job. It's a chance to be part of something meaningful. We help locally-owned businesses thrive and make an impact in their communities - and we support our employees in doing the same by offering an annual Ace Cares Week, time off work to volunteer at an organization of your choice, opportunities to help Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and the Ace Helpful Fund through the Ace Foundation· Ace invests in every employee we hire, with a key focus on development and coaching. We offer classes, facilitator-led courses, and a generous tuition assistance program, plus a performance management approach that goes beyond the typical annual review.Compensation DetailsPay range up to $120,000 Salary + Bonus OpportunityAbout Ace Hardware Home ServicesAce Hardware Home Services is the most trusted provider of home preservation services backed by Ace Hardware and offering a wide range of residential maintenance and home repair services including plumbing, heating, cooling, electrical, handyman and painting.Ace Hardware has been serving neighbors throughout America for nearly 100 years. Ace recognized the need for a trusted service provider for home repairs and launched Ace Hardware Home Services (AHHS). AHHS is now Bringing Helpful to Your Homeâ„  and it is our mission to deliver the same level of Helpful service, convenience & quality that you have come to expect from Ace Hardware.Equal Opportunity EmployerAce Hardware Corporation and its subsidiaries are committed to a policy of promoting equal employment opportunities. The company recognizes the importance of diversity and leveraging the skills and talents of all people to the mutual advantage of each individual and the organization. The company is committed to the prevention of employment discrimination related to race, religion, color, sex (including sexual harassment), gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability and military or veteran status, sexual orientation or any other action covered by federal or applicable state/local laws.The pay range for this position starts as listed in the job posting but could be higher based on education and experience. Please note, compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each opening. We take into consideration the minimum requirements outlined in the job description, such as an individual's education, training and experience, the position's work location, required travel (if any), and external market conditions when determining the final salary for potential new hires.Be aware that salary estimates published via alternate online job boards may not be a true representation of the actual pay range offered for this position. Please refer to the position description for the accurate starting pay range information and feel free to discuss this with a Talent Acquisition professional if you are chosen to move forward with an interview.This written "Position Description" is not intended to cover all aspects of the position listed. It is meant to cover the basic/general essential job functions of a particular position. Ace Hardware Corporation reserves the right to change job duties, including essential job functions, according to business necessity.Job Type: Full-timePay: Up to $120,000.00 per yearBenefits:401(k)401(k) matchingDental insuranceHealth insuranceLife insurancePaid time offVision insuranceSchedule:8 hour shiftAbility to Relocate:Dayton, OH: Relocate before starting work (Required)Work Location: In person