Project Lighting Estimator

There’s a Place for You at Capital

A career at Capital Electric is more than a job. You’re investing in a brighter, more sustainable future together and joining a team that makes a real difference for our customers. Capital Electric offers electrical products and services to contractors. If it helps bring electricity to an office, home, factory or other building – you can find it here. We operate in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, and are part of the Sonepar group, the world’s #1 electrical distributor with over 45,000 associates around the globe.

Being “Powered by Difference” means we respect and value diverse perspectives. Within Capital Electric, we offer a supportive culture and great benefits, and as part of the larger Sonepar group, we can offer exciting opportunities to grow your career.

A Lighting Estimator provides accurate, competitive and timely project pricing for our customers. The ideal candidate will possess a high level of professional customer service, meet deadlines, work effectively in challenging environment and be willing to go the extra mile.

• Effectively review and evaluate architectural and electrical drawings
• Read and review lighting specifications
• Foster and maintain excellent working relationships internally with project manager and outside sales rep
• Interact with manufacturers and factory sales reps to produce competitive and timely pricing
• Determine costs and sell amounts to maintain appropriate margins
• Interact with contractors to follow up on pricing
• Compile and analyze information from vendors
• Ensure bid is inclusive of all mandatory requirements