Electrical Estimator

Electrical Estimator Job description

Primary function of an Electrical Estimator:
Prepare bids and submit proposals to acquire new projects meeting the goals of the company's Industrial business plan. Be a productive member of the Estimating Team.

Typical duties include but are not limited to:

• Review and understand project bid documents including plans, specifications, all related addenda and other relative correspondence as it relates to the area of your assigned estimate.
• Attend Pre-Bid meetings as required to gather all pertinent information related to a project and your assigned estimate division.
• Visit project sites to ascertain any local and project specific information that is needed to prepare a bid.
• Solicit participation from all required vendors and subcontractors and follow up to ensure timely delivery of quotes.
• Perform all necessary quantity surveys for your assigned area.
• Assemble the estimate for your assigned division.
• Understand the relationship between all trade divisions.
• Predict and enter labor, material, subcontract, and construction equipment costs for your estimate.
• Provide the bid sponsor with questions and clarifications in need of resolution in order to properly prepare your detailed estimate.
• Prepare for and attend all required plan reviews conducted by the bid sponsor.
• Prepare and attend all Bid Reviews conducted by the bid sponsor and attended by invited management.
• Prepare for Bid Day.
• Take extra measures to ensure quality and accuracy of quantity takeoffs and cost estimates.
• Be prepared to assist the Design-Build Bid sponsor with estimates based on less than 100 percent documents relying on experience and subcontractor/vendor relationships.

• Maintain a Vendor/Subcontractor database with the firms that we engage with in all areas.
• React to and coordinate with other estimators and the bid sponsor regarding issues discovered during the bid process.
• Prepare spreadsheets as required to evaluate all vendors and subs.
• Prepare spreadsheets to evaluate and compare subcontractors' bids to Company's self-performance of a portion of the project.
• Provide the bid sponsor with bid day support including your best estimate.
• Provide the bid sponsor with the information required to complete our bid documents on bid day.
• Support efforts to obtain Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation in our bids.
• Obtain prequalification information from subcontractors.

• On projects that we expect award, provide all estimate information to the estimating coordinator in preparation for a hand‑off meeting.
• Prepare for and attend hand‑off meetings to transfer information to the project teams.
• Respond to questions from the management teams as they begin the projects.
• Be prepared to assist project teams in a value engineering process.
• Receive and react to all feedback from the management teams as it relates estimate errors, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Be prepared to assist project management teams in any major change orders.
• Archive any information as required to be useful in future estimates.
• Build and maintain relationships with subcontractors and vendors.
• Visit ongoing projects to see the construction and relate that experience to future estimates.
• Attend all weekly estimating meetings to coordinate efforts with the estimating team.
• Train other estimators and be prepared to receive training from other estimators.

• 4 year electrical engineering degree or equivalent combinations of technical training and related electrical experience.
• 2 years estimating, engineering or similar experience related to Industrial Electrical Construction.
• Knowledge of means and methods related to electrical materials and construction including conduit and conductor sizing, classified locations, NEMA requirements and Instrumentation and SCADA Systems.
• General knowledge of estimating techniques, cost control, and material pricing required.
• Ability to formulate and calculate mathematical expressions to obtain the desired quantity measurement and cost information.
• Read and understand engineering drawings, specifications, and bid documents.
• Proficient in Microsoft…