Project Manager / Estimator

Harlan Electric Company; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retiree Coverage

Life Insurance

401(k) match

Job summary

Harlan Electric Company is expanding its estimating team in Pittsburgh. We seek an Estimator or Associate Estimator with experience in transmission, distribution, utility, or commercial electrical projects.

You will participate in a comprehensive training program to build technical estimating skills and advance in the company. Established in 1940, Harlan Electric (a MYR Group subsidiary) offers a comprehensive benefits package and a path for career growth within a safety‑driven environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and apply contract documents to pricing including schedule, specs and drawings.

Responsibilities

• Review contract documents to learn project requirements and pricing basis.
• Perform take-off and material take-off where applicable.
• Obtain vendor and subcontractor quotes and evaluate for best price.
• Submit RFIs for estimating questions by deadline.
• Distribute qualification documents (MBE, WBE, experience, key individuals).
• Participate in estimate reviews with stakeholders and lead discussions.
• Prepare input for customer deliverables (schedule, proposal letters).
• Identify milestones and potential change orders and communicate with PM.

Skills

Estimating

Take-off

RFIs

Vendor quotes

Bid coordination

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Communication

Organization

Leadership

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Harlan Electric team is growing! We're looking to add an Estimator or Associate Estimator to our team.

Ideal candidates for the Estimator role will have experience estimating projects in transmission & distribution, utility, or commercial electrical markets.

We also welcome Associate Estimator applicants. If selected, you'll participate in our comprehensive training program designed to build the technical knowledge and estimating skills needed for a successful career with Harlan Electric.

Company Overview

Established in 1940, Harlan Electric Company (Harlan Electric) - a subsidiary of MYR Group Inc. - has successfully completed hundreds of substation, transmission, distribution, live line, and clean energy projects across the upper Midwest and northeastern United States. We deliver a complete range of services, including powerline construction, telecommunications infrastructure, emergency restoration, and traffic signalization. Harlan Electric possesses extensive expertise providing services in congested urban environments.

We are proud of our outstanding safety culture, built on tenacious management commitment, employee participation, training programs, and continuous improvement. We strive for greatness by keeping our mission, vision, values, and operating principles at the center of everything we do. Our specialized expertise, skilled workforce, and innovative practices enable us to be an industry leader supporting the clean energy transformation.

Essential Functions

• Abide by estimating process
• Work with the Estimating Coordinator to upload project documents to ShareFile for vendors/subcontractors
• Review all contract documents to become familiar with project requirements and obligations under the contract and apply to pricing (schedule, specifications, drawings, safety manual, etc.), reviewing documents for accuracy and consistency
• Work with the Estimating Coordinator to submit RFIs for estimating questions by deadline.
• Perform take-off and material take-off where applicable
• Obtain vendor and subcontractor quotes and evaluate for completeness and best price for use in bid.
• Distribute qualification documents as required for the bid (MBE, WBE, experience, key individuals, etc.)
• Participate in the estimate review process with internal and external stakeholders. Setup all corporate reviews and lead discussion
• Prepare and/or provide input for customer required deliverables (schedule, proposal letter, etc.)
• Prepare award documents for review to be submitted by the deadline
• Identify areas of importance (milestones, LDs, etc.) of a project and relay to PM and/or Regional Director
• Identify possible change orders and relay to PM
• Review purchase orders, subcontracts, and contracts for accuracy
• Facilitate a scope review with the PM; assist construction personnel in understanding basis and approach to the cost estimate
• Participate in KOM to handoff project to project management

Core Competencies

• Strong communication, organization, analytical, leadership and relationship skills
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume.
• Ability to prepare construction schedules in Microsoft Project and/or Primavera P6
• Ability to handle multiple talks and work under pressure
• Self- starter able to work with minimal supervision

ABOUT YOU

Qualifications

• Ability to understand, and/or possess basic knowledge of construction drawings, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare time/cost/labor estimates for projects and services

Preferred Education

• High school diploma or GED is required

WHAT WE OFFER

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary
  • Commensurate with experience, paid weekly. MYR Group reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.
• Comprehensive benefits package - Medical, Dental, Vision, Teledoc, Hearing, Prescriptions, Mental Health, Employee Assistance Plan (EAP), Short Term Disability, Retiree Coverage, and Life Insurance under LINECo - (Low deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums) -Fifteen Dollar weekly premium for employee or employee plus family coverage.
• ThrivePass Health & Wellness Reimbursement Program - Twelve hundred dollars annually for health and wellbeing-related purchases.
• Annual Paid Time Off starting at 15 days plus 10 paid Holidays (our Cultural Celebration Day is a floating holiday).
• Generous 401(k) Plan with 100% match up to 6%; immediate vesting, and Annual profit-sharing potential.
• Superior educational assistance program (support for educational costs, internal training, and more!).
• Company-paid short and long-term disability, life, and accidental death & dismemberment.
• Company-paid business travel accident insurance.
• Various voluntary plans available including supplemental vision, accident and critical illness, ID theft, group legal, group auto & home, and additional voluntary life insurance plans for employee and dependents.

Position may be subject to pre-employment screening, which may include background check and drug testing. Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, contact our Employment Hotline at 1-855-635-1321.

MYR Group, Inc. and our subsidiaries are proud to be Equal Opportunity Employers. We promote diversity of thought, culture, and background, which connects our family of brands. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, or other protected characteristics. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

MYR Group does not sponsor applicants for work visas. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

MYR Group, Inc. and our subsidiaries do not work with any third-party recruiters or agencies without a valid signed agreement and partnership with the Corporate Talent Acquisition Team.