Custom Home Estimator

About the position

Job Title: Luxury Home Estimator
Location: Charleston, SC
Company: [Confidential - Custom Luxury Home Builder]

Salary: $70,000-90,000 + bonus structure 

About Us:
We are a relentlessly driven, high-performance luxury home builder rooted in Charleston, South Carolina, on a mission to become the best custom builder in the state, the coast, and ultimately the country. Our team lives and breathes the pursuit of excellence. Every project we touch from a $1M island retreat to a $9M coastal estate is a reflection of our craftsmanship, innovation, and customer-first mindset.

Our culture is anchored in five core values:

• Doggedly Relentless: No challenge is too big. No detail too small.
• Extreme Ownership: We take total responsibility, top to bottom.
• Unwavering Commitment to Excellence: Good enough is never enough.
• High-Trust Culture: We believe integrity and open communication drive elite performance.
• Innovation: We constantly look for better, faster, smarter ways to serve our clients.

If you're looking to join a high caliber team, one where the standard is high and the rewards are real, you might be our next Estimator.

Position Overview:

As a Luxury Home Estimator, you will be at the heart of our pre-construction and budgeting process. You will be the cost and planning expert on every build, reviewing plans, developing budgets, value engineering, and working hand-in-hand with our PMs, trade partners, and clients to deliver clarity, precision, and results.

This is a high-impact role that demands strategic thinking, construction knowledge, attention to detail, and a hunger to grow. We are not looking for someone to fill a seat, we want someone who sees this as their chance to elevate a brand, dominate a market, and make a name for themselves in the luxury home space.

Why Join Us?

• Work on some of the most prestigious projects in Charleston and the Lowcountry
• Be part of a tight-knit, high-performing team committed to being the best
• Enjoy a role where your input truly matters from budgeting to innovation
• Room to grow professionally and elevate your career
• Competitive compensation and a purpose-driven company culture
• Opportunity for growth within the company

What We are Looking For:

• 3+ years in residential estimating (custom/luxury preferred)
• Strong understanding of construction plans, scopes, and budgets
• BuilderTrend or similar software experience
• Detail-driven, accountable, and ready to own your lane

What You'll Be Responsible For:

• Review plans & create conceptual estimates
• Develop scopes and release bid packages
• Track and adjust budgets with PMs
• Conduct site visits with trades
• Coordinate HVAC and truss planning
• Compare products and pricing
• Optimize BuilderTrend templates
• Manage vendor relationships and meetings
• Support permitting process
• Provide design/engineering feedback
• Monitor market trends and material availability
• Prepare and release purchase orders
• Lead budget reviews and reconciliations
• Manage truss, window, and specialty orders
• Support floodplain design and selection inputs
• Vet new subcontractors

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