Job Description
PURPOSE The Electrical Estimator supports Project Managers and Preconstruction teams in the pursuit of Design-Build, Negotiated, and traditional Plan & Spec projects. This role directly impacts company profitability, backlog quality, and risk mitigation by ensuring accurate pricing, complete scope capture, and strategic positioning during preconstruction. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES The following duties are typical for this job. These are not to be constructed as exclusive or all inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned. Estimating & Preconstruction Participates in go/no-go discussions. Prepare complete electrical project estimates including all electrical systems and components. Perform detailed drawing take-offs using estimating software. Review job specifications and incorporate all requirements into take-off calculations. Identifies scope gaps, ambiguities, and design risks. Develops clarifications and exclusions. Develop and prepare take-off reports and distribute estimating summaries to Project Managers. Solicit, evaluate, and incorporate vendor and subcontractor pricing. Coordinate with internal stakeholders (Project Managers, Engineers, BIM/VDC, Sheet Metal, Controls, etc.) to ensure scope completeness. Assist in developing conceptual estimates and budgets at various design stages (pre-schematic through construction documents). Support design-build efforts by collaborating with engineering and operations teams to define scopes of work. Support bid leveling and scope alignment with Owners, General Contractors, and other clients. Assist Project Managers with change order pricing, cost analysis, and value engineering exercises. Meet project bid deadlines and scheduling requirements. Software