Project Manager​/Estimator

About Us

We are a full-service electrical construction, maintenance, and design-build firm. We have worked on thousands of projects ranging from commercial tenant improvements and high-rise developments to high-voltage distribution and railroad lighting systems.

The Project Manager / Estimator position is a critical role for the company. This individual will be responsible for estimating and providing management with detailed pricing for development of bid quotations and bid packages. He or she should have relevant experience in preparing cost estimates for product manufacturing, construction projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or service.

This individual will be responsible for planning, directing, or coordinating activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems. He or she will participate in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation. This individual must have the ability to support field personnel in their relationships with other subcontractors and to resolve field problems as they arise.

This individual maintains full financial responsibilities of the project and must understand construction financial and accounting practices.

Collect historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products.

Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments, or construction foremen to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues.

Prepare estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work.

Analyze blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.

Confer with engineers, architects, owners, contractors, and subcontractors on changes and adjustments to cost estimates.

Review contract and bid documents; review and understand scope for project turnover.

Attend walk-throughs, pre-bid and scope clarification meetings.

Quantitative take-off and computer entry

Prepare scope letters and proposals.

Maintain relationships with customers, General Contractors, vendors and subcontractors.

Ability to perform design/build, conceptual and budget estimates.

Coordinate the efforts of junior and staff-level resources in performing take-offs, issuing bills of material to vendors and obtaining subcontractor quotes.

Coordinate efforts with the Engineering Department

Ensure documents are centrally saved in the company’s drive within the confidential estimating folder(s)
Drive the project’s overall flow effectively from inception to completion.

Obtain contract and bid documents from estimating; review and understand scope for project turnover. Attend walk-throughs.

Ensure all project document control is completed efficiently by project team, including but not limited to, insurance, bonding, permits, submittals, RFI’s, change orders, correspondence, etc.

Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve matters such as work procedures, complaints, or construction problems.

Plan, schedule, or coordinate construction project activities to meet deadlines.

Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports.

Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes, environmental regulations, or other regulations.

Select subs and equipment suppliers with input from engineering, estimating and purchasing as required.

Verify correct drawings are distributed to field.

Create schedule of values, or billing format as required by the contract documents.

Create project schedule showing completion, delivery dates and sub…