Junior Electrical Estimator: Grow with Commercial Projects

Elite Executive Solutions LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Elite Executive Solutions LLC is conducting a confidential search for a Junior Electrical Estimator to join their client’s team in Sorrento Valley, CA. This opportunity is ideal for an early-career electrical construction professional looking to develop estimating skills while working with an experienced team.

The successful candidate will assist with preparing detailed estimates, reviewing drawings, takeoffs, and bid documents, and collaborating with senior estimators and project managers.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of electrical construction or estimating experience.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and specifications.
• Familiarity with estimating software.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparing detailed estimates and competitive bids for electrical construction projects.
• Review drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and bid documents.
• Perform quantity takeoffs and help determine material, labor, equipment, and subcontractor costs.
• Solicit and evaluate pricing from vendors and subcontractors.
• Assist with bid preparation, scope reviews, and proposal development.
• Participate in pre-bid meetings and project walkthroughs as needed.
• Identify potential scope gaps, risks, and cost considerations during the estimating process.
• Maintain organized estimating documentation and historical cost information.
• Collaborate with senior estimators, project managers, and operations teams.
• Support project handoff from estimating to operations after award.
• Stay current on material pricing, labor considerations, and electrical construction market conditions.

Skills

Electrical estimating

Reading drawings

Analytical skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Associate degree in Construction Management or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Estimating software

Job description

Elite Executive Solutions LLC is conducting a confidential search for a Junior Electrical Estimator to join their client’s team in Sorrento Valley, CA. This opportunity is ideal for an early-career electrical construction professional looking to develop estimating skills while working with an experienced team.

The successful candidate will assist with preparing detailed estimates, reviewing drawings, takeoffs, and bid documents, and collaborating with senior estimators and project managers.