Electrical Estimator - Data Center Construction

Senior Electrical Estimator - Richmond, VAOur client is an established Electrical Contracting Firm that is a leader in the Data Center / Mission Critical Facilities Market. They build mission-critical facilities for data center facilities nationwide for Enterprise, Colocation and Hyperscale Companies. They provide electrical contractors, journeyman electricians, foremen, designers, electrical commissioning, operations / maintenance, and management expertise for their clients' critical power needs. This opportunity provides a career-growth minded role with exciting projects with leading-edge technology and innovation as well as competitive salaries and benefits.The Senior Electrical Estimator will support projects and will collaborate with other Estimators, clients and suppliers to prepare and complete bid / submittals for electrical construction projects. This role will follow company standards and strategy for pursuing estimates that fall within company's parameters. The candidate will have overall responsibility for the delivery of estimations for customers on time and in line with project scopes that meet quality meet Company Design Standards and the objectives set for the project. The successful candidate will have to be exceptionally organized and be great with back-office work. Responsibilities:Develop accurate and timely electrical construction estimates on which we base competitive bids and proposals for our client-base of General Contractors, Owners, Developers and end-usersDetermine and price value-engineered alternatives to plans and specificationsPerform budget pricing from schematic drawings and narrativeDraft scope letters, proposals and vendor solicitationsAttend job walks; pre-bid meetings; collaborations and conferences with clients and design professionalsFollow Best Practices for the Estimating DepartmentDevelopment and maintenance of computerized estimating programs and databasesFollow company standards for estimating electrical design / build and plans and specs work. Compile final bid packages for review by Executive and Project TeamsReview estimates created by others for accuracy and completenessPerform job handoffs from estimating to operations through clearly demonstrating detailed scopes of work, specifications and job specific conditions.Follow procedures for the preparation of estimates for modifications and additionsPrepare of estimates in accordance with the approved procedure for all phases of the works from the agreed engineering deliverables to the appropriate level of accuracyPrepare rationale statements to support the estimate identifying areas of weakness and or areas of risk.Carry out validation and verification of the estimates using high level norms and by comparing with previous estimates, outcome costs and vendor pricesLead estimating team, lead estimating team meetings, and assist when needed in training, developing, of jr staff of estimators qualified to carry out departmental and project needs.Review contractual documents and modifications to determine scope of work and scope of changes.Assists project management with preparation of schedules for estimate preparation, review, and publicationDevelops forms, formats, and procedures to improve the quality of work produced in the DepartmentInterfaces directly with clients when neededQualifications:3-7 years of estimating and preconstruction bid experience of large electrical projectsKnowledge and proficiency with Code requirements and basic electrical engineering calculations; Voltage-drop, Ohm's law, conduit-fill, wire ampacity, de-rating, etc.Proven experience in driving the successful execution of the bid process for $10 million to $100 million bidsElectrical Contracting experience a must!Will consider union or non-union candidatesHave and/or build the industry contacts that will contribute to bid successExperience interacting with State and local Municipalities a plusSolid knowledge of Estimating software - Accubid Anywhere with LiveCount, McCormick, Bluebeam, and a deep understanding of ConEst a plusHighly motivated, organized, and detail orientedPrevious experience in the Military / Military veterans in all branches that have experience with Electrical / Mechanical is a huge plus! (Navy Nukes- EMN, ETN, MMNs, Seabees, Army - Power Generation, Air Force – Power Production, Generator Techs, Maritime, Coast Guard, etc.)Relevant experience in Critical FacilitiesClient Facing /Client relationship / Client Management skills a plusComputer Savvy – Microsoft – Teams, Outlook, PP, Word, MS Project (scheduling with Activities and resources, etc.), MS Excel (pivot tables, v-lookup, graphing), Adobe, Primavera P6Solid Communicator – (written and verbal)Possess highly refined analytical / problem solving abilitiesAbility to successfully work independently; Self Starter, self-motivated, attention to detail and should prioritize wellSubmittal Instructions: Please apply directly by clicking the link below, alternatively you can forward your resume directly to: View email address on click.appcast.io applying, if you have further questions, you may call View phone number on click.appcast.io and ask for Iggy. You can also submit via our career portal and take a look at other Critical Facility openings we are working on at, If this job is not for you, feel free to forward this along. WE PAY FOR REFERRALS!! Company offers competitive salaries and benefits package including medical insurance, a 401(k) plan EOE/AA Employer M/F/D/V Pkaza LLC is a third-party employment firm. All fees assessed by Pkaza LLC will be paid by our employer that we represent and not by the candidate