Commercial Electrical Estimator: Bids, Costs & Profit

Team Kline; Des Moines (IA); Vor Ort; USD 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Team Kline in Des Moines, IA is seeking an Electrical Estimator (Commercial) to assess project timelines, research market prices for materials, and communicate with clients to define scopes. The role aims to improve cost-estimating procedures and minimize discrepancies between estimates and actual costs.

Responsibilities include reviewing plans, analyzing blueprints, determining material costs, and evaluating profitability for bidding decisions.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum qualifications include 2 years of commercial electrical estimating experience.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications accurately.
• Strong verbal and written communication, organizational, and analytical skills.

Aufgaben

• Review project plans, specs, addenda, and bid docs to define scope.
• Analyze blueprints for wire lengths and outlet placement per codes.
• Identify quantities, types, costs of materials, fixtures, and labor.
• Assess project profitability to aid bidding decisions.
• Maintain estimating databases, historical costs, and unit pricing.
• Ensure estimates comply with codes, specs, and standards.
• Submit competitive bids per guidelines.
• Evaluate in-house vs subcontracting feasibility for costs.
• Attend pre-bid meetings and oversee pre-con meetings with PMs.
• Assist in managing project change orders.
• Build relationships with clients, engineers, architects, GC, vendors.
• Post-project reviews for continuous improvement.

Kenntnisse

Electrical estimating

Blueprint interpretation

Cost analysis

Project management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Jobbeschreibung

Team Kline in Des Moines, IA is seeking an Electrical Estimator (Commercial) to assess project timelines, research market prices for materials, and communicate with clients to define scopes. The role aims to improve cost-estimating procedures and minimize discrepancies between estimates and actual costs.

Responsibilities include reviewing plans, analyzing blueprints, determining material costs, and evaluating profitability for bidding decisions.