Senior Estimator - Industrial

Position Purpose: Lead the development of technical scope of work and independently develop cost estimates andresource requirements for industrial and commercial electrical construction projects Nationwide.

Essential Responsibilities

* Assist with the request for proposal preparation and evaluations, project specifications, and pricing schedules

* Prepare pre-approval project estimates based on limited information and general scopes of work, often lacking specific precedence

* Assist project team in scoping of projects for engineering, construction, and contractual requirements

* Develop detailed post-approval project estimates based on company standards and site-specific facility drawings

* Perform material take-offs and cost analyses to support estimates

* Assist with the development of pricing schedules and weighting criteria for proposal evaluations

* Assist with the development and maintenance of items and assemblies in estimating software

* Provide expert judgment of costs to support competitive bid and negotiated contracts

* Assist with the development of standardized historical cost databases and application tools to aid future estimates

* Provide oversight, coordination, management support and technical expertise for all aspects of electrical construction projects in the Industrial and Commercial markets

* Review plans, specifications, drawings to determine the cost of the project

* Analyze time, equipment, tooling, material and manpower requirements for each project

* Perform material takeoffs and develop a written estimate of cost to perform the work according to the specifications

* Provide Operations with a detailed cost estimate, corresponding proposal letter and bid form breakout for transition of ownership of the project

* Interface with customers, vendors and subcontractors to determine the cost of the project

* Gather information to determine subcontractor and vendor suitability and aggressively gain the best pricing

* Exercise significant independent discretion in developing project estimates and applying "mark-up" and "labor factors"

* Visit customer field locations as required to ascertain project conditions

* Attend pre and post bid meetings as required and be able to effectively present information to clients to sell our projects

* Select pool of potential subcontractors and equipment vendors to solicit their proposals

* Analyze special safety and code requirements on all projects

* Work as part of an integrated Operations and Estimating team in acquiring projects

* Properly turns over bid documents to Operations in a timely manner

Knowledge | Skills | Abilities

* Ability to work independently and meet deadlines

* Ability to anticipate and meet internal customer needs

* Proven communication, organizational and persuasive interpersonal skills

* Ability to maintain confidentiality

* Knowledge of Microsoft Office and proficient in the use of Excel

* Knowledge of Accubid or other estimating software programs

* Knowledge of industrial or commercial markets helpful

Qualifications

* BS/BA in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or equivalent industry experience (Preferred).

* 10+ years of estimating, project management or field related experience in the industrial and commercial electrical construction industry (Preferred).

Work Environment

* Must be able to remain in a stationary position over 50% of the time

* Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, reaching, climbing

* The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc

* Occasionally needs to move around on job-site conditions to support pre-bid and post bid meetings and site evaluations.

* Continuously operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, scanner, and computer printer

* The person in this position frequently communicates with employees and coworkers and must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations

* Occasionally lifting 20 pounds