Estimator - Excavating Division

Position Purpose: Lead the development of technical scope of work and independently develop cost estimates and resource requirements for various types of Electric Utility civil access, grading, and duct bank construction projects

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.

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

§ Assist with the assembly of the project proposal to include supporting documents, bid forms, project schedules and review of the final proposal before submittal.

§ Schedule and hold comprehensive bid reviews with upper management, project managers and field personal to cover scope, review costs, subcontractors, and Risk due to lack of information in certain areas.

§ Provide expert judgment of costs to support competitive bid and negotiated contracts, assist with technical requirements in contract negotiations as needed.

§ 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 utility market.

§ Review scope, specifications, and drawings to determine subcontractors needed. Develop request for quotes documents and evaluate subcontractor quotes for scope gap and possible follow up requests.

§ Interface with other estimators in Transmission line, excavating, foundations and material procurement to review scope and develop a division of responsibility to avoid scope gaps or doubling of effort.

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

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

§ 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.

§ Review Engineering design guides, construction specifications, to assure project meets specifications.

§ Determine equipment and material sizing and ampacity based on One-line information provided.

§ Assist in developing a comprehensive schedule including Engineering, long lead material items, construction schedule and deadlines.

Knowledge | Skills | Abilities

§ Strong civil utility work understanding and knowledge.

§ Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.

§ Ability to anticipate and meet internal customer needs.

§ Proven communication, organizational and persuasive people skills.

§ Ability to maintain confidentiality.

§ Must be self-motivated.

§ Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office and proficient in the use of Excel.

§ Strong Knowledge of estimating software programs.

Qualifications

§ BS/BA in Engineering, an associate degree in an electrical field of work. Construction Management, or equivalent experience (Preferred).

§ 4-7 years of estimating, project management and craft supervision experience in the electrical construction / utility industry (Preferred).

Work Environment

§ Must be willing to visit job sites to obtain time studies periodically.

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

§ 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 up to 20 pounds.