Who We Are
With nearly 100 years of higher education, healthcare and bridge/utility experience, T.A. Loving Company ( NC GC License No. 325) is a proven leader in the construction industry. Our commitment to quality and integrity are just two examples of why we have a repeat client list. We appreciate the long-term relationships that we carry with us, and also the longstanding employees that have stayed with our company for many years. Our loyal employees make the success of our company possible, and many employees have dedicated their entire careers to T.A. Loving.
What We Stand For
What you do matters. Experience T.A. Loving Company's culture where you are valued and appreciated to work together to live out our 5 Core Values: Integrity, Safety, Excellence, Client Advocacy, Teamwork, and High Ethical Standards.
SUMMARY
Analyze plans, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare time,
cost, and labor estimates for electrical products, projects, or services.
TYPICAL DAILY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES (including but not limited to)
Safety & Risk Management
- Bid projects with a safety-first mindset.
- Abide by the Company’s Fleet Driving Policy.
Bid Management
- Track potential projects to bid; orders plans.
- Review proposal specifications, drawings, and attend pre-bid meetings to determine scope of work and prepare appropriate questions for owner clarification of proposal issues.
- Assist in preparing and coordinating plan deposits, bid bonds, and bid proposals.
- Plan bid strategy that meets Owner DBE/MBE/WBE requirements.
- Analyze pre-bid project activities for government regulatory compliance like, OSHA, NC DENR, etc.
- Prepare and assemble detailed estimates through takeoffs and specifications reviews for accurate proposals.
- Generates subcontractors’ scopes of work.
- Call in necessary locates for review of existing utilities before bid.
- Coordinates any necessary exploratory digging.
- Complete post bid review.
- Lead hand-off meeting providing project and field management.
Document Control
- Assemble crew sheets with the proper labor, equipment, and production.
- Prepares subcontractors and suppliers lists.
- Develops a schedule to complete the project on time and under budget.
- Create, update, and manage the project schedule with General and Site Superintendents.
- Confers with project team (including Subcontractors) to outline work plan and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.
- Monitor and ensure quality control on the project.
- Participate in regular owner, subcontractor, and engineer meetings.
- Develop subcontractor and purchase order scopes.
- Complete project close-out.
Leadership
- Anticipate and solve problems with a positive mindset and focus on solutions.
- Hold yourself to uncompromising standards, personally and professionally.
- Coach, mentor, and train all jobsite personnel.
- Consistently build strong positive relationships with vendors, field, and project management.
- Give ongoing feedback to other estimators.
EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or equivalent
- Experience will electrical estimating
- Strong working knowledge of Outlook, Excel, Word, etc
- Strong communication and people skills
- Maintain a valid driver’s license and safe driving record
- Ability to prepare a scope of work
- Experience with pricing, purchasing, negotiating, and preparing purchase orders for materials and equipment
- Experience reading and understanding drawings
- Detail-oriented
- Experienced in planning, collaboration, and conflict-resolution skills
- Safe work or No work mindset; fully committed to safety and jobsite standards, policies, and processes
T. A. Loving is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
