Senior Electrical Preconstruction Engineer

Sky Mavis; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Annual Bonus

Comprehensive Benefits Package

401k and generous PTO

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Phoenix, Arizona, is seeking a Senior Electrical Preconstruction Engineer. This role focuses on all aspects of the preconstruction process for electrical systems, developing detailed cost estimates for heavy manufacturing and mission-critical projects. Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, along with experience estimating electrical systems. Benefits include a comprehensive package with medical plans and discretionary bonuses.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in construction with 3+ years estimating electrical systems.
• Ability to read and understand electrical drawings and blue models.
• Strong mathematical and computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Attend pre-bid meetings to analyze project requirements.
• Review project documents for material and labor needs.
• Prepare written scopes of work for subcontracts.
• Evaluate vendor performance against proposal requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Technical writing

Electrical systems understanding

Microsoft Excel

Estimating software proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

BlueBeam

Trimble estimating software

Job description

The Role We Want You For

The Senior Electrical Preconstruction Engineer will participate in all aspects of the preconstruction process for electrical systems to develop accurate, detailed cost estimates with a focus on heavy/advanced manufacturing, industrial and mission critical projects. This role will be expected to interact with engineers, architects, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, a multi-discipline estimating team, project supervision, and field personnel.

The Specifics of the Role

• Periodically attend pre-bid meetings to become familiar with unique project requirements and analyze existing site conditions to determine required scope that is not already indicated.
• Review and interpret project documents to determine job-specific material, equipment, and labor requirements for scope development.
• Assist in preparing written scopes of work for subcontracts and suppliers and coordinating electrical scopes with the work of other trades (e.g., civil, structural, architectural, mechanical etc.).
• Participate in pre-proposal design coordination meetings to support the development of pricing documents for conceptual estimates.
• Perform quantity survey of electrical systems and components using digitized software, and apply industry standard labor rates (e.g., MCAA, PHCC, etc.) to support the development of accurate cost estimates.
• Evaluate vendor and subcontractor for conformance with proposal requirements; level scopes and identify low cost/ best value responses while capturing assumptions, rationale, inclusions, exclusions, etc.
• Assist in the preparation of estimates used for bidding and budgeting purposes (including self-performed work); participate in internal estimate review process and assist with final recap of estimate for presentation to senior management.
• Support project management tasks, including budgeting, schedule development, interim design review, change order pricing, procurement, value engineering, and vendor selection based on proposal development.
• Coordinate with project teams to evaluate productivity for historical data and schedule/ cost forecasting purposes.
• Perform quantity survey of completed designs and/ or past projects to support historical cost data collection and analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field, or a combination of education (including trade schools) and professional experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in construction with 3+ years of experience estimating electrical systems.
• Exhibits inclusive leadership and teamwork behavior, and values diverse perspectives from team members.
• Demonstrated experience in the successful management of bidding process with a preferred emphasis on heavy/advanced manufacturing, industrial and mission critical markets.
• Understanding of complex electrical systems and how to price and schedule them.
• Ability to read and understand electrical drawings and blue models.
• Possesses strong technical writing, math and computer skills with proficiency using standard office software applications such as BlueBeam, Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint to support estimating efforts.
• Experience using estimating software with a preference for Trimble products.
• Travel nationwide is required.

Benefits

• Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company and individual performance.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!

Compensation

• The salary range for this position considers a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: Education, qualifications, skills, training, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.