One of our clients, who owns, operates, and maintains electrical transmission and distribution systems, is seeking to hire an experienced Electrical Estimator. The ideal candidate will be local to Denver, CO, and have at least 5-10 years of industrial utility experience.
Additional Responsibilities and Qualifications:
- Generate price take-off quantities, materials, and construction equipment
- Evaluate Request for Proposal requirements and work with the estimating team to prepare and submit required documents
- Calculate costs by analyzing labor, material, and time requirements.
- Prepare subcontractor bid packages to be estimated from third-party suppliers by gathering related documents
- Participate in pre-bid meetings with clients
- Create and maintain an electronic database of project components including unit costs of electrical equipment, labor hours for installation, and engineering
- Interface with internal engineering staff and other third-party suppliers to specify the scope of supply
- Lead the solicitation, evaluation, and procurement of subcontractors and materials for applicable scopes of work
- Review final bids for accuracy, and ensure all items have been included
- Determine possible value engineering
- Develop scope and plans for pricing of conceptual or budgetary estimates
- Review contractor programs for compliance with contract documents
- Perform constructability reviews, and analyze budgets and project costs
- Must be familiar with take-offs and pricing work in union, self-perform, and lump sum, competitive bid environments
- Must have strong Excel and other Microsoft Office skills; Timberline software experience is a plus
- Must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel is required (some overnight travel may be expected)
