Electrical Estimator

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $78K - $90K dependent upon experience

Here at The Tri-M Group, LLC we are an employee owned company placing our employees first, knowing that highly trained, skilled, and compensated workforce can better serve our customers, our families and our communities.

We’ve built a reputation for delivering quality and professional commercial electrical services with safety as a top priority.

In addition, we place a strong emphasis on our employees, and it starts with hiring the best and brightest talent in the industry!

Check out Tri-M’s comprehensive benefit list below the job description!

Summary Description

Under the supervision of the preconstruction manager performs various tasks necessary to prepare accurate estimates, written proposals, perform basic design functions and maintain customer contact required to secure new business.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions :

• Complies with and ensures compliance with all Tri-M safety policies and procedures.
• Complies with and ensures compliance with all Tri-M employment policies and procedures including standards of conduct and appearance to reflect positively on the Company.
• Reads and interprets bidding documents in order to produce accurate estimates that will enable Tri-M to secure profitable contracts.
• Writes detailed proposals and ensures clarifications and exclusions protect the company and are modified, when necessary, to the specific project requirements.
• Builds and performs complete electrical take-offs.
• Reviews successful bids with project management to establish work scope and methods used on projects.
• Assists preconstruction manager in the preparation of bid forms.
• Ensures that bids are prepared and delivered on time.
• Ensures the latest drawings are utilized in the preparation of the bid estimate.
• Follow up with customer to obtain market intelligence and competitive pricing.
• Reviews contract documents to ensure scope of work is correct.
• Keeps abreast of new developments and techniques in the electrical construction trade and recommends viable alternate methods of construction.
• Attends pre-bid meetings and evaluates job site conditions as needed.
• Provides input during pre-bid strategy meetings.
• Attends job meetings when required.
• Attends job related continuing education classes .
• Attends functions and participates with outside organizations such as ABC or ASPE etc.

Job Qualifications

Skills / Educational Requirements :

• High school education or equivalent, some higher education desirable but not necessary.
• Minimum of 6 years’ field experience in the electrical trade or 2 years’ experience estimating.
• Trimble Enterprise software experience desirable but not required.
• Ability to organize and administer multiple projects with good attention to detail.
• Good understanding of electrical, mechanical, architectural and civil drawings.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and math skills.
• Strong computer capabilities, including word processor, and basic excel skills.
• Must be confident, decisive and self-motivated.
• Ability to conceptualize finished jobs.
• Working knowledge of National Electrical Code.
• Good customer service skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively work under pressure.

Physical Requirements :

• Working 40 hours / week, scheduled in 8 to 10-hour shifts.
• Vision adequate for daily and consistent computer use and reading.
• Sitting 6 to 8 hours / day.
• Lifting weights of 0 to 30 lbs. from floor to above shoulders.
• Repetitive use of hands for writing, typing, data entry.

Here at The Tri-M Group, LLC we offer :

• Fair and competitive pay
• Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Vision and Dental Insurance
• HRA Spending Account
• Employer-paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Seven Paid Holidays
• Vacation / Sick / Personal Leave
• 401k Retirement Program with Company Match
• Employee Assistance Program
• And much more!

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Notice to third parties : Please note that The Tri-M Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.

In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, The Tri-M Group, LLC will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee.

In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, The Tri-M Group, LLC explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of The Tri-M Group, LLC.