Student Veterans of America Jobs

Welcome to SVA’s jobs portal, your one-stop shop for finding the most up to date source of employment opportunities. We have partnered with the National Labor Exchange to provide you this information. You may be looking for part-time employment to supplement your income while you are in school. You might be looking for an internship to add experience to your resume. And you may be completing your training ready to start a new career. This site has all of those types of jobs.

Here are a few things you should know:
  • This site is mobile friendly. You do not need a log-in or password to access information.
  • Jobs on this site are original and unduplicated and come from three sources: the Federal government, state workforce agency job banks, and corporate career websites. All jobs are vetted to ensure there are no scams, training schemes, or phishing.
  • The site is refreshed daily to remove out-of-date content.
  • The newest jobs are listed first, so use the search features to match your interests. You can look for jobs in a specific geographical location, by title or keyword, or you can use the military crosswalk. You may want to do something different from your military career, but you undoubtedly have skills from that occupation that match to a civilian job.

Job Information

Actalent Construction Estimator in Sanford, Florida

Job Title: Estimator

Job Description

We're seeking a diligent Estimator to join our team. Your responsibilities will include surveying projects, estimating labor and materials costs, and communicating financial cost and project timelines to customers. With a keen attention to detail, you'll estimate projects from a bird’s-eye view to set expectations accurately. Your tasks will include fulfilling client appointments in a timely manner, assessing project requirements, reading blueprints, collaborating with contractors, engineers, and architects during estimate creation, and maintaining thorough records of all project documentation. You will also present estimates to clients in a professional manner, recommend cost-reduction options and assist the sales team in final project preparation transactions.

Hard Skills

  • At least 2 years of estimating experience in construction

  • Experience with bidding on projects

  • Writing proposals

  • Doing change orders

  • Comfortable with going on site to different locations

Soft Skills

  • Keen attention to detail

  • Ability to set accurate expectations

  • Timely fulfillment of client appointments

  • Professional demeanor when presenting estimates to clients

Work Site

This is a fully on-site position in Sanford, Florida.

Work Environment

The work environment is an office setting as well as on the road for site visits locally.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

  • Hiring diverse talent

  • Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

  • Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

  • Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.

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