Estimator: Telecom & Low-Voltage Projects

Network Controls, Inc.; Columbia, Northern (SC, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Paid time off (PTO)

Paid holidays

Training and certification

Cross-training opportunities

Employee appreciation events

Company apparel and merchandise

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) participation with employer max

Job summary

Network Controls is seeking an experienced Estimator to join our engineering and estimating team in Columbia, SC. You will prepare take-offs, develop quotes, and collaborate with sales, project management, and vendors to deliver accurate bids for telecom and low voltage projects.

You will produce detailed scopes, bill of materials, and RFIs, supporting executive leadership and helping win complex bids while maintaining schedule and budget integrity.

Qualifications

• Experience within telecommunications Low Voltage Systems OR strong estimating experience.
• Ability to support executive level management.
• Detail oriented with the ability to prioritize and multitask.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Experience with public utilities, government and commercial installations.
• Ability to analyze blueprints, drawings, specs for estimates.
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Perform take-offs and prepare quotes for customers and prospective clients.
• Work closely with customers to understand product and part specifications and respond to detailed questions and inquiries.
• Apply knowledge of company operations, industry standards, and mathematical skills to calculate labor hours, materials, and outside services required to produce a quote from a customer request.
• Provide accurate estimates in response to quotation requests from company accounts and positively influence their buying decisions.
• Attend site visits and pre-bid meetings and meet with vendors as required.
• Update the Estimating & Engineering Coordinator with database system information to track projects in coordination with the Sales Team.
• Develop and submit Requests for Information (RFIs) to clarify customer project expectations.
• Respond to customer inquiries regarding quotations.
• Interact professionally with customers and contractor personnel.
• Collaborate with other estimators handling different aspects of bids and quotes.
• Work independently and interface directly with executive-level customers.
• Ensure an accurate bill of materials accompanies each RFQ, showing material quantity, description, and part numbers when requested.
• Carefully review RFQ assumptions, noting that each quote may carry specific and differing assumptions.
• Convey detailed project information to Project Managers and Field Technicians during kick-off meetings and throughout existing projects to assist in problem-solving.
• Provide a detailed scope of work (SOW) with each RFQ, enabling the customer to clearly understand the proposal and allowing Project Managers and Technicians to understand the installation process and specifications.
• Assist with projects as assigned by the Director of Engineering & Estimating.
• Manage change in a controlled and efficient manner.
• Perform other duties as required and/or assigned.

Skills

Estimating

Telecommunications

Executive support

Detail oriented

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Blue Beam

Revue

Job description

Network Controls is seeking an experienced Estimator to join our engineering and estimating team in Columbia, SC. You will prepare take-offs, develop quotes, and collaborate with sales, project management, and vendors to deliver accurate bids for telecom and low voltage projects.

You will produce detailed scopes, bill of materials, and RFIs, supporting executive leadership and helping win complex bids while maintaining schedule and budget integrity.