Junior Electrical Estimator

Grobes Media; Fort Saskatchewan; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Grobes Media in Fort Saskatchewan is seeking a Junior Electrical Estimator to join our team. You will review specs, drawings, and develop estimates, coordinating with labor, equipment, and materials pricing to support bid proposals.

Ideal candidates have a Journeyperson Electrician background with supervisory experience or electrical estimating experience, and familiarity with Accubid and other estimating tools. Strong MS Office skills are required, and knowledge of Blubeam is a plus.

Qualifications

• Journeyperson Electrician with 3+ years supervisory experience, or an electrical estimator with 1+ year estimating experience.
• Industrial field experience preferred.
• Experience interpreting drawing packages and understanding pricing for labour/equipment.

Responsibilities

• Reviews proposal specifications and drawings to determine the scope of work and required content of the estimate.
• Provides input regarding estimating strategies including profitability, risk management, execution strategy, and costs.
• Consults with other departments to ensure labour, equipment and materials reflect current pricing, construction costs and timelines.
• Attends site visits as required.
• Prepares and presents estimate plans, estimate schedules, man-hour budgets and fulfills all required deliverables to provide an exceptional overall bid proposal.

Skills

Time management

Tools

Accubid estimating software

Blubeam

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY Strike is hiring a Junior Electrical Estimator to join our team in Fort Saskatchewan. POSITION DETAILS

• Candidates must be local to the Fort Saskatchewan area

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Reviews proposal specifications and drawings to determine the scope of work and required content of the estimate.
• Provides input regarding estimating strategies including profitability, risk management, execution strategy, and costs.
• Consults with other departments to ensure labour, equipment and materials reflect current pricing, construction costs and timelines.
• Attends site visits as required.
• Prepares and presents estimate plans, estimate schedules, man-hour budgets and fulfills all required deliverables to provide an exceptional overall bid proposal.

QUALIFICATIONS Education

• A Journeyperson Electrician with a minimum of 3 years supervisory experience, or an electrical estimator with at least 1 year of previous electrical estimating experience.

Experience

• Industrial field experience is preferred.
• Extensive experience interpreting drawing packages.
• Electrical estimating experience is an asset.
• Instrumentation knowledge is an asset.
• Experience working with Accubid estimating software is an asset.
• Strong MS Office skills, including Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Blubeam software experience

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, & ABILITIES

• Exceptional time-management skills. Able to prioritize and execute multiple tasks quickly. Thrives in a busy, deadline-oriented environment.