Low Voltage Estimator – Div 27/28 Security & Cabling – Fort Lauderdale

Coranet; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Coranet in Fort Lauderdale, FL seeks a hands-on Low Voltage Estimator to own Division 27/28 bid packages—from plan review and takeoff through pricing and proposal development. You will work closely with sales, vendors, and project managers to deliver accurate, well-scoped bids on time.

The role requires identifying missing information, making documented assumptions, coordinating pricing for structured cabling, access control, CCTV, and related systems, and driving bids forward even with

Qualifications

• Experience estimating commercial low-voltage projects, including takeoffs and pricing.
• Ability to read plans, specifications, schedules, risers, and addenda.
• Strong Bluebeam Revu skills or equivalent takeoff software.

Responsibilities

• Own complete Div. 27/28 bid packages from review to turnover.
• Perform takeoffs and pricing with accurate counts and part numbers.
• Coordinate vendor pricing and prepare defensible bid language.

Skills

Estimating experience

Plan/spec reading

Deadline management

Bid coordination

Multi-bid handling

Education

Associate's degree or technical training

BICSI certification

RCDD certification

Tools

Bluebeam Revu

simPRO

Job description

Low Voltage Estimator – Full Scope Division 27/28 Fort Lauderdale, FL | Full-time | On-site

Why this role exists

Coranet needs an estimator who can own complete commercial low-voltage bid packages-from drawing review and takeoff through pricing, proposal, and post-award turnover. You'll work directly with sales, vendors, and project managers to deliver accurate, clearly scoped bids on time.

This is a hands-on estimating role. You should be comfortable identifying missing information, developing documented assumptions, coordinating specialty-system pricing, and moving a bid forward without waiting for a perfect set of documents.

About Coranet

Coranet is a national low-voltage integrator - structured cabling (Div. 27), physical security and access control (Div. 28), wireless/DAS, and AV. We work with developers and general contractors on ground-up new construction, major renovations, and enterprise environments across Florida, the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, and Texas. Inc. 5000 for four years running. Certified Women-Owned Small Business.

What you'll own

• Complete bid packages: R eview plans, specifications, addenda, schedules, and bid requirements. Own the consolidated low-voltage scope, including interfaces between systems and other trades
• Takeoffs in Bluebeam Revu. Drawings, specs, addenda, symbol sets, toolsets, revisions. This is where you'll live. Detailed and accurate with part numbers and counts.
• Estimates in simPRO. Labor, material, assemblies, job-costing inputs. If you haven't used simPRO, we'll teach you - it's learnable in weeks if you already think like an estimator.
• Full Div. 27/28 scope: structured cabling, fiber, pathway and support, racks and cabinets, CCTV, access control, intrusion, wireless, AV, BDA, and related systems.
• Scope gaps and bid risks. Find what's missing or contradictory in the documents, write the RFIs and clarifications, propose the fix. Nobody hands you a clean set.
• Proposals and bid reviews:Clean, defensible scope language - inclusions, exclusions, assumptions, alternates, value engineering.
• Vendor and manufacturer pricing. Solicit, level, and validate distributor and sub quotes. Push for better numbers.
• Post-award support: Cut sheets, product data, and a clean turnover to PM: scope, assumptions, labor plan, procurement notes. You stay with the job past the win.
• Bid pipeline. Track what's out, follow up, flag risk, keep award probability honest.
• Customer support and sales pitches: support sales technically on customer pitches as needed

You’ll work shoulder to shoulder with sales – in on pitches and bid reviews as the technical voice in the room.

What you'll bring

• Experience independently estimating commercial low-voltage projects, including takeoffs, labor and material pricing, vendor coordination, and proposal preparation.
• Strong working knowledge of structured cabling, access control and physical security, with the ability to coordinate pricing for other systems within a complete package.
• Strong Bluebeam Revu skills or demonstrated proficiency with comparable takeoff software.
• The ability to read and reconcile plans, specifications, schedules, risers, and addenda.
• Sound judgment about what is included, what is missing, and when an assumption needs review.
• Reliable deadline management and the ability to handle multiple bids.
• Availability to work daily in our Fort Lauderdale office.

Nice to have - we'll train the rest

• simPRO, or another estimating/ops platform (Accubid, McCormick, ConEst, D-Tools).
• Access control and VMS platforms: LenelS2, Genetec, Software House, AMAG, HID, Avigilon, Milestone, Verkada, Brivo, Openpath.
• Light engineering instinct: device placement logic, system architecture, riser and schematic coordination.
• AV, BMS, lighting control, or DAS exposure.
• BICSI, RCDD, or manufacturer certifications. Associate's degree or trade/technical training a plus, not required.

Your first 90 days

• Weeks 1–2: Learn our assemblies, labor units, and proposal standards. Shadow live bids. Produce your first quote.
• Weeks 3–6: Own small-to-mid bids independently, start to finish.
• By day 90: Carrying full ground-up new construction packages with minimal review, and running your own submittals.

What we offer

• Competitive salary depending on experience, plus performance bonus tied to what you bid and win.
• Full benefits: healthcare, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, paid holidays.
• A team that trains in person. You will not be left to figure out a system you've never estimated on your own.
• Direct access to leadership and real influence over how we bid. Small enough that your judgment matters, big enough to chase serious work.

Keywords: Low Voltage Estimator, Low Voltage Engineer, Division 27, Division 28, Structured Cabling Estimator, Security Estimator, Access Control, CCTV, Bluebeam Revu, simPRO, Takeoff, Bid Leveling, Commercial Construction, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Miami, Palm Beach