Electrical Estimator

#jobalert | DIRECT HIRE | ELECTRICAL ESTIMATOR | ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR | Northern NJ (NYC Metro)

A privately owned union electrical contractor in the NYC metro area is adding an Electrical Estimator to a tight, senior-led estimating team. Most of its work is mission critical data centers and hospitals, with commercial, industrial, and traffic projects alongside, and bids run from small service jobs to nine-figure data centers. Large bids are built as a team, with each estimator taking assigned systems that roll into one number, and specs are read line by line. This is a fully on-site role, Monday through Friday. For a detail-driven estimator, it offers bigger projects, a close-knit team, and room to move up as the company keeps growing.

• Anticipated $130K-$150K, based on experience
• Benefits include: Employer-paid Health (employee and family), Dental, Vision, 401K w/ match, PTO, holidays
• Year-end profit-sharing bonus, discretionary
• Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, on-site

Overview:

• Own the electrical bid from plan review to submission on mission critical, healthcare, commercial, and industrial projects.
• Take off quantities and price labor, material, and equipment so the bid wins work and still makes money.
• Solicit, level, and compare vendor and subcontractor quotes, and tell project management where the risk sits.
• Work large bids as part of a team, taking assigned systems and merging them into one clean estimate.
• Catch spec and addenda issues before bid day, including redundancy scope and active-facility requirements in hospitals.
• Attend pre-bid meetings and site visits.
• Support conceptual budgets, design-build proposals, and change order pricing.
• Keep historical pricing and labor productivity data current so the next bid is sharper than the last.

Preferred skills and experience:

• Associate degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field (preferred, not required)
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to project sites
• Strongly Preferred - Electrical estimating experience at an electrical contractor, ideally 5 or more years
• Strongly Preferred - Mission critical, data center, or healthcare estimating experience
• Hands-on takeoff and pricing in estimating software such as Accubid, McCormick, or Conest
• Bluebeam Revu for document review and quantity takeoff
• Experience with digital takeoff and estimating platforms
• Commercial, industrial fit-out, laboratory or pharmaceutical, and traffic signal or streetscape estimating experience
• Experience on complex, fast-track, and multi-phase projects
• Familiarity with the New Jersey and New York markets, labor conditions, and permitting
• Field experience as an electrician, foreman, project engineer, or superintendent is a plus
• Proficient in Excel and Word

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