ESTIMATOR 2

General Responsibilities

Maintain open communication lines with all working relationships
Follow up to ensure items for which the job is accountable are performed
Earn and maintain customer’s trust
Uphold the core values of the organization
Work well with others to accomplish the mission of the organization and of the job
Assist CE with special projects and tasks as needed

Specific Responsibilities

• Perform Conceptual Estimating
• Deal directly with General Contractor or vendor as a company representative regarding the estimate with guidance from a Sr. Estimator or Preconstruction Manager
• Understand the National Electric Code in order to review drawings for accuracy and completeness
• Perform or review electrical layout of incomplete drawings ensuring the drawings are up to National Electric Code
• Read and understand architect provided narratives using independent judgment and discretion to apply the narrative to complete drawings
• Determine equipment cost in lieu of quotes based on independent judgment and experience with guidance from Sr. Estimator or PCM
• Write complete proposal and narrative describing conceptual layout developing a budget for the project based on incomplete information prior to project review with Sr. Estimator or PCM
• Participate in pre-bid reviews with Sr. Estimator (preliminary review before Preconstruction Manager’s final review)
• Develop skills in tracking all cost impacts and changes along with generating cost alternatives (value engineering)
• Attend preconstruction job meetings with Preconstruction managers representing the company to clients
• Participate in tracking all cost impacts of job prior to turnover to construction
• Attend turnover meetings with Sr. Estimator and Preconstruction Manager to explain estimate and budget to construction personnel for constructability
• Perform hard bid estimates
• Perform full take off by scraping plans, counting fixtures and electrical equipment and entering information into the estimating system
• Send quotes out to vendors
• Enter and price quoted from vendors into estimating system
• Scope quotes, checking subcontractor quotes and bids for completeness and recommends revisions where necessary
• Help to ensure the vendors priced a complete package and didn’t leave any holes in their quotes
• Come up with qualifications based off the drawings they scraped
• Encore has taken to the drawings
• Explain deviations from drawings to General Contractor
• Answer General Questions From The Contractor About Their Estimate

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Common Building Standards/Practices
• National Electric Code sufficient to assist in making decisions which impact the project
• Electrical construction Alternating Current theory
• Estimating Electrical construction
• Tracking project changes and cost impacts
• Making independent decisions impacting the project and the organization as a whole
• Adapting to new and changing requirements, environments, and/or information
• Estimating resources needed to complete required tasks
• Managing people.
• Analyzing complex projects, breaking them down to their component levels
• Using communication software
• Business writing
• Effective written and oral communication sufficient to be able to elicit and communicate information and achieve understanding
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with customers, vendors, consultants, management, and employees
• Operating a computer Microsoft Office Suite
• Reading and writing
• Multitasking
• Managing multiple priorities
• Problem solving to form independent solutions to complex problems
• Tracking numbers and bits of data relevant to the work assignment

Requirements

• A High School Diploma or equivalent is required
• While a degree in related field along with attendance or completion in the Electrical apprenticeship program is preferred, three years of progressive experience in the electrical trade plus at least two complete years estimating experience is a plus
• This particular experience may be supplemented by a construction management degree or a power engineering degree plus proficient estimating experience

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Disability, and life insurance
• Employee-matched 401(k)
• Paid time off (PTO)
• An employee assistance program that includes counseling, legal, and financial advice
• A generous employee referral program
• Access to technical, safety, personal finance, and leadership training through Encore University, Encore’s in house training program
• This position is eligible for cell phone allowances and the short-term incentive program