Commercial Electrical Estimator

Ascentelectric; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental

Company vehicle

401(k) match

17 days PTO

Job summary

Ascent Electric seeks an Electrical Estimator & Closer who will own the full bid cycle—from invitation to signature—and drive strategy and GC relationships, not just produce numbers.

You will partner with pre-construction on design review, current costs, buyout, and quantities to keep every estimate competitive and profitable, while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced bidding environment.

Responsibilities

• Qualify new bid opportunities and build estimates.
• Coordinate with pre-construction on design review and costs.
• Engage general contractors by phone to secure bids.
• Maintain pipeline between bids to ensure upcoming projects.

Job description

Ascent Electric is hiring an Electrical Estimator & Closer to own the full bid cycle: the estimate, the strategy, the general contractor relationship, and the close. You'll take each bid from invitation through signature, with real ownership over strategy and the GC relationship rather than just producing numbers for someone else to close. We're an electrical contractor in Ridgefield, Washington, bidding commercial and multifamily projects across a wide range of contract sizes, built around earning client trust through integrity, performance, and value. You'll partner closely with the pre-construction lead on design review, current costs, buyout, and quantities to keep every number both competitive and profitable.

WHAT THE WORK ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE

Day to day, you're moving between qualifying new bid opportunities, building estimates, and getting general contractors on the phone, often more than one of these at once. You'll lose more bids than you win; that's the nature of the work, and the ones you land carry real weight. Deadlines don't move for a late addendum, even when it lands the afternoon before a bid is due. Between bids, you're keeping the pipeline moving so the field never runs out of the next job.

WHO BELONGS HERE

Own your role: When a bid comes in under target, you look at your own read on the job before anyone else's.

Strong Work Ethic: An honest day's work for an honest day's pay, with no shortcuts on the number even when the deadline doesn't move.

Be Real: You communicate that a number is soft before it becomes a problem, not after.

Win Together: You'll work alongside pre-construction.

Excellence: Today's process is the starting point, not the finish line, so you're looking for the next edge instead of defending the last one.

WHY WORK AT ASCENT ELECTRIC

• Health and dental coverage for you and your spouse
• Company vehicle
• 401(k) with company match
• 17 days of paid time off