Project Cost Change Estimator

About the role

Join Hilscher-Clarke as a full-time Project Cost Change Estimator in Canton, Ohio or Columbus, Ohio where we're more than a team - we're more like a family. At Hilscher-Clarke, our people embody our core values of faith, Integrity, Respect, Selflessness, and Team every day. With over a century of leadership in electrical contracting across Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and West Virginia, we deliver excellence in commercial, industrial, specialty, and residential projects. Join our family at Hilscher-Clarke and contribute to a legacy of excellence and values-driven success.

Responsibilities

• Read and process engineering documentation such as plan-view drawings and details, project specifications, product information and installation instructions.
• Relationship building with General Contractors, Subcontractors, Vendors, and all other HC Team Members, including On-site PM Staff and Field Staff.
• Connect oral communication and direction with written details and specifications to create systems that can be estimated.
• Perform detailed take-offs to generate lists of materials to be installed for use of getting quotes, evaluating those quotes, and assisting w/purchasing material items.
• Review 3D modeling to ascertain material routes and quantities to build materials lists for same quoting, analysis, etc.
• Verify vendor and subcontractor estimates fall within the defined scope and have the correct items needed to perform the work estimated.
• Survey potential sites for suitability and cost association.
• Assist with other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 2 year degree in an electrically related curriculum or hands-on electrical experience is preferred, but not required.
• 1-3 years’ experience in Electrical Contracting, Construction, or similar fields preferred.
• 1-3 years’ of estimating experience preferred.
• 1 year of project management experience preferred.

Skills

• Clear and effective written and oral communication skills.
• Must be detail-oriented and able to put multiple-step tasks together.
• Must be organized and be able to manage several tasks and small projects at one time.
• Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills.
• Software skills are required, including but not limited to knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Google Suite, Adobe, Bluebeam Revu, and Accubid.

Benefits

• Bonus opportunities
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• PTO
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance