Estimator

Role Description

The Electrical & Mechanical Estimator plays a critical role in supporting growth, profitability, and operational excellence by developing accurate, competitive, and timely cost estimates for electrical and mechanical scopes of work. This position ensures that proposals reflect a complete understanding of project specifications, labor requirements, material pricing, and risk considerations. Acting as a key liaison between sales and operations, the role contributes to successful bid outcomes, strengthens client partnerships, and enables the delivery of safe, efficient, and profitable projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Opportunity evaluation:
  • Review RFQs and specify services to meet customer requirements
• Cost optimization:
  • Consult with sales and suppliers to understand cost-driving components and deliver cost-effective solutions
• Margin management:
  • Maintain focus on driving toward desired profit margins across all estimates
• Bid preparation:
  • Review and interpret customer data, specifications, and drawings to prepare timely bid packages
• Material takeoffs:
  • Prepare detailed material takeoffs for equipment, labor, subcontractors, and associated project costs
• Cost modeling:
  • Develop cost models, labor hour calculations, and unit pricing based on industry standards and internal benchmarks
• Estimation accuracy:
  • Ensure all estimates accurately reflect material pricing, labor rates, overhead, and margin expectations
• Proposal leadership:
  • Lead the preparation of competitive bids, RFQs, and RFP responses
• Vendor coordination:
  • Coordinate with suppliers and subcontractors to solicit, review, and compare competitive quotations
• Risk identification:
  • Identify clarifications, exclusions, assumptions, and risk factors within each bid package
• Proposal support:
  • Support the creation of proposal narratives, scope summaries, and pricing sheets
• Sales partnership:
  • Partner with sales teams to support presales strategy and customer engagement
• Project transition:
  • Work closely with project managers to transition awarded projects, confirm scope, and support kickoff activities
• Technical review:
  • Identify potential scope gaps, constructability challenges, and project schedule impacts
• Compliance assurance:
  • Ensure estimates comply with industry codes, safety standards, and project specifications
• Data management:
  • Maintain organized estimate files, costing data, and historical project pricing archives
• Team support:
  • Support the robotics and automation team to help drive sales and technical solutions
• Customer interaction:
  • Interact with customers during product solution development to assist in closing new business
• Departmental objectives:
  • Perform related duties as assigned to accomplish departmental goals effectively

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of estimating experience in electrical, mechanical, or mechanical, electrical, and plumbing environments
• Experience with commercial, industrial, or institutional construction projects
• Working knowledge of material handling systems including conveyors, sorters, cranes, and ASRSs
• Exceptional project management skills
• Strong understanding of electrical systems including distribution, lighting, low voltage, and controls
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to create pricing models and evaluate project profitability
• Detail-oriented with strong attention to accuracy, quality, and precision
• Analytical thinker with the ability to break down complex systems and work in a methodical, process-driven manner
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities with high dependability in meeting deadlines
• Clear and effective communicator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders and strong relationship building skills
• Commercially minded with an understanding of cost, margin, financial impact, and value building
• Collaborative team player who works well across departments and maintains composure under pressure during tight bid cycles
• Inquisitive, continuous learner who is ethical, transparent, trustworthy, and organized with strong documentation discipline
• Strong numerical reasoning and comfort with calculations
• Proactive in identifying missing information, risks, and clarifications
• Knowledge of equipment, design, sizing, selection, and varying industry applications
• Proven background using estimating software

Requirements

As this role is open to anywhere in Canada or the United States, the posted salary range is to cover a wide variety of locations (everything from small towns to big cities!). Compensation range by specific location will be shared during the interview process.