$125,000–$145,000 Per Year
Analysis Skills, Autoscaling, Budgeting, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Construction, Construction Estimates, Construction Projects, Continuous Improvement, Database Administration, Dental Insurance, Electricity, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Leadership, Manufacturing, Microsoft Office, National Electrical Code, Organizational Skills, Pricing, Profit & Loss, Project Estimates, Proposal Writing, Team Player, Value Engineering, Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Warehousing
A rapidly growing electrical contractor serving commercial, industrial, healthcare, manufacturing, warehouse, and municipal clients throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth market, is seeking an Electrical Estimator to join their team in the Prosper, TX area.
This is an opportunity to join a company that has experienced significant growth and is continuing to expand its footprint across North Texas. The ideal candidate is an experienced estimator who can hit the ground running, take ownership of the estimating process, and help drive the company's continued success while enjoying a collaborative, family-oriented culture.
What You'll Do as the Electrical Estimator:
- Prepare complete electrical estimates for commercial and light industrial construction projects
- Perform detailed quantity takeoffs from drawings, specifications, and bid documents
- Analyze plans, specifications, addenda, and project requirements to develop accurate pricing
- Build and manage estimates using Accubid Anywhere
- Solicit, evaluate, and compare vendor and subcontractor quotations
- Identify scope gaps, design conflicts, project risks, and value engineering opportunities
- Prepare proposals, clarifications, exclusions, and scope summaries
- Support design-build budgeting and conceptual estimating efforts
- Attend pre-bid meetings and site visits as needed
- Collaborate with project managers, field leaders, vendors, and company leadership throughout the preconstruction process
- Participate in project turnover meetings following contract award
- Maintain estimating databases, labor units, and pricing information
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of estimating and preconstruction processes
Must-Haves as the Electrical Estimator:
- 5+ years of electrical estimating experience
- Experience estimating commercial and/or light industrial electrical projects
- Strong ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and specifications
- Working knowledge of NEC requirements and commercial electrical construction methods
- Experience preparing complete project estimates from bid documents
- Proficiency with Trimble Accubid Anywhere
- Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills
- Ability to work independently with minimal oversight
Nice-to-Haves as the Electrical Estimator:
- Design-build estimating experience
- Experience with Procore, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office
- Experience with ConEst, McCormick, or similar estimating platforms
- Field experience as an Electrician, Foreman, or Superintendent
- Experience with healthcare, manufacturing, warehouse, industrial, or municipal projects
- Prior experience working for an electrical subcontractor
Our Client Offers:
- Competitive base salary of $125,000-$145,000, with flexibility for exceptional candidates
- Performance-based bonus opportunities tied to project profitability
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off
- Company-paid training and professional development
- Long-term advancement opportunities with a rapidly growing contractor
- Direct access to company leadership and decision-makers
- Family-oriented culture that values teamwork, accountability, and professional growth
- Opportunity to help shape estimating and preconstruction processes as the company continues to scale
Trueline and its clients are unabashed equal-opportunity employers committed to a diverse workforce. We welcome smart and ambitious applicants and recruit, refer, hire, place, and promote without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.