Job Description
Description
Position: Project Estimator
Reports to: Program Executive
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Salary Range: $100,000 - $140,000
Reports to: Program Executive
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Salary Range: $100,000 - $140,000
We take into consideration a number of factors when preparing a compensation package for successful candidates, such as market location, experience, skills, and education.
Superior is looking for a Project Estimator who will be responsible for interpreting drawings, reading specifications, change order pricing, and perform takeoffs on certain items. The Project Estimator operates primarily in the field and requires close coordination with project operations, field supervision, subcontractors, and clients to ensure all scope changes and impacts are captured, documented, and aligned with project goals. This role is based on a jobsite in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Key Responsibilities
- Read and understand contract drawings and project specifications
- Review RFIs, bulletins, and field directives to identify scope changes
- Perform quantity takeoffs based on updated drawings and field conditions
- Develop scopes of work for change orders, including labor, material, equipment, and subcontractor requirements
- Support change order pricing using labor units, historical data, and field-verified productivity
- Coordinate with field teams to validate installation methods and production rates
- Track and document change events from identification through resolution
- Maintain an up-to-date change order log, including pending, approved, and disputed items
- Prepare clear and organized cost backup for change order submissions
- Assist in identifying schedule impacts related to scope changes
- Support time-and-material (T&M) tracking, including field tickets and installed quantities
- Collaborate with project management and Tri-Venture partners to ensure alignment
Your Expertise
- Required: You have proven experience as an Electrical Project Estimator in construction, contracting, or a related field
- Required: You have strong knowledge of electrical systems, installations methods, and industry standards
- Required: You are proficient in estimating software (e.g., Accubid, Trimble, Bluebeam, or similar)
- Bonus Points: You have earned an associate or bachelor’s degree in Construction Systems Management or a related field
Our Benefits
We offer a range of professional and personal perks that you can enjoy as a member of Superior. Here are just a few examples of the benefits you can expect:
- Health Insurance: We pay 100% of the insurance premium to cover you, your spouse, and eligible children
- Dental Plan: We pay 100% of the insurance premium to cover you, your spouse, and eligible children
- Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, and Life Insurance: We pay 100% of the insurance premium to cover you
- Vacation/PTO: You receive a minimum of three weeks of PTO per year
- 401K Plan: We match a portion of your 401K contributions
- Health Savings Account: We contribute at least $750 to your HSA each year
- Maternity and Parental Leave: New parents receive paid time off
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Industry | Electronics, Components, and Semiconductor Mfg |
| Salary | $100,000–$140,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1974 |
| Website | http://www.superiorlampinc.com/ |
About Company
Superior Lamp is the fastest growing environmentally friendly company in the field of heavy duty industrial, commercial and municipal lighting. We are the leader in the industry. Our company markets only the highest quality lighting products and has been the standard of our industry for over 35 years. We are proudly recognized by the Better Business Bureau for marketplace excellence, advancing marketplace trust and consumer leadership. Our commitment to these continued high standards runs though every fiber of our organization.
Skills
- Change Requests/Ordersunmatched
- Construction Contractsunmatched
- Construction Estimatesunmatched
- Construction Managementunmatched
- Document Change Managementunmatched
- Electrical Engineeringunmatched
- Electricityunmatched
- Industry Standardsunmatched
- Operations Managementunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Pricingunmatched
- Project Estimatesunmatched
- Project/Program Coordinationunmatched
- Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
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