Electrical Estimating Intern - Hands-on Bid Experience

Royal Electric; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Drug-free workplace

PPE provided

Job summary

Royal Electric is accepting applications for an Estimating Intern in our Long Beach office, starting Summer 2027. You will work with the Estimating team to apply your construction management or engineering education to real-world projects.

Responsibilities include reading plans, quantity takeoffs, subcontractor outreach, reviewing specs, building BOMs, and coordinating bid progression to ensure timely quotes and materials. Strong Excel skills and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Pursuing higher education in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other Office applications.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Able to communicate effectively with Estimating team to produce a single good estimate.
• Preferred: experience with Bluebeam or Live Count; knowledge of Electrical/Low-Voltage scope.

Responsibilities

• Reading plans and performing quantity takeoffs.
• Sub-contractor and vendor outreach.
• Review technical specifications for project requirements.
• Build a bill of materials for vendor quotes.
• Coordinate with lead estimator about bid progression to ensure takeoffs, quotes, and BOMs are ready on time.
• Learn the Estimating life cycle from experienced estimators.

Skills

Read plans

Quantity takeoffs

Sub-contractor outreach

Review specs

Build BOM

Bid coordination

Team collaboration

Excel

Microsoft Office

Education

Construction Management

Engineering

Tools

Bluebeam

Live Count

Job description

Royal Electric is accepting applications for an Estimating Intern in our Long Beach office, starting Summer 2027. You will work with the Estimating team to apply your construction management or engineering education to real-world projects.

Responsibilities include reading plans, quantity takeoffs, subcontractor outreach, reviewing specs, building BOMs, and coordinating bid progression to ensure timely quotes and materials. Strong Excel skills and teamwork are essential.