Employment structure: Full-time, hourlyLocation: Austin, TX (HQ; hybrid with regular jobsite/client visits)Travel: As required by project
Role Summary
TESIM Electric is seeking a senior electrical estimator or preconstruction professional who can develop accurate, executable bids and help win profitable commercial electrical work. This is a technical, customer-facing role for someone who can estimate, communicate value, build relationships, and help convert opportunities into awarded projects. Data-center electrical experience and an established industry network are highly desirable.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead conceptual, schematic, design-development, and construction-document estimates.
- Review drawings, specifications, narratives, addenda, schedules, contracts, and bid requirements.
- Develop labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, indirect-cost, and risk assumptions; solicit and level quotes.
- Identify scope gaps, exclusions, constructability issues, long-lead items, and schedule or commercial risks.
- Prepare alternates, value-engineering ideas, clarifications, qualifications, and customer-ready proposals.
- Support hard-bid, negotiated, design-build, and design-assist pursuits and lead estimate reviews.
- Develop relationships with owners, general contractors, engineers, developers, vendors, and other partners.
- Help identify and qualify opportunities, support presentations and negotiations, and maintain disciplined follow-up.
- Create a thorough turnover package and transfer estimating knowledge to operations after award.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of commercial or industrial electrical estimating, preconstruction, or closely related experience.
- Ability to independently build detailed estimates and clear proposals from complete or early-stage information.
- Strong knowledge of electrical construction methods, labor units, materials, equipment, plans, specifications, and codes.
- Customer-facing communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building ability.
- Sound judgment regarding margin, risk, capacity, schedule, and whether an opportunity fits TESIM Electric.
- Proficiency with electrical estimating, takeoff, spreadsheet, and document-review software.
Preferred Experience
- Data centers or mission-critical electrical work, including medium voltage, switchgear, generators, UPS, PDU/busway, grounding, controls, testing, and commissioning.
- An active network among owners, general contractors, engineers, developers, or technology-sector partners.
- Large, fast-track, phased, design-build, or design-assist pursuits.
- Accubid, LiveCount, Trimble, Bluebeam, BuildingConnected, or Procore; electrical field experience or license.
Success Measures
Qualified pipeline growth; timely, complete estimates; clear proposals; profitable wins; repeat customers; smooth handoff to operations.
Compensation
This is an hourly position. Competitive hourly rate, DOE — starting rate and any approved incentives will be based on experience, estimating capability, customer relationships, and role scope.
Benefits: Health, dental, and vision coverage.
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