Electrical Estimator

Job Summary

A leading electrical contractor in Ventura County is seeking an experienced Electrical Estimator for a direct hire opportunity in Santa Clarita, CA. This role is ideal for a seasoned estimating professional who enjoys taking ownership of complex commercial and industrial electrical construction bids from early conceptual budgeting through final proposal submission.

The Electrical Estimator will support high-profile projects across Southern California, including commercial, industrial, healthcare, education, mixed-use, and institutional facilities. This is a strong opportunity to join a respected, growing team with collaborative leadership, strong field and project management partnerships, and a culture focused on accuracy, accountability, long-term client relationships, and continuous improvement.

This position offers visibility with executive leadership, the opportunity to mentor junior estimators, and the chance to contribute directly to project wins, profitability, and continued company growth.

Key Responsibilities

- Prepare accurate and competitive electrical cost estimates for commercial, industrial, healthcare, education, mixed-use, and institutional construction projects.
- Review drawings, specifications, addenda, and bid documents to develop complete proposal packages.
- Perform detailed quantity takeoffs for labor, materials, equipment, subcontractors, and vendors.
- Develop conceptual budgets, value engineering options, negotiated proposals, hard bids, and design-build estimates.
- Analyze project risks, constructability, schedules, scope gaps, and bid strategy to support profitable project awards.
- Partner with project managers, field operations, leadership, clients, general contractors, engineers, suppliers, and subcontractors throughout the estimating and handoff process.

Compensation and Benefits

- Direct hire opportunity.
- Salary range: $125,000 to $180,000 per year.
- Performance bonus opportunities.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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Additional Skills

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Prepare electrical estimates for commercial, industrial, institutional, healthcare, and related construction projects.
- Manage multiple bid deadlines while reviewing plans, specifications, addenda, and vendor quotations.
- Support preconstruction, value engineering, design-build estimating, and project handoff to operations.
- Build estimating standards, improve bid accuracy, and contribute to mentoring junior estimating team members.

- 8+ years of electrical estimating experience with a commercial electrical contractor.
- Strong knowledge of electrical systems, NEC requirements, construction methods, and project delivery processes.
- Proven experience preparing competitive bids from smaller projects through multi-million-dollar electrical contracts.
- Ability to read, interpret, and analyze construction drawings, specifications, and bid documents.
- Experience with conceptual estimates, hard bids, negotiated work, and design-build proposals.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, multiple bids, and tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborative, professional, and relationship-focused approach with clients, contractors, vendors, subcontractors, and internal teams.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with Accubid, McCormick, ConEst, or similar electrical estimating software.
- Proficiency with Bluebeam Revu.
- Strong Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Suite skills.
- Design-build and negotiated project experience.
- Previous field experience as an electrician or project engineer.