Electrical Residential Estimator — Master Bid & Costing Pro

Jet Industries, Inc.; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Vision & Dental coverage

401K Matching (3%)

Safety-first, family-like workplace

Paid Holidays and PTO

Life and AD&D insurance

Jet University training

Job summary

Jet Industries in Salem, Oregon, is seeking an experienced Electrical Residential Estimator to join our team. You will prepare bid proposals, verify material requirements, and resolve design issues to keep estimating moving ahead.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of electrical estimating experience, proficiency with cost packages and Autodesk BIM 360 or Revit, and the ability to work independently with trade partners. Join a safety‑driven, family‑owned contractor with a long track record.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of estimating electrical construction (new & remodel).
• Experience in estimating and quantity take-offs.
• Ability to work autonomously and/or with trades to develop complete cost estimates.
• Develop details and metrics associated with costing.
• Develop order-of-magnitude pricing on change packages.
• Ability to cost estimate electrical scopes of work.
• Reference current market pricing and capabilities.
• Plan and schedule implementations of cost and change packages.
• Able to manage cost packages within costing software systems.
• Able to communicate pricing and engage with trade partners.
• Read and interpret construction documents (blueprints, specs).
• Experience with Assemble, BIM 360, or Revit (preferred).
• Basic English proficiency for safety and on-site communication.

Responsibilities

• Create bid proposals for projects.
• Verify material needs and compliance with specifications.
• Resolve design issues and push for timely resolutions.
• Assist the GM in negotiating project bids and estimating costs.
• Assist GM in negotiating materials and equipment purchases.
• Call for bid results.
• Check material pricing.
• Review contracts to ensure scope matches bid.
• Attend kickoff/ turnover meetings with PM, GM, and foremen.
• Evaluate projections with GM/PM throughout the project.
• Periodically review projects for quality and client satisfaction; on-site field review.
• Attend closeout meetings to analyze historical data.
• Maintain a historical database.

Skills

Estimating electrical

Quantity take-offs

Autonomy

Costing software

BIM 360 / Revit

Read construction docs

Tools

Assemble

BIM 360

Revit

Job description

Jet Industries in Salem, Oregon, is seeking an experienced Electrical Residential Estimator to join our team. You will prepare bid proposals, verify material requirements, and resolve design issues to keep estimating moving ahead.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of electrical estimating experience, proficiency with cost packages and Autodesk BIM 360 or Revit, and the ability to work independently with trade partners. Join a safety‑driven, family‑owned contractor with a long track record.