Senior Estimator

Job Description

Job Description

We have an immediate opportunity for an experienced Director of Estimating in the San Diego area. This position requires a strategic leader with technical estimating and vendor management experience to include risk management in Electrical.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Excellent customer service skills building relationships with owners, general contractors, engineers and subcontractors
• Develop, train, mentor and motivate team members
• Continue to develop relationships with new and current clients
• Attend Construction Trade Meeting regularly including after-hour outings
• Timely and accurate development of bids and proposals for management
• Strong knowledge of anticipated construction problems with solutions to minimize cost and mitigate risk
• Responsible for understanding the financial components inclusive of cost controls measures, delivery margins, and reporting
• Apply proper analysis to plan and modify estimates to account for labor, materials, equipment costs, project circumstances and environment and schedules
• Responsible for coordinating, managing, supervising, and producing estimates
• Coordinate the assembly of bid proposals using Accubid
• Responsible for creating the scope letter, which is thorough, accurate, and clearly written
• Ability to be able to present the proposal to client
• Ability to attend and lead a turnover meeting with Project Managers and staff as well as a “Lessons Learned Meeting”
• Perform additional assignments as directed by management
• Some travel is required to customers’ location and jobsites

 

Qualifications and Education

• Four-year degree desired
• Background as an electrician is a plus
• 10 years plus experience as an Estimator in Electrical Construction
• Proven experience of electrical estimating on small and large design build projects, commercial and industrial to include estimates for instrumental controls associated with industrial, water treatment plants, pump, and lift stations projects
• Ability to read plans, specifications, Electrical Code books, read and comprehend project, drawings, specifications, and request for proposals
• Requires a valid California driver’s license and a clean driving record
• Experience working with Accubid, Line Count, Microsoft Office 365 in addition to learning other software tools
• Working knowledge of Bid Tracer, a plus
• Work extended hours as necessary to complete tasks
• Ability to walk and stand for an extended period (1-5 hours) which may also require sitting, squatting, going up and down stairs and ladders

 

Upon a conditional job offer, a background check will be required.

Compensation based on experience.

 

(Electrical Estimator, Accubid, Bid Tracer, Office 365, Line Count, Design-Build)

Company Description

About us:

347 Group, Inc. provides staffing resources to a variety of industries. We have an experienced team of staffing professionals and provide a wide range of services to our clients. Visit our website

Company Description

About us:\r\n\r\n347 Group, Inc. provides staffing resources to a variety of industries. We have an experienced team of staffing professionals and provide a wide range of services to our clients. Visit our website