Finishes Estimator – Custom Architectural Construction
Bringing beauty and creativity with unmatched customer service, integrity, accountability, and always a grateful heart
Join a Team That Builds One-of-a-Kind Projects
At Segreto, beautiful spaces begin long before the first artisan arrives on site. Every exceptional project starts with thoughtful planning, clear communication, and a strong understanding of what it will take to bring a vision to life.
For over 30 years, Segreto has partnered with leading architects, interior designers, luxury home builders, commercial teams, and hospitality clients to create extraordinary interiors through handcrafted plaster, decorative finishes, sculptural installations, custom wood finishes, murals, plaster furniture, lighting, mantels, and specialty architectural details.
Our projects are highly custom and range from detailed private residences to design-driven commercial and hospitality spaces across the country. If you enjoy solving problems, thinking through construction details, learning new products, and helping bring one-of-a-kind projects to life, we’d love to meet you.
About the Role
This position goes beyond basic quantity takeoffs. Our Estimator turns plans, finish schedules, photos, measurements, and design details into clear, accurate estimates and proposals.
Because Segreto’s work is highly custom, this role requires strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and good judgment. You will identify missing information, research unfamiliar products, document assumptions, and think through how each project will actually be built before it is priced.
The goal is to help each project move forward with clear pricing, fewer surprises, and a stronger handoff between design, estimating, and production.
What You’ll Do
· Review architectural plans, finish schedules, specifications, elevations, photographs, measurements, and project documentation.
· Perform quantity takeoffs from digital plans and field measurements.
· Use Segreto’s square-foot pricing guidelines and estimating standards to calculate project costs, including labor, materials, equipment, freight, travel, subcontractor/vendor pricing when needed, and any specialty fabrication or installation needs.
· Prepare estimates for plaster, decorative finishes, custom wood finishes, murals, sculptural work, SegretoStone, plaster furniture, lighting, mantels, and other specialty applications.
· Research unfamiliar products, finish systems, and manufacturer specifications when needed.
· Identify missing information, unclear scope, site concerns, constructability issues, and cost risks before pricing.
· Work closely with internal design and production teams to clarify scope and execution needs, and reach out to builders, architects, designers, or vendors when plans, finish schedules, products, or specifications are unclear.
· Clearly document inclusions, exclusions, allowances, assumptions, and pricing notes.
· Prepare organized, client-ready proposals for review and revise estimates as project scope evolves.
· Help strengthen estimating templates, pricing guides, and production standards over time.
What We’re Looking For
· Experience in construction estimating, project coordination, preconstruction, or a related construction/design field.
· Ability to read architectural plans, finish schedules, measurements, and specifications.
· Strong math skills, analytical thinking, and attention to detail.
· Highly organized and able to manage multiple estimates at one time.
· Clear written and verbal communication.
· Good judgment when information is incomplete or unclear.
· Comfortable asking questions and following up until the scope is clear.
· Proficiency with Bluebeam, Excel, and construction estimating software preferred.
· Experience with high-end residential construction, decorative finishes, plaster, cabinetry, millwork, custom interiors, or specialty construction is a plus.
Decorative plaster experience is not required; we can teach our products. What matters most is accuracy, curiosity, problem-solving, follow-through, and good judgment.
Why Segreto?
At Segreto, you’ll work on projects unlike anything you’ll find at a typical construction company.
Our projects involve nationally recognized designers, architects, luxury home builders, commercial teams, hospitality groups, and an extraordinary team of artisans. As Estimator, you will play an important role behind the scenes by helping turn creative ideas, plans, and project details into clear pricing and organized proposals.
Our culture values craftsmanship, creativity, collaboration, continuous learning, and pride in doing exceptional work. If you’re looking for a role where your judgment, problem-solving, and attention to detail truly matter, we’d love to hear from you.
Pay: From $60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person
