Estimator

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401(k) Retirement Plan

Holiday Pay

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional Development

Tuition Assistance

Employee Discount Program

Job summary

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group is seeking an experienced Estimator for an onsite role in Overland Park, KS or Houston, TX. The role focuses on planning, coordinating, and producing comprehensive project cost estimates to determine contractor and labor needs and profit margins.

You will prepare bids, maintain cost databases, and collaborate with engineers, procurement, and scheduling teams to support local bidding efforts and data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Construction Science/Management, Accounting, Engineering, or equivalent field; equivalent work experience or combination of work and education may be substituted.
• 5+ years of project controls experience with multi-year design and construction projects
• Self-starter with the ability to work well independently, as well as part of a team
• Strong problem evaluation/solving skills
• Understanding of the project design process for projects
• Ability to interact effectively and professionally with other team members
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office)
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)

Responsibilities

• Create spreadsheets to track important customer information and estimates
• Transfer data from hard copy to a digital database
• Update customer information in a database
• Organise existing data in a spreadsheet
• Verify outdated data and make any necessary changes to records
• Prepare reports for the management stating trends, patterns, and predictions using relevant data
• Work with programmers, engineers, and management heads to identify process improvement opportunities, propose system modifications, and devise data strategies
• Prepare final analysis reports for the stakeholders to understand the data-analysis steps, enabling them to take important decisions based on various facts and trends
• Work with procurement, scheduling, and project development teams to coordinate local bidding efforts
• Perform any other duties assigned
• Adhere to internal standards, policies, and procedures
• Perform special projects and complete other duties as assigned or requested

Skills

Project controls

Cost estimation

Bidding

Data management

Microsoft Office

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree (relevant)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About Us

QISG leverages Quanta’s comprehensive resources to deliver collaborative solutions for our partners' energy infrastructure needs. We use in-house talent, expertise and resources to plan, design, engineer, manage, conduct maintenance on and construct projects.

Our turnkey service capabilities provide our customers with efficiency, consistency, attention to detail and safe execution. The QISG team brings together Engineering, Safety, Quality, Material Procurement, QA/QC, Right-of-Way Acquisition, Scheduling, Environmental Planning, Permitting, Title and Land Management expertise that ensure outstanding results for our clients.

About This Role

The Estimator is responsible for the overall planning and coordinating efforts to produce comprehensive project cost estimates. The Project Estimator will determine contractor and labor needs, calculate job profitability, prepare and submit bids, and maintain cost databases. This onsite position will be in Overland Park, KS or Houston, TX.

What You’ll Do

• Create spreadsheets to track important customer information and estimates
• Transfer data from hard copy to a digital database
• Update customer information in a database
• Organise existing data in a spreadsheet
• Verify outdated data and make any necessary changes to records
• Prepare reports for the management stating trends, patterns, and predictions using relevant data
• Work with programmers, engineers, and management heads to identify process improvement opportunities, propose system modifications, and devise data strategies
• Prepare final analysis reports for the stakeholders to understand the data- analysis steps, enabling them to take important decisions based on various facts and trends
• Work with procurement, scheduling, and project development teams to coordinate local bidding efforts
• Perform any other duties assigned
• Adhere to internal standards, policies, and procedures
• Perform special projects and complete other duties as assigned or requested

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Construction Science/Management, Accounting, Engineering, or equivalent field; equivalent work experience, or combination of work and education, may be substituted
• 5+ years of project controls experience with multi-year design and construction projects
• Self-starter with the ability to work well independently, as well as part of a team
• Strong problem evaluation/solving skills
• Understanding of the project design process for projects
• Ability to interact effectively and professionally with other team members
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office)
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)

What You’ll Get

• Competitive Compensation
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Holiday Pay
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Comprehensive Health Coverage
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Professional Development
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Discount Program

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and/or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

We prohibit all types of discrimination and are committed to providing access and equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. For additional information or if reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview, or hiring processes or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us the Company’s Human Resources department.