Electrical Estimator

RockBridge Search & Recruitment; Goldsboro (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

RockBridge Search & Recruitment seeks an experienced Electrical Estimator in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The role focuses on thorough estimates, accurate takeoffs, planning, budgeting, and safety.

You will evaluate plans, coordinate with vendors and subs, and help set projects up for success from the start. You will assess plans for risks, develop project costs, and collaborate with project managers, engineers, and clients to deliver precise bids.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of electrical systems, construction methods, materials, labor requirements, and installation practices.
• Ability to interpret electrical drawings, one-lines, specifications, schedules, details, and construction documents.
• Strong estimating, mathematical, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Experience with electrical takeoffs and estimating software.
• Ability to develop accurate labor and material pricing.
• Strong understanding of subcontractor and vendor procurement.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed and accurate estimates for electrical construction projects from conceptual design through final bid.
• Review construction drawings, specifications, addenda, bid documents, scopes of work, and project requirements.
• Perform comprehensive electrical quantity takeoffs and develop labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, and other project costs.
• Analyze project plans carefully to identify scope gaps, inconsistencies, conflicts, exclusions, and potential cost exposures.
• Solicit, evaluate, and compare pricing from electrical vendors, subcontractors, suppliers, and manufacturers.
• Develop competitive bids while maintaining appropriate margins and protecting the company from unnecessary financial and operational risk.

Skills

Electrical systems

Estimating experience

Takeoffs

Budgeting

Vendor coordination

Strong attention to detail

Tools

Estimating software

Job description

POWER YOUR NEXT MOVE. BUILD IT RIGHT. BUILD IT SAFE. ?

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Estimator to join a respected construction team in Goldsboro, North Carolina . This is an excellent opportunity for an estimator who understands that successful electrical construction starts long before the first wire is pulled. It starts with a thoughtful estimate, accurate takeoff, thorough planning, responsible budgeting, and an unwavering commitment to safety.

The ideal candidate brings strong electrical construction knowledge, sharp attention to detail, and the ability to develop competitive, accurate estimates while identifying potential risks before they become costly problems. You will play a critical role in evaluating plans and specifications, developing project costs, coordinating with vendors and subcontractors, and helping ensure projects are set up for success from the very beginning.

Most importantly, safety is not an afterthought in this role. We are looking for someone who understands how estimating decisions affect field operations, manpower, scheduling, materials, equipment, and ultimately the safety of the people performing the work. Your experience should allow you to recognize potential hazards, unrealistic schedules, incomplete scopes, coordination issues, and other conditions that can create unnecessary risk in the field.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Prepare detailed and accurate estimates for electrical construction projects from conceptual design through final bid.
• Review construction drawings, specifications, addenda, bid documents, scopes of work, and project requirements.
• Perform comprehensive electrical quantity takeoffs and develop labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, and other project costs.
• Analyze project plans carefully to identify scope gaps, inconsistencies, conflicts, exclusions, and potential cost exposures.
• Solicit, evaluate, and compare pricing from electrical vendors, subcontractors, suppliers, and manufacturers.
• Develop competitive bids while maintaining appropriate margins and protecting the company from unnecessary financial and operational risk.
• Work closely with project managers, superintendents, engineers, clients, architects, vendors, and subcontractors throughout the estimating and preconstruction process.
• Assist with value engineering and constructability reviews to identify opportunities for efficiency without compromising quality or safety.
• Evaluate project schedules and anticipated manpower requirements.
• Identify long-lead electrical equipment and materials that could affect procurement, scheduling, or project execution.
• Maintain organized estimating documentation, bid tabs, takeoff information, vendor correspondence, and supporting cost data.
• Review historical project information and production costs to improve future estimates and forecasting accuracy.
• Participate in pre-bid meetings, site walks, scope reviews, and turnover meetings.
• Help ensure that estimated scopes are clearly communicated to operations teams before work begins.
• Support project handoffs by identifying assumptions, exclusions, special conditions, and areas requiring additional attention.
• Maintain current knowledge of electrical construction costs, labor trends, material pricing, equipment requirements, and industry practices.
• Continuously look for ways to improve estimating procedures, consistency, accuracy, and efficiency.

SAFETY IS PART OF THE ESTIMATE

The strongest estimator understands that a number on a spreadsheet eventually becomes real work in the field.

You will be expected to consider safe means and methods, realistic production expectations, proper manpower, equipment needs, material handling, site conditions, sequencing, access, and coordination when developing estimates. The goal is not simply to win work. The goal is to help win the right work , priced responsibly and planned in a way that allows the field team to execute successfully and safely.

You will help identify potential safety concerns during preconstruction and communicate those concerns before they become field problems. We value estimators who are willing to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and speak up when a proposed approach creates unnecessary risk.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Strong understanding of electrical systems, construction methods, materials, labor requirements, and installation practices.
• Ability to interpret electrical drawings, one-lines, specifications, schedules, details, and construction documents.
• Strong estimating, mathematical, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Experience with electrical takeoffs and estimating software.
• Ability to develop accurate labor and material pricing.
• Strong understanding of subcontractor and vendor procurement.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to see both the big picture and the tiny line item that everyone else missed.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple bids, deadlines, priorities, and changing project requirements.
• A practical understanding of field operations and how estimating decisions affect construction execution.
• Strong commitment to safety, quality, accountability, and ethical business practices.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with operations and leadership.
• Professional judgment and the confidence to identify potential problems before they reach the field.

THE RIGHT PERSON

You are more than someone who can produce a bid. You are a construction-minded problem solver who understands what happens after the estimate is submitted.

You know how to dig into a set of drawings, ask the right questions, find the missing pieces, verify the numbers, and build an estimate that operations can actually execute. You take pride in accuracy, but you also understand that construction is dynamic. Conditions change, schedules move, material availability shifts, and projects evolve. You bring the experience and composure necessary to adapt without losing sight of cost, quality, schedule, or safety.

If you are an estimator who believes doing it right starts with estimating it right , this could be an outstanding next opportunity.

COMPENSATION

$120,000+ annually , based on experience and qualifications.

LOCATION

Goldsboro, North Carolina

Bring the electrical expertise. Bring the estimating discipline. Bring the safety mindset. Let’s build something that works from the first number to the final connection.