A hot trend has been the rise of fractional CFO’s, CTO’s, COO's, HR and roles in other business functions. It makes a lot of sense. You get someone who is already very competent and does the job at a fraction of the cost of a full time counterpart.
Often this is a transition till the company can grow enough to require a full time employee in these roles.
What are the benefits of a fractional estimator?
1. No Fixed costs.
2. Lower rates (if outside US)
3. Quicker turnarounds
4. More Bids, more jobs won
5. In house estimators can focus on higher value tasks and improve accuracy / margins
Who needs a fractional estimator?
1. Small construction businesses who need to grow by bidding more jobs.
2. If you need to handle peaks or seasonality in bidding needs without hiring someone full time.
3. Provide temporary cover if an estimator has to go on leave or decides to quit.
4. Increase productivity of higher paid (and higher value) in house estimator by shifting mundane tasks to the fractional estimator
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