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D.R. Horton is seeking an Estimator to analyze blueprints, specifications, proposals, and related documentation to prepare time, cost, material, and labor estimates. The role supports residential construction estimating through quantity take-offs, vendor quotes, pricing and contract maintenance, purchase order processing, and cost negotiations. Candidates need an associate degree or equivalent, related experience, a valid driver’s license, and proficiency with MS Office and email.
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Full job description
*D.R. Horton, Inc., the largest homebuilder in the U.S.,*was founded in 1978 and is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. It is engaged in the construction and sale of high quality homes designed principally for the entry-level and first time move-up markets. The Company also provides mortgage financing and title services for homebuyers through its mortgage and title subsidiaries. Please visit our website atwww.drhorton.comfor more information.
D.R. Horton, Inc.is currently looking for anEstimator. The right candidate will Analyze blueprints, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare time, cost, material, and labor estimates for products, projects, or services.
Essential Duties and Responsibilitiesinclude the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Perform quantity take-offs to prepare detailed estimates in accordance with drawings and specifications
- Review Invitation to Bid (ITB) for a qualification of scope
- Interpret architectural drawings and specifications to determine project requirements
- Maintain computer databases (pricing, estimates, items, etc.)
- Approve/process all over-budget purchase orders
- Assist with maintaining take-offs, item cost, and contract pricing
- Assist in cost negotiations
- Field phone calls from potential new vendors as well as field staff
- Obtain vendor quotes
- Conducts all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the company
- Ability to work overtime
Education and/or Experience
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Associate degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school
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Two to four years of related experience and/or training in the residential construction industry
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Must have a vehicle and a valid driver’s license
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Proficiency with MS Office and email
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Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university preferred
- Knowledge of estimating software such as Blue Beam
- Effective communication skills
- The ability to meet multiple deadlines and attention to detail
Come join a winning team with a Fortune 500 company! We are growing fast and are looking for enthusiastic attitudes and team players to join our success. We offer an excellent benefits package including:
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- 401(K)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Flex Spending Accounts
- Life & Disability Insurance
- Vacation, Sick, Personal Time and Company Holidays
- Multiple Voluntary and Company provided Benefits*//*
/Build YOUR future with D.R. Horton, America’s Builder. #WeBuildPeopleToo/
Job: *Purchasing
Organization: *Home Builder
Title: Estimator
Location: TX-Temple
Requisition ID: 2605656
How this job compares
Set against the 2,158 open Estimator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$90–154K/yr39 salary ranges
- US median$24–30/hr103 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 176 open Estimator jobs in Texas and 2,158 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Estimator postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,687 postings).
- Education
- 305 of the 2,158 open Estimator jobs (14%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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