SENIOR ELECTRICAL ESTIMATOR (ELECTRICAL UTILITY)

City Light & Power, Inc; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

401k with company contribution

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Short Term Incentive Plan

Job summary

City Light & Power, Inc. is seeking a Senior Electrical Estimator to lead price take-offs, bid packages, and cost analyses for complex electrical utility projects in the Denver area.

The hybrid work schedule combines onsite collaboration with flexible remote work. The role requires 10+ years in electrical estimating, strong Excel and Timberline skills, and the ability to coordinate with engineering and suppliers while traveling up to 25% when needed.

Qualifications

• 10+ years electrical estimating experience, high voltage preferred.
• Experience with take-offs and pricing in union, self-perform and lump sum environments.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to communicate with stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications; Timberline experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Generate price take-off quantities, materials, and construction equipment.
• Evaluate RFP requirements and prepare/submission of documents with estimating team.
• Compute costs by analyzing labor, material and time requirements.
• Prepare subcontractor bid packages from third party proposals and specs.
• Participate in pre-bid meetings with clients.
• Create and maintain an electronic database of project components and unit costs.
• Interface with internal engineering and third-party suppliers to specify scope.
• Lead procurement of subcontractors and materials for the scope.
• Review final bids for accuracy and completeness.
• Identify value engineering opportunities.
• Develop scope and plans for pricing of conceptual estimates.
• Review contractor programs for contract compliance and budgets.
• Perform constructability reviews and cost analyses.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Electrical estimating

High voltage experience

Communication

Microsoft Excel

Tools

Excel

Timberline estimating

Job description

Job Title: Senior Electrical Estimator (ELECTRICAL UTILITY)

Work Location: Denver, CO - Hybrid Work Schedule

CLP has built a reputation as an innovative, reliable, and responsive private Utility Development Leader. We support the federal government, military institutions, municipalities, and major utilities across the US, with financing, design, engineering, construction, and ongoing operations and maintenance for electrical transmission and distribution systems, as well as outdoor street, sport, and other recreational lighting.

At CLP and our sister company, CLP Engineering, you’ll join a team recognized by The Denver Post as a 2026 Top Workplace— a testament to our culture of collaboration, innovation, and long‑term employee growth.

Joining CLP means contributing to projects with real‑world impact, working alongside industry experts, and being part of a company that values technical excellence, innovation, and long‑term career growth.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

What you’ll do:

• Leverage prior experience to generate price take-off quantities, materials, and construction equipment.
• Evaluate Request for Proposal requirements and work with estimating team to prepare and submit required documents.
• Compute costs by analyzing labor, material and time requirements.
• Prepare subcontractor bid packages to be estimated from third party suppliers by gathering proposals, designs, specifications and related documents.
• Participate in pre‑bid meetings with clients.
• Create and maintain an electronic database of project components including unit costs of electrical equipment, labor hours for installation and engineering.
• Interface with internal engineering staff and other third‑party suppliers to specify scope of supply.
• Lead the solicitation, evaluation and procurement of subcontractors and materials for applicable scopes of work.
• Review final bids for accuracy, ensure all items have been included.
• Determine possible value engineering.
• Develop scope and plans for pricing of conceptual or budgetary estimates.
• Review contractor programs for compliance with contract documents.
• Perform constructability reviews, analyze budgets and project costs.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you bring:

• Ten (10+) years of electrical estimating experience, high voltage experience desired.
• Must be familiar with take‑offs and pricing work in union, self‑perform and lump sum, competitive bid environments.
• Strong Excel skills required.
• Ability to understand scope of work with the ability to effectively communicate to various stakeholders.
• Able to utilize Microsoft Office applications effectively.
• Timberline estimating experience is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with emphasis on resolving technical issues, preparing reports and analyses and influencing suppliers to meet service and technical needs of project.
• Accuracy and attention to detail skills are essential.
• Ability to travel (overnight) up to 25%

Work Authorization / Security Clearance:

• You must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel is required.

Benefits & Compensation:

• We offer an excellent benefits package that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, 401k with company contribution, paid time off and paid holidays.
• Salary: $100,000 - $120,000/year based on experience plus eligible to participate in Short Term Incentive Plan.
  • We reserve the right to pay more or less than the posted salary range based on factors unrelated to sex.

To learn more visit our website at www.clpinc.com

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/Disabled/Veterans. We maintain a drug‑free workplace and perform pre‑employment substance abuse testing.