ESTIMATOR 2

Compensation

$80,000.00 to $92,000.00

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

• Performs Conceptual Estimating
  • Begin to 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
  • General understanding of requirements/standards used for: Office buildings, Condos, Hospitals, Typical buildings constructed in the Denver market
  • 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
  • Enter information into estimating system
  • 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
• Performs 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
  • Participate in vendor selection along with Preconstruction Manager
  • 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
  • Qualify exceptions Encore has taken to the drawings
  • Explain deviations from drawings to General Contractor
  • Answer General Questions From The Contractor About Their Estimate
• Other duties as may be assigned

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
• Skill In 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
• Use of 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
• Organizing work to accomplish tasks
• 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

• 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)
• Employee assistance program that includes counseling, legal, and financial advice
• Generous employee referral program
• Access to technical, safety, personal finance, and leadership training through Encore University, Encore's in-house training program
• Cell phone allowance
• Short-term incentive program