RM Interiors is a leading provider of high-quality flooring solutions for multifamily properties. We are committed to delivering exceptional service and products to property managers and owners. RM Interiors specializes in national flooring solutions for REITs, iBuyers, Property Management firms, General Contractors, and Hospitality clients.
We are looking for individuals who are ready to go beyond the surface, to contribute their unique skills and perspectives to our collective mission. If you’re passionate about making a meaningful impact, eager to collaborate, and always open to learning and evolving, then RM Interiors might just be the place for you. Join us in shaping the future of the flooring industry, where your work will directly contribute to something truly remarkable – empowering every property owner and manager to make better home improvement decisions through shared knowledge and industry transparency.
Position Summary
The New Construction Sales Estimator is responsible for managing, estimating, advancing, and closing flooring opportunities with builders, developers, and general contractors. This role requires strong construction estimating ability, experience reviewing plans and specifications, attention to detail, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
This position is focused on converting assigned new construction opportunities into profitable awarded work by reviewing project documents, preparing accurate estimates, managing bids, communicating clearly with customers, and driving opportunities through the sales process.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, responsive, and comfortable working on large construction estimates with multiple stakeholders, deadlines, documents, and scope requirements. Success in this role requires the ability to understand project plans, identify scope gaps, communicate professionally, protect margin, and move complex opportunities forward.
Key Responsibilities
Estimating and Plan Review
- Review construction plans, specifications, addenda, finish schedules, bid documents, and project requirements.
- Prepare accurate and competitive flooring estimates for large new construction opportunities.
- Identify scope gaps, missing information, exclusions, risks, and unclear project requirements before submitting bids.
- Interpret project documents to ensure estimates align with customer expectations and operational capabilities.
- Work with estimating, purchasing, and operations to confirm material, labor, scope, and pricing assumptions.
- Ensure estimates are complete, accurate, professionally presented, and submitted on time.
Pipeline and CRM Management
- Maintain accurate deal stages, bid due dates, next steps, timelines, close dates, and customer activity.
- Keep pipeline information current so leadership and internal teams have clear visibility into deal status.
- Participate in regular deal review meetings and provide accurate updates on active opportunities, risks, next steps, and support needed.Customer Communication and Relationship Management
- Serve as the primary customer contact throughout the estimating, bid, and sales process.
Deal Advancement and Closing
- Drive assigned opportunities toward clear next steps and outcomes.
- Maintain consistent follow-up with customers and internal stakeholders.
- Develop a clear strategy for each opportunity, including pricing approach, customer priorities, margin expectations, and follow-up plan.
- Negotiate pricing, scope, and contract terms while protecting margin and long-term customer value.
- Close profitable work that aligns with company margin targets and operational capabilities.
- Escalate issues early when a deal is stalled, customer feedback is negative, pricing is at risk, scope is unclear, or leadership support is needed.
Internal Coordination and Handoff
- Partner with Business Development, estimating, purchasing, operations, and leadership throughout the sales process.
- Keep Business Development informed on deal status, customer feedback, and opportunities where relationship support is needed.
- Drive awarded opportunities through contract review, onboarding, credit approval, start-date confirmation, and transition to operations.
- Provide operations with a complete sales package upon award, including scope, pricing, exclusions, plans/specs, schedule information, customer expectations, known risks, and key contacts.
- Communicate clearly and professionally with builders, developers, general contractors, purchasing teams, project managers, superintendents, estimators, and decision-makers.
- Build trust with customers through responsiveness, accuracy, consistency, and follow-through.
- Ask strong questions to clarify scope, schedule, project requirements, and customer expectations.
- Position the company as a long-term partner, not just a flooring vendor.
- Maintain engagement after award to support repeat business and future opportunities.Required Skills and Experience
- Experience reviewing construction plans, specifications, bid documents, and project scope.
Core Competencies
- Attention to Detail: Ensures estimates, scope, communication, and handoffs are accurate and complete.
- Estimating Discipline: Can review plans, understand scope, identify risks, and prepare accurate bids.
- Ownership: Takes responsibility for assigned opportunities, follow-up, CRM accuracy, and results.
- Communication: Provides clear written and verbal updates to customers, leadership, and internal teams.
- Execution: Moves with urgency and consistently drives deals forward.
- Collaboration: Works effectively with Business Development, estimating, purchasing, operations, and leadership.
- Customer Focus: Builds trust through responsiveness, accuracy, consistency, and long-term partnership.
- Experience preparing construction estimates or large project bids.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to identify missing information, scope gaps, and project risks.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple bids, deadlines, and priorities at the same time.
- Ability to communicate professionally with builders, developers, general contractors, project managers, purchasing teams, and internal teams.
- Strong follow-up discipline and sense of urgency.
- Flooring, construction, estimating, or takeoff experience preferred.
Pay: $60,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Are you authorized to work in the United States?
- Are you bilingual (English/Spanish)?
- Do you have experience in putting together estimates, bids, proposals or takeoffs?
- Do you have experience managing multiple bid deadlines or construction-related projects?
- Do you have experience working with builders, general contractors, developers, subcontractors, or construction teams?
- How many years of experience do you have reviewing construction plans, specs, bid documents or project scope?
Work Location: In person
