Senior Estimator

About the role

We are currently searching for ambitious Senior Estimator for Solar and Battery Storage Projects. We are looking for current and future leaders with a proven track record for high quality people management skills and superior work quality. This position does not require relocation but will require periodic travel for pre-bid site visits and potentially client page turns. Utility-scale experience is required.

Reports to: Manager of Estimating. Works closely with: Estimators, Pursuit Managers, Business Development, Pre-Construction Project Engineers, Pre-Construction Project Managers, Procurement, Customers, Consulting Engineers, Vendors, Subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Bid Phase: Work individually and manage supporting Estimators to win future work by developing competitive and accurate project budgets utilizing self-perform units and subcontract units.
• Review client RFP documents to determine scope, schedule, and design criteria, perform/review detailed material takeoffs from design documents and drawings, and develop proposal documents for submission to Customers.
• Develop subcontractor bid packages, strategically solicit pricing and drive competitive and innovative solutions.
• Review project historical data for alignment.
• Answer subcontractor RFIs, evaluate and statistically normalize received bids, make tactful selections and cost recommendations.
• Post-Award Phase: Support contract negotiations for the Client and Subcontractor scopes and updates to the project pricing or schedule.
• Support Procurement to finalize subcontractor scopes, schedules and budgets to align with bid phase commitments.
• Phase code reporting for project controls.
• Complete budget tracking and cost variance analysis for all prepared project estimates to yield statistically informed decisions.
• Facilitate a complete hand off, estimate review with OPs.
• Construction Phase: Support Projects team with response to subcontractor change orders and other construction related issues.
• Support Projects team by providing historical context to design decisions and vendor / subcontractor selections.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of prior Estimating and cost analysis experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Energy Economics, Energy Systems, Data Analytics or related areas.
• Electrical takeoff knowledge.
• Familiarity with solar (strongly preferred), electrical design components, and/or engineering considered a plus.
• Estimating in a self-perform environment preferred.
• Some experience in Subcontract tendering and response evaluation a plus.
• Experience in 100 to 1,000 MWdc projects Preferred.

Skills

• Aptitude for leadership and people management.
• Innate sensitivity to problems; ability to identify when something is wrong and revise/adapt as necessary.
• Self-motivated with an ability to learn quickly and independently while being driven by team success.
• Superior attention to and appreciation for detail.
• Strong coordination skills to support a cross-functional team as well as time management, active listening, verbal and written communication, critical thinking, analytics and reasoning skills.
• Excellent mathematical skills, including application and use in problem solving.
• Computer literacy, MS Office proficiency (strong Excel skills a must, MS Project skills is a plus), SharePoint, B2W, and Procore experience a plus.
• Driven by natural curiosity and a results-driven problem-solving mentality; asking and getting answers to the right questions.