Opendoor · 2 days ago
Renovation Estimator
Phoenix, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$75K/yr - $94K/yr
3+ years expOpendoor is a company focused on transforming the homeownership experience. The Renovation Estimator role involves providing accurate cost estimates and renovation scopes to support competitive pricing offers, collaborating with various teams to optimize home resale strategies.
MarketplaceProperty DevelopmentProperty ManagementPropTechReal Estate
Responsibilities
Translate Inspection Reports to Work to be Done: Translate third-party inspection reports and assessment artifacts (video walkthroughs, photos) into a final, detailed line-item scope that serves as the starting source of truth for work we will do to list the home. You will evaluate defects called out in third-party inspection reports, make a judgment on whether repairs are required, and define work required to resolve the defect
Apply Repair Standards and Pricing: Ensure all repair line items and pricing adhere to Opendoor’s repair standards and negotiated pricing; you will exercise near total judgment in how we transform inputs (Inspection, market demand signals, etc) into work to be done
Integrate Pricing Strategy: Partner closely with Pricing to ‘merchandise’ our homes - referencing and incorporating Pricing notes, upgrade requests, and any other pricing requests into the scope of work we will do before listing the home
Collaborate on Offer Adjustment: Work with Pricing and Home Ops to translate the comprehensive scope into Condition Adjustments for the Final Offer, clearly separating pre-list versus post-list exposure
Scope Validation and Refinement: Partner with Home Project Managers (HPMs) post-acquisition to validate scopes, refine quantities, and adjust for site conditions at D1W, documenting changes and rationale to improve future estimating accuracy
Performance Monitoring: Partner with leadership to track estimate vs. actual variance and surface insights on systemic deltas by market, vintage, and category, proposing calibrations to unit costs and scope rules where appropriate
Process Definition & Documentation Integrity: You will be part of a newly created team that has been centralized under Opendoor Pricing leadership. We are relying on your partnership to define and retain new processes. As part of this, you will maintain a high bar for documentation (assumptions, quantities, photos, takeoffs) to support approvals and ensure downstream vendor execution quality
Qualification
Required
Minimum 3+ years of residential renovation or construction estimating, including takeoffs and scope development across core trades (interior finishes, roofing, HVAC, electrical, plumbing)
Proficiency with spreadsheets and estimating templates; comfort working with standardized cost libraries and market modifiers
Familiarity with inspection artifacts, including third-party inspection reports, and home construction standards
Excellent cross-functional communication skills; able to collaborate with Pricing, Central Ops, and HPMs in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment
A passion for problem solving across both homes and processes. At the home level, the idea of delivering the optimal home to a buyer for the least amount of money fires you up. At the process level, you are always looking for the opportunity to make things better - you are an owner of the process, not just a consumer!
Benefits
Paid time off
12 paid holidays per year
Medical/dental/vision insurance
Basic life insurance
401(k) to eligible employees
Company
Opendoor
Founded in 2014, Opendoor’s mission is to power life’s progress one move at a time.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.57BKey Investors
Jane Street CapitalGeneral AtlanticSoftBank Vision Fund
2025-09-24Post Ipo Equity· $362M
2025-05-19Post Ipo Debt· $325M
2023-09-20Post Ipo Secondary· $1.98M
Leadership Team
Kaz Nejatian
Chief Executive Officer
Christy Schwartz
Chief Financial Officer
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