Vice President of Estimating

Trillium Construction is now hiring a Vice President of Estimating in San Diego, CA for a direct-hire placement!

Our client is a top commercial Electrical Contractor in Southern California. They are now looking to bring on a Vice President of Estimating to help lead and manage their Estimating team. This is a direct hire opportunity with a salary of $210-240K/year plus benefits.

Duties:
-Train, develop, mentor and motivate existing team.
-Regularly attend Construction Trade Meetings such as: ASPE, ASA, AGC, NECA, Etc.
-Review and comprehend construction proposal requests including but not limited to RFP's, drawings, specifications, State and Local Code requirements.
-Recognize and record necessary information during job walks and meetings, and be able to ask questions in a public forum, document and communicate appropriate information.
-Apply proper analysis in order to plan and modify estimates to account for labor, materials, equipment cost based on project circumstances & environment, design requirements, schedules, and best practices means & methods.
-Coordinate the assembly of bid proposals in Accubid.
-Ability to create a scope letter which is thorough, accurate, and clearly written.
-Lead a coordination turn over meeting with Project Management staff and other team players on awarded projects.

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Qualifications:

-10+ years as an estimator in electrical construction industry
-Background as an electrician is a plus.
-Ability to take off estimate all electrical work associated with large & small industrial, commercial, manufacturing, laboratory, educational, military, and other work.
-Ability to estimate instrumentation and control work associated with industrial, water treatment (WTP), wastewater treatment (WWTP), pump & lift stations projects as necessary.
-Design Build/Design Assist knowledge and experience in preparation, scope management and the associated pricing of these types of proposals.
-Understand and work effectively with Accubid, Line Count, Microsoft Office 365, and/or ability to learn this program.
-Must have the ability to look at electrical gear, fixtures, and other electrical appurtenance and understand their importance in developing an estimate.
-Must be able to read plans and specifications, Electrical Code books, read and comprehend projects, drawings, specifications, and request for proposals (RFP's).
-Must have a valid California driver's license, good driving record and be able to drive from jobsite to jobsite, to customer's offices, and other locations when necessary.
-Working knowledge of Bid Tracer a plus.
-Work extended hours as necessary in order to complete assigned tasks.

Trillium has been recruiting and placing professionals for over 30 years. From Fortune 100 companies to small businesses, our philosophy remains the same: to achieve excellence by providing quality employees and an uncompromising level of service. We believe in honesty, integrity, and a simple philosophy of providing value to our customers and our employees. We strive to be unsurpassed in the recruitment and placement of quality and skilled professionals.

Trillium is an Equal Opportunity Employer.