Granville Homes ยท 1 day ago
Purchasing Agent
Fresno, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$25/hr - $32/hr
2+ years expGranville Homes is seeking a Purchasing Agent to manage the bid process for various construction projects. The role involves estimating, bidding, and managing subcontracts while coordinating with sales and production teams.
Building MaterialReal Estate
Responsibilities
Determine project specifications
Negotiate with subcontractors
Gather product samples and literature for product binders and marketing materials
Maintain change order log
Monitor and track RFI's
Review any questions from the field about scope of work or change order requests
At project completion, conduct a thorough review of actual costs versus proposed budget and examine change orders, RFI's, and cause of each discrepancy. Determine where successes and failures were to make the next project better
Ensure the purchasing department has a presence in projects at the design phase to offer cost saving suggestions as well as provide preliminary budgets to better determine feasibility
Build and maintain accurate cost libraries for accurate estimating in both single, and multifamily
Assist the Estimating and Purchasing Manager with special projects and reports
Prepare quantity take-offs and pricing to define scope of work trades, detailed quantity surveys, providing estimates to clients within the specified deadline
Preparation of estimates ranging from conceptual, to competitive bids, including unit costing and value engineering
Solicit, obtain and analyze bids from sub-contractors and material vendors, including bid instructions
Organize and attend pre-bid site surveys
Maintain bid schedule including dates, amounts, and inter-department meetings Interface with clients, designers/architects, subcontractors and management
Qualification
Required
High school diploma required
A minimum of 2-5 years work experience preferred
A Construction background helpful
Proficient in Microsoft Office Programs with good knowledge of computers
Demonstrate the ability to work efficiently in a multi-tasked and fast paced environment
Highly organized with excellent follow-up skills
Excellent communication and customer service skills
Detailed Oriented
Technically Oriented
Proactive Communicator
Ability to manage change
Good time management
Requires close interaction with upper management, land development, production, and accounting departments
Preferred
A college degree is preferred
Experience in residential, multi-family and a variety of building component estimating is preferred
Intermediate skill level with Excel, Word, Outlook, and Plan Swift or similar program preferred
Company
Granville Homes
Granville Homes is a housing management company with services in Fresno, Clovis, Shaver Lake and the Central Valley.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageRecent News
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2024-12-17
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