Title: Takeoff Specialist
Position Summary:
As a Takeoff Specialist, your primary objective is to ensure accurate, timely, and complete takeoff deliverables by facilitating the daily flow of information between customers and service providers. You will translate customer requirements into clear pre-construction notes and takeoff outputs, manage job status and revisions, and maintain customer account setup and ongoing configuration to support consistent execution.
What You'll Do:
- Facilitate the daily flow of information between customers and service providers by triaging requests, clarifying scope, and ensuring complete inputs for takeoffs and pre-construction deliverables.
- Manage customer requirements and expectations at both a general and job-specific level, including pre-construction notes, takeoff outputs, job status updates, and revision requests.
- Coordinate change management for active jobs by tracking revisions, confirming impacts to scope and schedule, and communicating updates to all stakeholders.
- Manage the customer setup process and ongoing account maintenance, including intake of required information, system/profile configuration, updates to standards, and documentation of customer-specific preferences.
What You’ll Need:
- Strong customer service and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to set expectations, communicate clearly, and resolve issues quickly.
- Highly organized approach to managing multiple jobs simultaneously, including tracking status, priorities, revisions, and deadlines.
- Ability to interpret construction documentation and translate requirements into clear pre-construction notes and takeoff-ready inputs (plans, scopes, specifications).
- Proficiency with common business systems and job tracking tools (CRM, ticketing, spreadsheets); comfortable maintaining customer account data and standards.
- Detail-oriented with strong written documentation skills, ensuring complete handoffs and consistent customer-specific requirements.
Education:
- High school diploma or GED required; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field preferred.
- Relevant experience in estimating, takeoffs, or construction operations may be considered in lieu of a degree
Why BlueLinx?
• Comprehensive benefits package including:
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
- 401(k) with company match
- Life insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Company Ownership
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) starting day one and 8 company holidays
- Opportunity to grow your career with a leading national building products distributor
Our Values With every decision and action, we put people first, keep the future in mind, and work as a team toward shared progress:
Customer Centric • Respect • Collaboration • Integrity • Grit About BlueLinx BlueLinx (NYSE: BXC) is a leading wholesale distributor of building and industrial products in the United States. With over 70,000 branded and private-label SKUs, we service customers nationwide through an extensive distribution network. Our more than 2,000 associates are critical to our success, and we pride ourselves on a culture rooted in teamwork, integrity, safety, and customer service.
Compensation Disclosure The salary range provided is a good faith estimate based on position requirements and market data. Actual compensation will depend on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, geographic location, and other job-related considerations. BlueLinx also offers a comprehensive benefits package starting the first day of the month.
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