BMS Estimator — Hybrid Work, Proposals & Costing

Mantis Innovation; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k matching

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Hybrid schedule

Job summary

Mantis Innovation is seeking a BMS Estimator to develop accurate cost estimates and proposals for Building Management and Automation Systems across commercial, industrial, healthcare, and data center projects. The role requires controls expertise, construction knowledge, and strong commercial judgment for profitable bids.

The candidate will review drawings, prepare pricing, and coordinate with vendors while supporting handoff and change-order pricing during execution.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in BMS/BAS, Controls Engineering, or related environments.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical, electrical, controls, and construction drawings and specifications.
• Strong knowledge of HVAC controls, DDC controls, commissioning practices, and operational building systems.
• Experience developing project scope from construction documents.

Responsibilities

• Review construction drawings, specifications, submittals, and bid packages to determine actual BMS/BAS project scope.
• Clarify the SOW by issuing RFIs during the bid process
• Develop equipment counts, point counts, material takeoffs, labor estimates, software requirements, and pricing summaries.
• Prepare customer-facing proposals, scope documents, exclusions, assumptions, qualifications, and bid summaries.
• Identify constructability concerns, design conflicts, coordination issues, scope gaps, and commercial risks before contract award.
• Review revised drawing packages and evaluate impacts to labor, materials, schedule, commissioning requirements, and execution strategy.
• Solicit, evaluate, and level vendor and subcontractor quotations.
• Support project handoff activities, change order pricing, and scope evaluations during project execution.
• Evaluate integration requirements involving BAS, BMS, EPMS, SCADA, DCIM, lighting controls, utility monitoring systems, and third-party integrations.
• Participate in customer meetings, site walks, pre-bid conferences, and internal estimate reviews.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Commercial judgment

Reading drawings

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Bluebeam

Excel

Job description

Mantis Innovation is seeking a BMS Estimator to develop accurate cost estimates and proposals for Building Management and Automation Systems across commercial, industrial, healthcare, and data center projects. The role requires controls expertise, construction knowledge, and strong commercial judgment for profitable bids.

The candidate will review drawings, prepare pricing, and coordinate with vendors while supporting handoff and change-order pricing during execution.