Lead Electrical Estimator

ZipRecruiter; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Electrical Estimator to drive the success of electrical construction projects. This role involves calculating costs, preparing competitive bid proposals, and ensuring high standards of quality and productivity. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving, with a minimum of 5 years' experience in estimating commercial projects. Join a dynamic team that values collaboration and innovation, and help shape the future of electrical construction with your expertise.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of electrical estimating experience on commercial projects.
• Must have design/build experience and strong communication skills.
• Attention to detail and proactive problem-solving are essential.

Responsibilities

• Calculate costs of electrical construction and prepare bid proposals.
• Review project plans and specifications to identify project needs.
• Communicate effectively with clients, vendors, and team members.

Skills

Electrical Estimating

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Proactive Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Construction Management

Tools

MS Office

Accubid

Accubid LiveCount

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

Overview

Lead Electrical Estimator will be responsible for calculating the cost of electrical construction by reviewing and evaluating available documents and developing accurate, competitive, and profitable bid proposals for a variety of electrical projects.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and evaluates project plans and specifications, bid documents, and other relevant project documents to identify what is needed for a project and to create a bid proposal.
• Calculates the cost of electrical construction based on reviewing and evaluating available documents.
• Analyzes projects for value engineering options while considering specific job conditions that may affect labor and material to be purchased and installed.
• Identifies any inconsistent issues, conflicts, and other problems in the bid documents.
• Identifies strategies to create bid advantages.
• Assures productivity by effectively managing his/her time.
• Establishes and maintains high performance and quality standards.
• Prepares bid documents including specific scope letter for each project, “Blue Sheets” and “Evaluations” with adjustments for buy-outs, labor rate, productivity, etc.
• Reviews and evaluates bid documents to determine scope of work and profitability for the Company.
• Anticipates potential problems; is proactive and acts before potential problems become real problems.
• Prepares “RFI” questions to resolve conflicts and problems.
• Requests material and equipment quotes from vendors and equipment suppliers. Reviews quotes to confirm adherence to quote requests and accuracy of quotes received.
• Develops and maintains a positive relationship with vendors and clients.
• Assist in preparing budget pricing.
• May attend estimating/sales meetings, and project meetings to discuss bid status, and present/solve problems.
• May perform job walks to ensure that any field conditions have been observed that may affect the construction, may impact the prospective bid, and/or may impact the pre-construction designs and the build services.
• Keeps Company management, project management, clients, general contractors, and all others involved in projects current on bid progress.
• Manages preconstruction activities during the design phase on design-build & design-assist projects.
• Assists on turnover meetings to operations team upon award of project.
• Assist in project pursuits and interviews as needed.
• Is a team player – a positive, well-organized, proactive force to support profit and growth of the Company.
• Communicates effectively with office personnel, engineers, architects, general contractors, customers, and team members.
• Is courteous and cordial to our customers.
• Ensures that the Company’s best interests are represented, including profitability and cost control.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Construction Management or similar studies or high school equivalent combined with field experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of electrical estimating experience on commercial projects, 5 million and larger.
• Prior experience estimating multi-million electrical projects in the industrial/commercial industry.
• Design/build experience required.
• Must be accurate, possess attention to detail and be proactive in pointing out potential issues.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Expert level experience with MS Office.
• Experience with Accubid and Accubid LiveCount