Senior Electrical Preconstruction Lead – Industrial Projects

Clayco; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Clayco is seeking a Senior Electrical Preconstruction Engineer to develop accurate cost estimates for heavy/advanced manufacturing, industrial and mission critical projects. You will interact with engineers, architects, subcontractors, suppliers, and a multi-discipline estimating team to coordinate electrical scopes and pricing documents.

This role requires a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering or related field, 3–5 years in construction estimating electrical systems, and proficiency with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field, or a combination of education and experience.
• 3-5 years of construction experience with 3+ years estimating electrical systems.
• Inclusive leadership and teamwork, valuing diverse perspectives.
• Experience managing bids with heavy/advanced manufacturing, industrial, and mission critical markets.
• Ability to read electrical drawings and price/schedule complex systems.
• Strong technical writing, math, and software skills (BlueBeam, Excel, Word, PowerPoint; Trimble preferred).
• Travel nationwide; experience with bidding processes and pricing required.

Responsibilities

• Attend pre-bid meetings to understand project requirements and site conditions.
• Review project documents to determine material, equipment, and labor needs.
• Prepare scopes of work for subcontracts and coordinate electrical scopes with other trades.
• Participate in pre-proposal design coordination for pricing documents.
• Perform quantity surveying of electrical systems using digitized software and standard labor rates.
• Evaluate vendors/subs for conformance; identify best value and capture assumptions.
• Assist in preparing estimates for bidding and budgeting; recap for senior management.
• Support project management tasks including budgeting, scheduling, and change orders.
• Coordinate with project teams to evaluate productivity and forecast schedule/cost.
• Perform quantity surveys of completed designs for historical cost data.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Electrical systems knowledge

Electrical drawings

Cost estimation

Quantity surveying

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Construction Management (preferred)

Tools

BlueBeam

Excel

PowerPoint

Trimble

Word

Job description

Clayco is seeking a Senior Electrical Preconstruction Engineer to develop accurate cost estimates for heavy/advanced manufacturing, industrial and mission critical projects. You will interact with engineers, architects, subcontractors, suppliers, and a multi-discipline estimating team to coordinate electrical scopes and pricing documents.

This role requires a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering or related field, 3–5 years in construction estimating electrical systems, and proficiency with