Chief Electrical Estimator

InPwr Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$20,000 Sign-On Bonus

Relocation Assistance

Competitive relocation package

Job summary

InPwr Inc. in Indianapolis, Denver, or Charlotte seeks a seasoned Chief Electrical Estimator to lead the estimating department, establish technical standards, and oversee training and staffing.

This role requires 10+ years in electrical estimating, a Master’s electrical license, and strong leadership to drive accurate, competitive bids. The position collaborates with project management, engineering, design, and procurement to optimize bid strategies, ensure NEC compliance, and deliver

Qualifications

• 10+ years of electrical estimating experience.
• Master's electrical license required.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision for the Stop Gate estimating processes.
• Enforce InPwr policies and HR guidelines within the estimating staff.
• Lead bid proposal development and strategy sessions with cross-functional teams.
• Coordinate with Project Management, General Superintendents, HR, Engineering, and Design.
• Review bid documents and follow-up RFIs; negotiate with vendors and subcontractors.
• Oversee and improve estimating processes and pricing strategies.
• Update bid tracking and reporting to senior leadership.

Skills

Management

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Negotiation

Bid strategy

Electrical estimating

Education

Master's electrical license

Tools

Accubid

Microsoft Office

Construction Doc. Review

Job description

Location: Indianapolis, IN, Denver, CO or Charlotte, NC (this is not a remote position)

• $20,000 Sign-On Bonus
• Relocation Assistance: A competitive relocation package is available for candidates open to relocating to Indianapolis, Indiana, Denver, Colorado or Charlotte, North Carolina.

SUMMARY

The Chief Electrical Estimator directs the estimating department and establishes technical standards and procedures. The Estimating Director has overall responsibility for the training and staffing of the estimating department.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Management
• Provide ongoing supervision and accountability for the Stop Gate estimating processes.
• Enforce InPwr Inc. policies and procedures specific to Human Resources guidelines.
• Continually assess estimating personnel as it applies to individual's job qualifications, performance, and compensation evaluations.
• Accountability
• Leadership
• Promote and reinforce InPwr core values to all personnel.
• Value highly collaborative solution-oriented relationships with departmental Directors of Project Management, General Superintendents, Project Coordination, Human Resources, Engineering, and Design.
• Training
• Effectively communicating and collaborating with customers regarding the customer RFP and InPwr bid proposal processes, including but not limited to the following:
• Managing customer expectations regarding bid deadlines and proposal deliverable.
• Reviewing bid proposal documents for follow-up RFI and general questions.
• Negotiating with vendor partners, including manufacturers, distributors, and subcontractors.
• Effectively communicating and executing strategies regarding bid proposal follow-up efforts and bid results.
• Executing all estimating processes and personnel
• Strategize new bid opportunities by collaborating with Business Development personnel, project managers, and/or designated account managers and preconstruction support.
• Lead and organize new bid estimate strategy planning sessions.
• Implement and maintain quality control of the Stop Gate 1 process.
• Assign estimating tasks based on the experience and aptitude of personnel.
• Develop and monitor preliminary and final InPwr scope price proposals.
• Supervision of all customer bid documentation, including RFP, construction drawings, specifications, and supplemental vendor documentation.
• Supervision of all InPwr subcontractor and vendor quotations and preliminary submittals supporting the bid proposal process.
• Supervision of all requirements specific to the Authority Having Jurisdiction, local utility company requirements, state and local requirements superseding or supplemental to NEC requirements.
• Ongoing and final review and analysis of all estimates and project deliverables.
• Provide oversight and or perform control takeoff estimates and change order budget pricing as requested from and in coordination with project managers.
• Weekly update of bid tracking documentation for estimating purposes.
• Weekly updating of senior leadership to current bid project status.
• Weekly updating information for the global Confidential List.

TECHNOLOGY & TOOLS

• Microsoft Office
• Accubid
• Construction Document & Review Process

QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES

• (10) Years of electrical industry estimating experience.
• Possess at minimum (1) Master's electrical license.
• Effectively communicating interdepartmental coordination of project deliverables.
• Electrical Industry Expertise and General Knowledge
• Working knowledge of the National Electrical Code and electrical theory.
• Proficient skills in reading construction drawings, specifications, electrical submittals.
• Extensive experience in layout of electrical equipment and systems.
• Expertise in design and engineering concepts specifically diagrammatic one lines, load calculations, feeder and branch circuit analysis.