Estimating Manager

CEC Energy • Corpus Christi, TX

21h • Onsite

About The Position

CEC Energy Services is a self-perform electrical construction and industrial services company operating across energy, industrial, and critical infrastructure markets. We execute complex, capital-intensive work where safety, reliability, and execution discipline matter. Our projects support the systems people and industries rely on, including power generation and distribution, industrial facilities, digital infrastructure, and emerging energy technologies such as solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS).

CEC operates in environments where margins are earned through planning, coordination, and disciplined execution, not heroics. We partner with customers who expect professionalism, transparency, and accountability, and we hold ourselves to the same standard.

CEC’s culture is built around STRIVE©: Safety, Teamwork, Reliability, Integrity, Versatility, and Execution. These are not slogans. They define how we operate and how decisions get made.
Safety comes first. We do not trade safety for schedule, margin, or convenience. Leaders are expected to plan work safely, enforce standards, and stop work when conditions are not right.
Teamwork means respecting the people doing the work and collaborating across the field, project, and office. We succeed through coordinated effort, clear roles, and shared accountability, not heroics.
Reliability is about doing what we say we will do. Commitments matter. Plans are realistic, promises are kept, and issues are surfaced early when conditions change.
Integrity guides how we work with customers, partners, and each other. We defend our scope, honor our contracts, tell the truth, and address problems directly.
Versatility means adapting to changing conditions without losing discipline. Our projects are complex and dynamic. We adjust plans thoughtfully and decisively as reality changes.
Execution is how we win. We plan the work, work the plan, measure performance, and correct early. Results matter, and accountability follows responsibility.

The Estimating Manager leads the estimating team to ensure accurate, timely, and competitive cost estimates. This role supports strategic growth by maintaining estimating standards, coordinating bid efforts, and aligning with operations to ensure smooth project handoff and execution readiness.

Requirements

• Experience: 10+ years in E&I estimating.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Science, Engineering, or related field
• Leadership: Minimum 3 years of experience leading and developing a team of estimators.
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced skills in Excel, Bluebeam Revu, and Navisworks.
• Communication: Mastery of internal and external partnerships; ability to defend "the number" with technical precision and professional diplomacy in high-stakes client negotiations.
• Subject to satisfactory background check and drug/alcohol screening.
• Must have a Valid Driver’s License.
• Ability to work extended hours as required by project demands and perform other duties as assigned.
• Must comply with all company safety policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

• Focus on Industrial (Refineries, Plastics), Fabrication (Modules, MCCs), and Renewables (Solar, BESS) preferred.
• QA/QC and/or Project Controls experience are also of benefit

Responsibilities

• Win profitable work.
• Bid Accuracy & Margin Integrity: Directly answerable for ensuring final estimates reflect the true cost of execution and protecting company margins.
• Work Product Standardization: Accountability for the uniformity of bid packages and adherence to CEC standard takeoff and pricing methodologies.
• Team Performance & Output: Responsibility for the speed, volume, and technical rigor of the estimating team’s output.
• Operational Alignment: Ensuring that estimated projects are buildable by the field, specifically regarding productivity and equipment.
• Database Health: Responsibility for the accuracy of the labor unit and material database and historical cost data.
• Proposal Documents: Ensure CEC’s risks are properly mitigated with proposal language.
• Develop and maintain an Estimating Management System tailored to industrial electrical construction.
• Establish annual objectives and KPIs, report performance to the Executive Leadership Team.
• Lead, coach, and mentor estimators and associates, fostering technical excellence.
• Promote collaboration across Operations, Business Development, Procurement, Project Controls and Finance.
• Oversee conceptual budgets, detailed estimates, and value-engineering analyses.
• Establish consistent methodologies in 2D and 3D takeoff standards utilizing Bluebeam and Navisworks.
• Review and approve final estimate packages to ensure technical accuracy and commercial viability.
• Manage the bid calendar and assign resources to ensure all deadlines are met, including both new opportunities and revisits of those that are aging.
• Lead pre-bid meetings, bid closings, site walk-downs, and internal "go/no-go" reviews.
• Coordinate with Procurement to obtain competitive vendor and subcontractor pricing.
• Partner with Operations to develop project execution plans and manpower curves during the bid phase.
• Lead "Estimate-to-Project" handoff meetings to ensure PMs understand the budget and scope assumptions.
• Incorporate "Lessons Learned" from completed projects into estimating documents such as the database and proposal documents.

Benefits

• Base Compensation: Competitive salary commensurate with experience, scope of responsibility, and demonstrated capability.
• Performance Incentives: Eligibility for performance-based incentives tied to project outcomes, including safety, margin performance, forecast accuracy, cash flow execution, and quality.
• Health Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage options available for employees and eligible dependents.
• Retirement Benefits: Participation in the company 401(k) plan, including employer matching, subject to plan terms and eligibility.
• Paid Time Off: Vacation, holidays, and paid time off policies consistent with role responsibilities and business needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager