Snapsheet
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Chicago, IL

Heavy Equipment Estimator

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As a Heavy Equipment Estimator at Snapsheet, you are a part of an elite group that is working directly with top insurance carriers and collision repair facilities across the country to help elevate and streamline their auto damage claims process for their customers. We make claims simple for everyone!

As a Heavy Equipment Estimator at Snapsheet, you are highly competitive and motivated by constant improvement. You are an expert in Heavy Equipment and Specialty Vehicle estimating, and you want to share your expertise with a team of highly motivated estimating professionals. You are an effective communicator, whether you are emailing a request to your peer or negotiating with a body shop. You love working in an ever-evolving environment where an openness to feedback and the ability to adapt is highly valued. Identifying and resolving the day-to-day challenges involved in writing estimates as well as solving more complex problems is what gets you out of bed in the morning, and you want to work for a company where you can make a real impact.

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Your Day-to-Day

  • Write fair and accurate estimates and supplements for heavy equipment vehicles, predominantly Class 8, based on photos of physical damage that comply fully with insurance carrier guidelines
  • Utilize internal training tools and external resources to clearly document every claim with high attention to detail
  • Maintain professional written and verbal communication with insurance carriers as well as their customers
  • Effectively negotiate files to agreed upon prices with repair facilities while maintaining a calm and professional demeanor
  • Manage and maintain virtual relationships with teammates, managers, and directors
  • Quickly pivot estimate writing style and standards based on feedback from QA staff


Your Qualifications

We are seeking self-motivated, competitive go-getters to join this growing team. You will be working within a remote production-based environment and will be responsible for managing numerous claims for 70+ carriers across the US and Canada.

  • Minimum of 2 years of Heavy Equipment estimating experience
  • Extensive knowledge of automobile part and repair techniques.
  • Thorough understanding of vehicle repair, parts costs, total loss classification and fraud detection
  • Understand basic insurance principles and how they apply to estimating decisions
  • Working experience in one or more estimating platforms: Mitchell, CCC One and/or Audatex
  • Ability to identify and communicate problems effectively
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Quickly and effectively responds to changing demands
  • Open to new ideas and feedback
  • Maintain effectiveness on productivity in an evolving environment
  • Team player with a positive attitude and ability to work well with others
  • A strong desire to join a high-growth company leading the charge to make claims simple for everyone.
  • Strong decision-making skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
  • Desire to thrive in a remote, production based environment
  • Bachelor's Degree preferred
  • State auto appraiser/adjuster license, a major plus

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive compensation
  • Ability to work from home
  • Chance to build and impact a growing company that is backed by highly-respected venture capital firms
  • Growth and advancement opportunities
  • 401k matching, paid time-off
  • Medical, dental and vision coverage

Additional Information

Snapsheet aims to create a working culture that respects the value of differences among colleagues and encourages individuals to contribute their best within an environment that is inclusive, open, flexible and fair. We will not tolerate discrimination or unfair treatment on any grounds. Employees must act with integrity and respect for their colleagues and customers. We are committed to helping talented people from diverse backgrounds meet their potential at all levels of the company.


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What are Snapsheet Perks + Benefits

Snapsheet Benefits Overview

Snapsheet promotes employees’ well-being with competitive compensation and benefits packages that include generous paid time-off, flexible scheduling, remote opportunities, parental leave and a 401K match program. Through Snapsheet’s annual company survey, we are able to keep a pulse on the benefits most important to employees and pivot where needed.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Snapsheet hosts and participates in charitable events and volunteer opportunities throughout the year. In addition, each employee can take a day to give back to their community in their own way.
Partners with nonprofits
Snapsheet partners with Non Profits such as Gift Giving with Hunter Perkins Elementary School for the holiday season, Make-A-Wish Walk For Wishes and local Food Drives.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Employee awards
Flexible work schedule
Our core hours are 9:00 AM CT - 5:00 PM CT, but we understand that things happen and encourage our employees to chat with their manager to allow for flexibility.
Remote work program
Our estimators and estimating managers work from home all across the country. At HQ, employees have the opportunity to work from home if it makes sense for their role/team.
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Diversity manifesto
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
FSA allows you to save up to 30% on your eligible healthcare and/or dependent care expenses every year.
Disability insurance
Employees can elect to enroll in Voluntary Life Insurance, Short Term Disability and/or Long Term Disability.
Dental insurance
Snapsheet offers a free dental plan along with a more robust paid plan.
Vision insurance
Snapsheet offers a free vision plan along with a more robust paid plan.
Health insurance
Snapsheet offers two PPO plans and an HMO through BCBS. Additional offerings include domestic partner coverage and up to 6 infertility treatments.
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Annually we offer a wellness week as a jumpstart for employees to make healthy choices in their everyday life. Employees can catch some vitamin D on our beautiful rooftop or relax in our nap room.
Mental health benefits
Transgender health care benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
Our 401(K) plan offers a broad selection of stocks, bonds and international index funds to choose from as well as Target Date Funds for those who prefer a simplified, age-based investment solution.
401(K) matching
Snapsheet will match 100% of the first 3% of compensation and 50% of the next 2% of compensation. For example, if an employee contributes 5% of their salary they will receive a 4% match from Snapsheet
Company equity
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Our Baby On Board Program includes a nesting work from home period, paid parental leave, and a flex back period to help return from leave.
Family medical leave
Snapsheet offers up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year, as well as maintained health benefits, for any employee eligible under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Our Baby On Board Program includes a nesting work from home period, paid parental leave, and a flex back period to help return from leave.
Fertility benefits
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Exempt employees have unlimited vacation time so they can take as many days as they need, providing it is approved by their manager.
Generous PTO
Non-exempt employees start with 10 days of paid time until they reach their 1-year anniversary when it increases to 15 days. At year 3, employees are eligible for 18 days of PTO.
Paid volunteer time
Each employee receives an extra day to take the time to give back to their community.
Paid holidays
Snapsheet offers employees 7.5 days of holiday pay to observe all major holidays.
Paid sick days
Snapsheet offers 7.5 sick days to employees.
Floating holidays
Bereavement leave benefits
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Snapsheet offers pre-tax transit and parking benefits including Ventra, Metra, and ParkChek Pre-Tax Programs. We also provide discount parking with Parkwhiz.
Company-sponsored outings
We believe it’s important to take time out to celebrate as a team, whether it be quarterly team outings, the company-wide summer picnic or the annual holiday party.
Free snacks and drinks
Snapsheet has two fully stocked kitchens including unlimited snacks, cereal, coffee, tea, soda and of course la croix.
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Snapsheet has weekly happy hours every Friday. Employees are encouraged to head into the kitchen to enjoy chatting with their coworkers over a beer or glass of wine.
Recreational clubs
Snapsheet sponsors office sport leagues year round including bowling, kickball, and beach volleyball.
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Meditation space
Mother's room
Onsite gym
Our new in-building gym is available to employees before, after, and during work. The gym offers top-notch equipment and a variety of workout classes from yoga to kick-boxing.
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Snapsheet offers a wide range of training programs to all employees including management and leadership development.
Lunch and learns
At monthly Snippets we deep dive into each department, quarterly town-halls keep everyone in the know, and breakfasts with execs allow employees a chance to ask questions to leadership in small groups
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications
Personal development training

Additional Perks + Benefits

At Snapsheet, we keep our perks & benefits useful and simple because what matters most to us is creating a work environment where our people feel empowered to create, build and innovate. We think the biggest perk to working at Snapsheet is that cultivating an inclusive and supportive work environment for all is our top priority. At Snapsheet we have made a commitment, The Snapsheet Promise, to “create a working culture that respects the differences among colleagues and encourages individuals to contribute their best within an environment that is inclusive, open, flexible and fair….” We launched the Snapsheet Promise with an executive workshop for managers and an Unconscious Bias training for employees. To ensure everyone has a say in Diversity & Inclusion, Snapsheet created an employee run D&I Committee, which develops and drives initiatives to educate, celebrate and recognize employees from all walks of life.

Every single employee is encouraged to contribute to Snapsheet’s future. We give employees the tools to make an impact from sharing ideas at breakfasts with Executives, to living values that urge action and creativity, employees take pride in knowing they make an impact.

We promote employees’ well-being with competitive compensation and benefits packages that include generous paid time-off, flexible scheduling, remote opportunities, parental leave and a 401K match program. Through our annual company survey, we keep a pulse on the benefits most important to employees and pivot where needed. We foster a team-oriented community by offering various social opportunities.

The spirit of hard work and empathy go beyond the walls of the office, as our Community Outreach Committee drives initiatives that positively impact local and global communities. From an annual canned food drive, to a company bike-a-thon to support autism research, we encourage employees to volunteer on a regular basis. Beyond the local community, we developed a partnership with Ignite, sending three employees to a developing country every year to give employees experiences that blend cultural immersion, community engagement and adventure.

At Snapsheet we believe that no matter the process, it can be improved until it makes life easier. Through a supportive work environment and philanthropic outreach, we will continue working to make the world better - starting from inside the office.

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