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Hire an offshore estimator. Send more bids.

A remote estimator who runs takeoffs and builds bid packages from your plans and pricing, so you turn around more bids without adding a local salary.

Remote estimator at work
1.The seat

Why companies hire an offshore estimator.

In construction and building products, the number of bids you send drives the number of jobs you win, and estimating is usually the bottleneck. Senior estimators are expensive and hard to find locally. An offshore estimator handles takeoffs and bid prep so your senior people review and close.

2.The work

What your estimator does.

Task 01

Quantity takeoffs from plans

Task 02

Build bid packages from your pricing

Task 03

Request and compare supplier quotes

Task 04

Track bid log and due dates

Task 05

Revise estimates after scope changes

Task 06

Prepare submittals and documentation

Tools we screen for

  • PlanSwift
  • Bluebeam
  • STACK
  • On-Screen Takeoff
  • Procore
  • Excel

Running something else? We recruit for the software you use.

3.The number

How you measure the seat.

KPI 01

Bid turnaround

Days from plans received to bid out.

KPI 02

Bid volume

Bids sent per week against baseline.

KPI 03

Accuracy

Variance between estimate and actual on won jobs.

4.How we hire

100 resumes. 10 interviews. 3 finalists.

We define the seat with you, review about 100 resumes, interview about 10 and put 3 tested finalists in front of you, usually within 7 business days. You interview them free and pay nothing unless you hire.

Questions we ask every estimator finalist

  1. Walk me through a takeoff for a small commercial job in Bluebeam or PlanSwift.
  2. How do you flag a scope gap in the drawings?
  3. How do you keep a bid log so nothing is late?

See the full process

5.Where we hire

Where we find estimators.

We pick the country by the seat. For this role we recruit most often from Pakistan and the Philippines.

6.Your team

Your recruiters.

John Plumstead
John PlumsteadCo-founder. Runs client searches and sales.
Adam Parsons
Adam ParsonsCo-founder. Runs recruiting and placement.

John and Adam personally run every search. Both spent years as professional recruiters before Bravo, screening and placing people against a monthly number. Tell us the seat and we go find the people for you.

Meet John and Adam

7.Questions

Hiring an offshore estimator: common questions.

Do you test estimators before I meet them?

Yes. Finalists complete a takeoff work sample before you interview them.

Can they learn our pricing database?

Yes. They work from your pricing and your templates in your systems.

One client hired more than an estimator?

A building products client filled seven seats with us across finance, sales, estimating and recruiting.

Tell us about the seat. We’ll go find your estimator.

John PlumsteadAdam ParsonsJohn and Adam run every search personally.

Free interviews. You pay nothing unless you hire.

Get free interviews
john@bravocompanydigital.com813-495-2136