Estimator

Position Purpose: Lead the development of technical scope of work and independently develop cost estimates andresource requirements for industrial and commercial electrical construction projects Nationwide.

Essential Responsibilities

• Assist with the request for proposal preparation and evaluations, project specifications, and pricing schedules
• Prepare pre-approval project estimates based on limited information and general scopes of work, often lacking specific precedence
• Assist project team in scoping of projects for engineering, construction, and contractual requirements
• Develop detailed post-approval project estimates based on company standards and site-specific facility drawings
• Perform material take-offs and cost analyses to support estimates
• Assist with the development of pricing schedules and weighting criteria for proposal evaluations
• Assist with the development and maintenance of items and assemblies in estimating software
• Provide expert judgment of costs to support competitive bid and negotiated contracts
• Assist with the development of standardized historical cost databases and application tools to aid future estimates
• Provide oversight, coordination, management support and technical expertise for all aspects of electrical construction projects in the Industrial and Commercial markets
• Review plans, specifications, drawings to determine the cost of the project
• Analyze time, equipment, tooling, material and manpower requirements for each project
• Perform material takeoffs and develop a written estimate of cost to perform the work according to the specifications
• Provide Operations with a detailed cost estimate, corresponding proposal letter and bid form breakout for transition of ownership of the project
• Interface with customers, vendors and subcontractors to determine the cost of the project
• Gather information to determine subcontractor and vendor suitability and aggressively gain the best pricing
• Exercise significant independent discretion in developing project estimates and applying "mark-up" and "labor factors"
• Visit customer field locations as required to ascertain project conditions
• Attend pre and post bid meetings as required and be able to effectively present information to clients to sell our projects
• Select pool of potential subcontractors and equipment vendors to solicit their proposals
• Analyze special safety and code requirements on all projects
• Work as part of an integrated Operations and Estimating team in acquiring projects
• Properly turns over bid documents to Operations in a timely manner

Knowledge | Skills | Abilities

• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
• Ability to anticipate and meet internal customer needs
• Proven communication, organizational and persuasive interpersonal skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and proficient in the use of Excel
• Knowledge of Accubid or other estimating software programs
• Knowledge of industrial or commercial markets helpful

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or equivalent experience (Preferred).
• 3-5 years of estimating, project management and craft supervision experience in the industrial and commercial electrical construction industry training (Preferred).

Work Environment

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position over 50% of the time
• Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, reaching, climbing
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc
• Occasionally needs to move around on job-site conditions to support pre-bid and post bid meetings and site evaluations.
• Continuously operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, scanner, and computer printer
• The person in this position frequently communicates with employees and coworkers and must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
• Occasionally lifting 20 pounds