Estimator, Exhibits, Orlando

Salary:	Based on Experience
Location:	Orlando, Florida | Relocation Assistance Available
Type:	Full-Time On-Site
Position:	Estimator

We are partnering with an established exhibit and branded environment firm to hire an experienced Estimator for its Orlando based team. This is a key role inside the production process for the person who helps determine what a project will take, how it should be built, where costs need to be protected, and how the team can move forward with confidence. The ideal candidate understands the exhibit industry from the inside and how an estimate supports the build. They can read drawings, ask the right questions, challenge assumptions, work across departments, and bring clarity to projects that are often moving fast and changing quickly. This role requires strong technical understanding, sharp cost awareness, and the ability to communicate clearly with sales, project management, design, production, logistics, vendors, and leadership. It is a strong fit for someone who enjoys the details, understands how custom exhibit work comes together, and takes pride in helping a team price work accurately before it reaches production.

Why This Role

Strong estimating shapes how confidently a team can sell, plan, build, and deliver. In this role, your work sits at the intersection of design intent, production reality, and client expectation. You’ll help turn concepts, drawings, scope, materials, labor, vendor input, and timing into estimates the team can trust. This is a strong fit for the professional who understands custom exhibit production well enough to move beyond line items and bring real judgment to the process. Someone who knows how the work comes together, communicates with confidence, and takes pride in getting the details right before the project moves forward. For an estimator who likes being close to the build and valued for their technical eye, this role offers the chance to be part of a team where the work is detailed, visible, and built with purpose.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed estimates for trade show exhibits, branded environments, custom elements, graphics, rentals, and related production needs
• Review floor plans, sketches, models, renderings, technical drawings, written scope, and verbal direction to determine project requirements
• Break down project costs across materials, labor, subcontracted services, vendor support, logistics, installation, and other related expenses
• Partner with sales and project management to understand client expectations, project objectives, budgets, timelines, and scope
• Collaborate with design, production, purchasing, logistics, and outside partners to gather the information needed for accurate estimates
• Evaluate materials, build methods, labor needs, production approach, and feasibility based on project requirements
• Identify opportunities for value engineering, alternate materials, and cost conscious solutions
• Communicate with suppliers, vendors, and subcontractors to obtain current pricing for materials, custom components, services, and outsourced work
• Maintain vendor relationships and support conversations around pricing, timing, and terms
• Keep estimates, quotes, revisions, assumptions, and supporting documentation organized and current
• Provide clear updates on estimate status, open questions, changes, and cost considerations
• Stay current on material costs, labor trends, production methods, industry standards, and evolving exhibit solutions
• Support internal cost reviews and help ensure estimates reflect current production realities
• Manage multiple active estimates while maintaining accuracy, urgency, and attention to detail

Requirements

• Experience estimating within the trade show exhibit industry, with a strong understanding of custom build requirements
• Strong understanding of exhibit design, fabrication, production methods, materials, labor requirements, pricing, and industry standards
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, floor plans, specifications, renderings, and technical documentation
• Strong analytical, mathematical, and problem solving skills
• Cost conscious mindset with the ability to evaluate scope, identify considerations, and recommend practical solutions
• Experience working with vendors, suppliers, subcontractors, and internal production teams
• Ability to manage multiple estimates and deadlines in a fast moving environment
• Strong communication skills with the ability to gather information from written, verbal, and visual sources
• Highly organized and detail oriented with consistent documentation and follow through
• Comfortable working cross functionally with sales, design, project management, production, logistics, vendors, and leadership
• CAD experience preferred, including AutoCAD, Vectorworks, or similar platforms
• Experience with ExhibitForce, NetSuite, estimating software, or related tools is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, business, or a related field preferred; equivalent industry experience will be considered