Senior Industrial Electrical Estimator / Project Manager

TITLE: Sr Industrial Electrical Estimator / Project Manager

LOCATION: Fort Myers FL

JOB TYPE: Full Time / Direct Hire

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• We are looking for an experienced Industrial Electrical Estimator / Project Manager who can run municipality work .
• Expertise in industrial jobs, pricing, profitability from estimate to closeout.
• This role is about getting work done correctly, keeping it profitable, and building long-term client trust.

ROLES:

• Proven industrial electrical estimating experience.
• Expert experience running industrial jobs successfully.
• Strong job cost knowledge — you know where money is made and lost.
• Hands-on with:
• Motor controls.
• VFDs.
• Switchgear.
• Power distribution.
• Industrial controls / PLC environments.
• Ability to read drawings and understand how systems are actually installed.
• Experience in manufacturing plants, energy facilities, water/wastewater, or similar heavy industrial environments.
• Comfortable managing subcontractors in both union and non-union settings.
• Proficient in Accubid , Excel, Bluebeam, and project scheduling software.
• Experience with AIA billing and disciplined change order management.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build accurate, complete industrial electrical estimates using Accubid.
• Perform detailed material take-offs and labor analysis.
• Understand how the job will be built — not just how it looks on paper.
• Run projects from award through commissioning.
• Track job costs weekly and protect margin.
• Identify overruns early and correct them.
• Manage shutdowns and critical-path industrial schedules.
• Handle RFIs, submittals, change orders, and billing without losing money.
• Coordinate subcontractors, vendors, and field crews.
• Report directly to leadership on cost performance and job health.

CORE SKILLS:

• Expertise in industrial work and uptime pressure and pricing jobs realistically.
• Protects margin aggressively and communicates directly and clearly.
• Servant leader, sitting across from a plant manager or GC and handle the conversation.

THE RIGHT GENTLEMAN CANDIDATE:

• Enjoys fixed prices, low competition, municipality selling . (We do NOT want value/price sellers).
• Doesn’t need supervision to figure out what to do next
• Understands industrial work and uptime pressure
• Knows how to price jobs realistically
• Protects margin aggressively
• Communicates directly and clearly
• Can sit across from a plant manager or GC and handle the conversation