Senior Electrical Design Estimator

Senior Electrical Design Estimator

Price Electric is searching for a strong leader with extensive electrical construction design-build estimating experience to utilize best practices and collaboratively communicate with national customers and internal departments.

Reporting to Vice President Business Development the Senior Design Estimator will build relationships with new and existing Owners and General Contractors be regarded as a solution provider and be responsible for the overall design/budgets of project pursuits including input on project selection schedule and scope of estimates.

We prefer that this position work at one of our locations in Iowa or Florida but may consider remote work for an exceptional candidate.

Key duties:

• Understand target markets and strategic customers set by Executives and establish and achieve plans to meet objectives
• Travel throughout the United States to visit with clients engineers and GCs and see prospective project sites
• Facilitate and represent the electrical scopes in design meetings with clients engineers and GCs
• Manage and prioritize proposal requests and schedule completion
• During the estimating process review bid and contract documents for requirements details timing and scope
• Participate in pre-bid meetings and bid strategy sessions
• Use estimating software to prepare comprehensive material equipment and labor cost estimates for project bid proposals and change orders
• Responsible for design and review efforts on design-build projects including minimizing over design
• Provide design oversite on types of materials gear and lighting selected and ensure detailed takeoffs are created
• Analyze any feasibility considerations and prepare alternate solutions as needed
• Review estimates for appropriateness thoroughness and accuracy prior to submittal
• Monitor and communicate new estimate schedules or labor hours to Operations
• Assist Project Managers with understanding the design estimates and reviewing the estimates with the project team following project award
• Monitor estimated to actual costs determine specific issues that affected an estimate and put corrective actions in place
• Analyze current practices to identify estimating tool and software enhancements and adapt or develop estimating policies and procedures
• Model company core values and perform additional duties as assigned to achieve company objectives

Qualifications:

• Four years of technical electrical training/education such as Journeyman Electrician licensing to gain strong knowledge of National Electrical Code building products construction details calculations and relevant rules regulations and quality standards
• Fifteen years of electrical construction estimating experience for advanced commercial design-build proficiency
• Demonstrated strengths in leading critical thinking planning active listening communicating problem solving adapting advancing teamwork and achieving results
• Willing to travel overnight on a regular basis which includes ability to take commercial flights and possession of a valid driver license and acceptable insurability to drive for company business
  

For 29 years Price Electric has remained focused on providing unparalleled customer satisfaction and opportunities for employees to learn and succeed. As a nationally ranked Top Electrical Contractor by Associated Builders and Contractors Price Electric is a privately held highly recognized merit-based specialty contractor that commends employees whose daily decisions adhere to the core values of:

Pursue Lasting Relationships

Rely On Us

Innovative Thinking

Create Opportunities for Success

Everyone Work Hard & Play Hard

Full-time employees enjoy competitive pay comprehensive benefits and a great team environment including:

• Company-Paid Employee Vision Short-Term Disability Long Term Disability and Life Insurance
  
• Cost-Effective Elective Medical Dental Accident and Voluntary Life Benefit Plans with Great Carriers
  
• Health Savings Account Company Contributions for Price Electric HDHP Participants and Advocacy Services for All Price Electric Medical Plan Participants
  
• Enhanced 401(k) Company Match on Employee Deferrals
  
• Professional Training and Development Opportunities
  
• Weekly Payroll
  
• Paid Holidaysand Flexible Paid Time Off
  
• Current Technology and Equipment
  
• Frequent Team Gatherings with Sports Events Food etc.
  

Price Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC