Senior Electrical Estimator - U.S

Position: Senior Electrical Estimator - U.S.
Jacobs is currently seeking a talented Senior Electrical and I&C Estimator and you'll  be responsible for developing construction cost estimates for buildings/vertical construction, water/wastewater, pump stations and power projects. We'll lean on you to apply practical field experience and constructability expertise to the development of conceptual estimates when minimal design drawing and information are available.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our Hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

* We'll be considering qualified candidates who reside within the United States and you'll be assigned to the nearest Jacobs office within 50 miles for our Hybrid working policy.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

- Develop conceptual and detail construction cost estimates for all electrical and instrumentation and controls (I&C) systems

- Interpret plans & specifications from multiple design phases; program, conceptual, design development through 100% Construction Documents and into change orders and generate quantity takeoffs and pricing for all systems.

- Familiar with techniques, procedures, methods and the nature of the applicable civil, structural and architectural construction systems.

- Ability to develop work breakdown structure for complex projects to provide clear and logical cost estimates

- Ability to write Basis of Estimate to accurately describe the estimating methodology and assumptions.

- Ability to generate quantity takeoffs and calculate costs using labor rates, production rates, material pricing schedules and historical data

- Collect cost data from functional representatives, subcontractors, and vendors

- Understand construction market trends and the implications for estimating

- Contribute to risk analysis, value engineering and constructability exercises.

- Prepare and maintain historical cost data

- Contribute to Risk Analyses, Value Engineering, and Constructability exercises

- Create cost models for estimating elements

- Assist lead estimator with reporting functions and assembly of project deliverables

- 10+ years of electrical/Instrumentation and controls estimating experience in a related industry.

- Proficiency in the use of standard office computer systems such as MS Project, PDF file editor programs, Bluebeam etc.

- Ability to read and interpret electrical specifications and drawings.

- Ability to perform a quality Quantity Survey from available documents and apply cost factors to calculate a unit price.

- Experience in conceptual estimating.

- Working knowledge of codes in the electrical/I&C discipline.

- Strong organizational skills to meet client deadlines.

- Ability to foresee events and anticipate changes and respond to them in a proactive manner.

Ideally, you'll also have

- Experience from the oil and gas industry.

- Past experience with "Hard Bid" general contractor estimating.

- Past experience with actual construction of electrical installations.

- Knowledge of Sage Estimating software.

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