Senior Estimator

Special Recruiting Projects; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Special Recruiting Projects is seeking a Senior Electrical Estimator in California who can lead the estimating team, mentor junior staff, and drive cost analysis across bids. The role requires deep knowledge of electrical estimating practices and strong collaboration with operations, subcontractors, and design teams.

You will manage takeoffs, quantify works, and ensure accuracy of budgets and cost histories while participating in bid reviews and development of alternative delivery proposals.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience as a Sr. Electrical Estimator

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor estimators and training; contribute to personal growth of reports.
• Lead bid reviews and organize the bid team with means, methods, schedule and strategy.
• oversee cost data collection, actual vs estimated, and maintenance of project cost history.
• Lead estimating team with timely roll-out and execution of the estimate deliverable process.
• Create detailed crew and production cost estimates and review prices with estimating team.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Cost estimation

Bid management

Takeoffs

Project budgeting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Bluebeam

Procore

MS Project

Accubid

Job description

• Manage, mentor estimators, training. Contributes to the personal growth of reports through pursuing continuing education courses and workshops and also by sharing past experiences/lessons learned.
• Annual Reviews
• Weekly one-on-ones with reports
• Work with ops to gather pricing information on budgeted line items in an estimate. Assist in the process of gathering actual cost (with Ops & Subcontractors) vs. estimated cost, maintaining project cost history, and updating accubid templates and internal budgeting tools as necessary, when relevant information is provided.
• Provide leadership and direction with regards to means and methods, schedule, and strategy.
• Workload assignment & follow up.
• Attend all bid-reviews
• Assist with business development activities with other divisions inside of Baker.
• Assumes job duties and responsibilities of the Estimator II.
• Manage, oversee, and perform all take-off and quantity surveys per company standardized procedures.
• Leads Estimating Team with timely roll-out and execution of the entire estimate deliverable process.
• Conduct initial analysis of drawings and specifications to ensure required documentation is present and determine scope of work.
• Responsible for the completion of all bid related documents.
• Critically analyze bid documents and understand risk and opportunities and articulate those to management.
• Organize the bid team, providing leadership and direction with regards to means and methods, schedule, and strategy.
• Participate in technical proposals for Alternative Delivery projects as requested.
• Effectively plug budgets for all disciplines, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Create detailed crew and production cost estimates and review prices with estimating team.
• Attends project site pre-bid meetings, site tours, and post-bid interviews as required.
• Accurately assesses and plans takeoff workload.
• Assist in the process of gathering actual cost vs. estimated cost, maintaining project cost history.
• Manage and maintain subcontractor database and subcontractor prequalification.
• Builds and maintains effective relationships with customers, design team, subcontractors, suppliers, vendors and user groups that reflect and support company core values and meets or exceeds the customer’s expectations.
• Assist with business developments activities.
• Conduct special studies to develop and analyze new material and installation procedures and related cost data to determine the effect of possible cost reductions as directed by Chief Estimator.
• Perform other special projects as needed

EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION:

• 5 – 10 years of experience as a Sr. Electrical Estimator
• Proven ability to successfully complete various estimates and budgets simultaneously
• Proven knowledge of electrical relevant to needs of the business group
• Overall understanding of construction business (operations, procurement / buy outs, risk management, etc.)
• Years of experience in role may vary by previous field experience in the electrical trade and/or Bachelor’s Degree in related field is a plus (Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, etc.)
• Proficiency in Bluebeam, Procore, MS Project, or other related Construction Management software
• Proficiency in Accubid or other related Construction Estimating software
• Exposure to mentoring or training new estimators