Contracts Estimator- Electrical

Team Power Solutions; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Team Power Solutions is seeking a skilled professional to manage pricing and proposals, performing detailed analyses and gathering customer information. The ideal candidate will have a journeyperson designation or Electrical Technologist Diploma, alongside 1-5 years of relevant industry experience.

Responsibilities include preparing estimates, maintaining customer relations, and assisting with project coordination, all within a fast-paced, high-volume work environment. The position reports to the manager and requires effective communication.

Qualifications

• Required: Journeyperson designation, Engineering EIT, or Electrical Technologist Diploma.
• 1-5 years industry experience including quotations.
• Strong customer relations and technical knowledge required.

Responsibilities

• Interpret documentation to determine material and labor costs.
• Gather customer requirements and prepare pricing.
• Provide technical knowledge for project performance.

Skills

Customer relations

Technical knowledge

Project coordination

Database management

Education

Journeyperson designation or Electrical Technologist Diploma

1-5 years industry experience

Job description

Undertakes the research, consultations and analysis required to develop estimates and component pricing for proposals.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES

Component Pricing

• Interprets documentation, specifications and design drawings to determine material and labor costs for proposals.
• Uses a database to gather and store proposal related data regarding labor costs, materials and production timelines.
• Gathers information from customers, vendors and other sources for pricing. Prepares related pricing for proposals, ensuring adequate and accurate estimates.
• Gathers information from customers regarding their needs/requests.
• Interprets information and determines potential proposal components for customers’ specific system(s).
• Prepares estimates for proposals using research and database information on pricing.

Customer Relations

• Works with customers to scope potential work required based on their needs and specific system.
• Follows up with customers to assess the accuracy and impact of estimates.

Project Coordination

• Provides technical knowledge and oversight for the performance of smaller projects.
• Assists with the resolution of emerging issues or problems.
• Ensures the right components and/or alternatives are available.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

The position requires a journeyperson designation, Engineering EIT or an Electrical Technologist Diploma with a minimum 1-5 years of industry experience including quotations. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Solid customer relations are established and maintained. Follow-ups build on the relationship and understanding of the customer and their needs.
• Quotes reflect a solid understanding of customers, projects, and related requirements.
• Pricing assignments are completed promptly and accurately.
• Proposal estimates are priced appropriately to achieve expected project margins.
• Labor and material estimates are researched and reasonable.
• Proposals result in customers awarding work to TPS with a greater than 40% success rate.
• Required documentation meets expectations.
• Oversight of assembly projects is helpful, and final products meet customer expectations.
• The quality of work delivered meets expectations.
• Issues of concern or importance are communicated to the Manager in a timely manner.
• Compliance with relevant policies, procedures, standards and practices, legislation and codes meet expectations.

JOB SCOPE

Possesses the electrical industry experience and contracting knowledge required to support assigned elements of contracting services, demonstrating the required professional and technical skills expected for assigned level of experience. Focuses on developing credibility and a reputation for skilled professional work. Requires some guidance and direction but is expected to assume responsibility for a definable piece of work and take on leadership roles and/or responsibilities for tasks or proposals.

EFFORT

Work is high volume, requiring the ability to work under pressure in a fast- paced environment and to deal with competing deadlines. Multi-tasking is the norm. The incumbent is responsible to ensure day to day work is completed accurately, and information provided to others is correct. Working relationships that support collaboration and problem solving are essential for success in this position.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The incumbent works in an office environment and occasionally in the field/on the shop floor.