Estimator

Job Description

Job Description

Big Sky Electric is an award-winning, design-build contractor that constructs, renovates, and expands water and wastewater treatment, biosolids management, and waste -to-energy facilities throughout Southern California.  For more than 18 years, we have delivered complex, mission critical projects through a collaborative, client focused approach that emphasizes safety, quality, innovation, and long-term community impact.  Our teams combine field expertise with technical excellence to build facilities that protect public health and the environment.

Essential Functions:

The estimator will assist Project Mangers in all aspects of the bid/estimating process from the review of plans and specifications, estimating material cost and craft labor productivity, soliciting and negotiating prices from subcontractors/suppliers through the completion of the bid/estimating effort for a variety of water/wastewater treatment and infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities:

Perform detailed electrical takeoffs from:

• Project Specifications
• One Line Diagrams
• P&IDs
• Control schematics
• MCC and VFD schedules
• Lighting, grounding, and site plans
• Network Diagrams
• Riser Diagrams

Measure & Quantify:

• Medium‐ and low‐voltage distribution switchgear
• MCCs, VFDs, soft starters, Lighting & Power Panels
• Local & Vendor Control Panels
• PLC’s, RIO’s, I/O Points
• Instrumentation and control wiring
• Underground duct banks and raceways
• Process equipment power and control
• Precast Concrete Manholes, Transformers Pad

Qualifications:

·         Minimum of five (5) years construction experience estimating in water/wastewater or heavy civil industry.

·         Design-build and Construction Manager at risk experience a plus

·         McCormick Estimating Software experience desirable

·         Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (such as Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.) as well as use of the internet

·         Have a basic understanding of all disciplines of construction & sequence of construction

·         Develop relationships with General Contractors and Clients

·         Identify cost associated with the General & Special Conditions

·         Develop estimates that can be used to develop budgets & schedules

Apply productivity factors specific to:

o   Complicated projects

o   Confined spaces

o   Phased shutdowns and bypass pumping

o   Compressed schedules

Working Conditions:

100% of the time is spent in an office environment, working in Upland, CA or San Marcos, CA.