Commercial Electrical Estimator

Australia-Employment; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commission plan

Mentorship

Senior leadership access

Job summary

Jobot seeks a Commercial Electrical Estimator for our Indianapolis team. You will own the full lifecycle on projects—from opportunity qualification through estimating, bidding, and handoff—driving profitable outcomes with general contractors and owners.

This is a commission-eligible, hands-on role with informal mentorship from senior leaders. You’ll work in a high-growth platform, moving quickly to win select office, industrial, and institutional work while growing a developing team.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of electrical project development or estimating experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with general contractors, property owners, and other referral sources to generate commercial electrical project opportunities.
• Qualify incoming bid opportunities and pursue new ones, favoring larger office, industrial, and institutional work.
• Walk job sites and review plans/specs to scope commercial electrical projects accurately, including takeoffs for equipment, wiring, panels, and systems.
• Build competitive, profitable estimates and proposals, balancing price to win against margin targets.
• Present and negotiate proposals directly with GCs and owners, adjusting scope or approach as needed to close the deal.
• Hand off won projects to the field team with a clear scope, budget, and expectations.
• Track and manage a personal pipeline of active bids and opportunities, reporting on pipeline health and backlog.
• Share technical knowledge informally with less experienced teammates.
• Stay current on local market activity and estimating assumptions.

Skills

Electrical estimating

Takeoffs

Bid management

Relationship building

Mentoring others

Tools

Estimating software

CRM

Job description

Commercial Electrical Estimator

$90000 - $175000 per year | Indianapolis, IN | On-site | Permanent

Commission Eligible | Fill a Priority Seat Fast | Mentor While You Produce | High-Growth Platform

A bit about us:

A well-established electrical contractor based in Indianapolis, part of a private equity-backed platform of mechanical and electrical companies expanding across the Midwest. The company blends the credibility of a founder-built, family business with the resources and momentum of a scaling regional platform, and is looking for an experienced electrical project developer to help grow the business while sharing knowledge with a developing team.

Why join us?

• One of the company's top hiring priorities right now — leadership is ready to move quickly for the right person
• Commission tied to production with real upside for strong performers
• Meaningful, informal mentorship opportunity alongside earlier-career talent, without giving up your individual contributor role
• Backed by a multi-state platform investing in growth and systems
• Flexible compensation structure built around what matters to you
• Direct access to senior leadership and fast decision-making

Job Details

This company is filling one of its most urgent open seats: an Electrical Project Developer (Estimator) to help win commercial electrical work and bring technical depth to a developing team. You'll own the full lifecycle on your projects, from finding and qualifying the opportunity through estimating, closing, and handoff. This is an individual contributor role, not a management position, but there's a real informal mentorship element — the team includes earlier-career talent who would benefit from a more seasoned peer. You'll report to the General Manager, with regular coaching from the Chief Commercial Officer, and leadership is ready to move quickly for the right person.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with general contractors, property owners, and other referral sources to generate commercial electrical project opportunities
• Qualify incoming bid opportunities and proactively pursue new ones, favoring larger office, industrial, and institutional work with visible bid dates over fast, unpredictable bidded work
• Walk job sites and review plans/specs to scope commercial electrical projects accurately, including takeoffs for equipment, wiring, panels, and systems
• Build competitive, profitable estimates and proposals, balancing price to win against margin targets
• Present and negotiate proposals directly with GCs and owners, adjusting scope or approach as needed to close the deal
• Hand off won projects cleanly to the field team, with a scope, budget, and expectations that set the job up to be executed profitably
• Track and manage a personal pipeline of active bids and opportunities, and report on pipeline health, win rates, and backlog contribution
• Informally share technical knowledge and estimating know-how with earlier-career members of the commercial team, including the founder's son, without taking on a formal management title
• Stay current on local commercial and industrial construction activity, competitor pricing, and market trends that affect estimating assumptions

What Success Looks Like

• First 30-60 days: ramped up on the company's systems, pricing standards, and current bid list; getting to know the existing commercial team and its current projects
• First 90 days: independently scoping and estimating projects, with your first wins on the board and active relationships with at least a handful of GCs or owners
• 6-12 months: consistently winning profitable commercial electrical work, with visible signs that less experienced teammates are picking up estimating and technical skills from working alongside you
• Ongoing: recognized as both a strong individual producer and a go-to technical resource for the rest of the electrical team

What You Bring — Must-Haves

• Roughly 8-10+ years of electrical project development or estimating experience — seasoned enough to bring technical credibility, but not so far into a career that mentoring and staying hands-on hold less appeal
• Ability to independently build takeoffs, scope electrical work, and price it competitively while protecting margin
• A demonstrated track record of winning business, not just submitting bids — comfortable generating some of your own leads and relationships
• Genuine willingness to share technical knowledge informally with less experienced teammates
• Comfort working in a non-union commercial electrical environment

What You Bring — Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with large office, industrial, or institutional electrical projects
• Existing relationships with general contractors or property owners in the Indianapolis market
• Prior experience informally or formally mentoring less experienced estimators or project developers
• Familiarity with construction estimating software and CRM/pipeline tracking tools

Equal Opportunity Statement

Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.