Electrical Estimator: Solar & BESS (Remote)

Koch Business Solutions, LP; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

DEPCOM Power is seeking an experienced Electrical Estimator to support the growth of our utility-scale Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects. You will develop accurate estimates by reviewing engineering and field documents and performing detailed takeoffs.

Based in Scottsdale, AZ, with remote consideration available, you will collaborate with engineering, procurement, project development, and construction teams to develop competitive proposals and drive successful project

Qualifications

• Experience estimating electrical construction work for an electrical contractor, EPC contractor, or similar organization.
• Experience evaluating and estimating work where project or field documentation may be incomplete or require additional scope validation.
• Experience using cost estimating methodologies and estimating software.
• Experience performing quantity takeoffs, labor modeling, productivity analysis, vendor quote evaluation, and contingency development.
• Willing and able to travel up to 25% to project sites, customer meetings, and other business locations.

Responsibilities

• Review engineering documentation, design packages, BOMs, project specs, and field docs to develop accurate estimates for utility-scale Solar and BESS projects.
• Develop bottoms-up cost estimates for labor, equipment, materials, subcontractors, rentals, mobilization, and other project costs.
• Perform electrical quantity takeoffs and develop labor and productivity models from project docs.
• Develop estimate assumptions, exclusions, allowances, escalation factors, and contingency strategies.
• Collaborate with project development, engineering, procurement, and construction teams to validate scope and support proposals.
• Evaluate vendor and subcontractor pricing and maintain current material, labor, and productivity data for cost models.
• Incorporate actual project costs and lessons learned from site visits to improve estimating accuracy.

Skills

Electrical estimating

Takeoffs

Labor modeling

Vendor evaluation

Travel 25%

Tools

InEight Estimating

Job description

DEPCOM Power is seeking an experienced Electrical Estimator to support the growth of our utility-scale Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects. You will develop accurate estimates by reviewing engineering and field documents and performing detailed takeoffs.

Based in Scottsdale, AZ, with remote consideration available, you will collaborate with engineering, procurement, project development, and construction teams to develop competitive proposals and drive successful project