Electrical Estimator

City Light & Power•Denver, CO

13d•Onsite

About The Position

City Light & Power, Inc. (CLP) is seeking an Electrical Estimator to join our team of Professionals in our corporate office. CLP has built a reputation as an innovative, reliable, and responsive private Utility Development Leader. We support the federal government, military institutions, municipalities, and major utilities across the US, with financing, design, engineering, construction, and ongoing operations and maintenance for electrical transmission and distribution systems, as well as outdoor street, sport, and other recreational lighting.

Requirements

Minimum of five (5+) years of electrical estimating experience required.
Must be familiar with take-offs and pricing work in union, self-perform and lump sum, competitive bid environments.
Strong Excel skills required.
Ability to understand scope of work and effectively communicate to various stakeholders.
Able to utilize Microsoft Office applications effectively.
US Citizen or Permanent Resident Required.
Valid driver’s license meeting CLP Fleet Policy is required.
Accuracy and attention to detail are essential.

Nice To Haves

High voltage experience is a plus.
Timberline estimating experience is a plus.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
Will assist with resolving technical issues, preparing reports and analyses, and working closely with suppliers to meet service and technical needs of project.

Responsibilities

Leverage prior experience to generate price take-off quantities, materials, and construction equipment.
Evaluate Request for Proposal requirements and work with estimating team to prepare and submit required documents.
Compute costs by analyzing labor, material and time requirements.
Prepare subcontractor bid packages to be estimated from third party suppliers by gathering proposals, designs, specifications and related documents.
Participate in pre-bid meetings with clients.
Create and maintain an electronic database of project components including unit costs of electrical equipment, labor hours for installation and engineering.
Interface with internal engineering staff and other third-party suppliers to specify scope of supply.
Lead the solicitation, evaluation and procurement of subcontractors and materials for applicable scopes of work.
Review final bids for accuracy, ensure all items have been included.
Determine possible value engineering.
Develop scope and plans for pricing of conceptual or budgetary estimates.
Review contractor programs for compliance with contract documents.
Perform constructability reviews, analyze budgets and project costs.