Estimating Manager

Compensation Range

$80,000 - $100,000 (USD) Anual Base Pay (Colorado Only)

About Hensel Phelps

At Hensel Phelps, we don’t just build projects—we build careers, communities, and a culture of excellence. As an employee-owned company, every person here plays a vital role in shaping our success and future. Guided by our core values of Ownership, Integrity, Builder mindset, Diversity, and Community, we combine cutting-edge technology with hands-on expertise to deliver landmark projects across the nation. When you join Hensel Phelps, you join a team that values your growth, empowers your ideas, and invests in your journey. Together, we create an environment where innovation thrives, safety is paramount, and every individual has the opportunity to make a lasting impact.

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Job Description

The Low Voltage Estimatoing Manager is responsible for developing accurate and competitive cost estimates for low voltage and communications systems across a variety of construction and technology projects. This role reviews project requirements, analyzes drawings and specifications, evaluates labor and material costs, identifies project risks, and prepares comprehensive proposals. The Low Voltage Estimating Manager serves as a key contributor throughout the preconstruction and procurement process, working closely with clients, vendors, subcontractors, engineers, project managers, and operations teams to ensure successful project pursuit and execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and thoroughly understand project specifications, drawings, contracts, and RFP requirements; organize bid documents, perform detailed quantity takeoffs, prepare and submit RFIs, and develop complete estimates using computerized estimating software.

• Analyze low voltage systems, electrical, architectural, structural, and telecommunications drawings to prepare accurate labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, and total project cost estimates.

• Demonstrate strong technical knowledge of low voltage systems, hyperscale projects and/or OSP/ISP.

• Develop detailed cost estimates, budgets, conceptual estimates, and Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) pricing for new construction, renovation, and retrofit projects.

• Perform quantity surveys and pricing for all applicable low voltage systems and associated infrastructure, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with project requirements.

• Identify, evaluate, manage, and communicate project risks, scope gaps, assumptions, exclusions, and procurement challenges throughout the estimating and proposal process.

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, manufacturers, distributors, subcontractors, consultants, and industry partners to support competitive pricing and business development efforts.

• Solicit, evaluate, and level vendor quotations to ensure compliance with project scope and best-value procurement strategies.

• Prepare comprehensive low voltage proposals and presentations for customers and stakeholders, including scope narratives, pricing summaries, clarifications, qualifications, and value-added recommendations.

• Meet with clients, consultants, and project teams to review estimates, discuss project requirements, and provide technical and cost-related guidance.

• Lead or participate in estimate review meetings with executive leadership and operations teams to validate pricing, risk assessments, and project execution strategies.

• Attend job walks, pre-bid meetings, site surveys, design coordination meetings, and business development events to gather project information and strengthen client relationships.

• Develop value engineering and cost-saving alternatives that maintain project objectives while improving overall budget efficiency.

• Support project handoff and kick-off meetings for awarded work by collaborating closely with Project Managers, Systems Engineers, and Field Leadership to ensure a thorough understanding of estimate assumptions, scope, budget, schedule, and project risks.

• Maintain knowledge of current market conditions, labor trends, material pricing, emerging technologies, and industry best practices related to low voltage, telecommunications, and security systems.

• Mentor, train, and support junior estimators by sharing technical expertise, estimating methodologies, industry knowledge, and company best practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum of Three (3) years of experience estimating low voltage systems.

• Demonstrated experience developing complete low voltage estimates from conceptual design through final bid submission.

• Strong understanding of low voltage industry standards, installation practices, labor productivity, and procurement processes.

• Communicate complex issues effectively in written format and oral presentation to clients

• Ability to function as part of a high-performance team

• Strong knowledge of MS Office Suite (Excel, Project, Word, SharePoint)

• Strong project management skills

• Ability to recognize, troubleshoot, document, and optimize facilities processes

• Valid driver’s license

Physical Requirements

Light Work. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

• The individual in this position will periodically walk, kneel, sit, crouch, reach, stoop, read/see, speak, push, pull, lift, stand, and finger/type. The frequency of each action varies by workflow and office activity.

• Walking - The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, boxes, cabinets, etc.

• Constantly operates a computer and other office machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, phone, computer, and computer printer.

• The person in this position frequently communicates with employees and external stakeholders regarding a variety of topics related to office administration.

• Constantly computes, analyzes, and conceptualizes mathematical calculations and formulas.

• Constantly reads written communications and views email submissions.

• The person in this position regularly sits in a stationary position in front of a computer screen.

• Visual acuity and ability to operate a vehicle as certified and appropriate.

• Rarely exposed to high and low temperatures

• Rarely exposed to noisy environments and outdoor elements such as precipitation and wind.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, or business administration or related field.

Minimum of Five (5) plus years’ experience in purchasing for professional services, construction, maintenance, operations contracts, and leadership and/or a combination of education and experience.

Benefits

Hensel Phelps provides generous benefits for our fulltime employees. This position is eligible for company paid medical insurance, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment, long-term disability, 401(K) retirement plan, and our employee assistance program (EAP). Employees are also eligible for employee paid enrollment in vision and dental insurance, as well as optional participation in a flexible spending account (FSA) for Dependent Care. Hensel Phelps also believes in the importance of taking time to recharge. As a result, employees are eligible for paid time off beginning upon hire. Employees are also eligible for a company cell phone or cell phone allowance in accordance with company policy.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Hensel Phelps is an equal opportunity employer. Hensel Phelps is committed to engaging in affirmative action to increase employment opportunities for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Hensel Phelps shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, domestic partner status, pregnancy, disability, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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