Valuation Research Specialist

As a Valuation Research Specialist, you will be required to work with other construction experts and translate modeling assumptions into actual calculations using an Xactimate database.

This will require testing and analyzing of these assumptions to ensure that valuation calculations are reflective of current construction practices.

This position will also require some hands-on research of these construction practices, as well as some zip code specific prefill research, used in 360Value.

About the Day to Day Responsibilities of the Role


* BS Degree in Construction Management preferred.


* A minimum of 5 years hands on experience in the construction field, including 1 year of experience as a project manager or supervisor in the total (ground-up) construction of residential, commercial, and/or agricultural structures.


* Ability to perform detailed labor and material take-offs from a set of construction plans.


* In depth knowledge of Xactware estimating products strongly preferred, as well as our customer base.


* Experience in working with software estimating applications and Microsoft Excel.


* Motivated, self-starter with the ability to present ideas to a group in a clear and concise manner.


* Extreme attention to detail a must.


* Good communication skills both oral and written.


* Ability to establish and measure personal goals.

About You and How You Can Excel in this Role


* Maintain and update IH (Item Hierarchy) calculations using our inhouse management tools.

Includes checking in and checking out IH files from our development repository.


* Research and identification of market contingencies dealing with unique / custom homes in various markets, and the isolation to certain zip codes


* Identification and analysis of total loss claims and comparative analysis to Coverage A calculator.


* Regular case study comparisons between total loss estimates created by our own inhouse estimating staff.


* Identification and comparison to various 3rd party sources for construction cost information.


* Additional specialty research and preparation of other construction and/or computer related projects.

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