Estimator - Transmission

Quanta Services•Princeton, MN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Brink Constructors, Inc. is seeking an Estimator for their Pre-Construction department in Princeton, Minnesota. This role focuses on producing time-and-equipment (T&E) estimates, work-order pricing, and change-order pricing for key utility clients under master service agreements. The work is high-volume and fast-turnaround, driven by contract rate sheets. The position also supports the broader estimating team on hard-bid and unit-price transmission and distribution projects, including take-offs, quantity verification, vendor solicitation, and estimate assembly. The Estimator reports to the Lead Estimator – Transmission.

Requirements

2+ years of relevant experience (estimating, project engineering, project controls in electric transmission and distribution construction, or direct field experience in the trade with demonstrated cost and quantity aptitude).
Working knowledge of overhead T&D construction and maintenance means and methods.
Strong command of Microsoft Excel, including formulas, lookups, and cost model construction.
Ability to read and interpret plan-and-profile drawings, blueprints, staking sheets, and construction specifications.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent pricing requests against firm deadlines.
Comfort interacting directly with client representatives and field personnel.
Valid driver's license.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience pricing time-and-equipment, unit-price, or MSA/blanket work against a contract rate schedule.
Familiarity with Minnesota and Upper Midwest operating conditions (frost depth, winter construction, matting, access, wetlands, seasonal restrictions).
Understanding of IBEW collective bargaining agreements, labor classifications, and applicable prevailing wage requirements.
Working knowledge of NESC standards and OSHA 1926 Subpart V requirements.
Proficiency with estimating software (HCSS/HeavyBid, B2W, InEight, or equivalent).
Proficiency with Bluebeam Revu, AutoCAD, or GIS tools.
Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Prepare T&E estimates, work-order pricing, and budgetary pricing for assigned utility clients, applying contract rate schedules.
Build labor estimates from crew composition and productivity, determining correct crew makeup, count, shift structure, and hour build-up.
Develop equipment hour and duration estimates for various heavy equipment, distinguishing operated, standby, and bare-rental rate applications.
Price material, subcontracted work, rental, per diem, subsistence, travel, and mobilization/demobilization according to contract terms.
Turn around routine T&E pricing requests within client-required timeframes.
Estimate maintenance, small-capital, emergency restoration, and storm-response work, including scopes with incomplete design information.
Price change orders and extra work orders on active projects, confirming scope and schedule impact.
Document all estimate assumptions, exclusions, clarifications, and rate-schedule references.
Maintain current and accurate copies of client rate schedules, escalation provisions, and contract billing terms.
Perform quantity take-offs for various project components from drawings and specifications.
Solicit and log vendor and subcontractor quotations; assist with bid leveling and scope comparison.
Prepare staking sheets, bid hour sheets, and budget worksheets using company tools.
Assist in assembling bid forms, schedules of values, and submittal packages.
Review bid documents, addenda, and specifications, summarizing commercial and technical requirements.
Conduct or participate in site visits to verify access, terrain, soil conditions, staging areas, and constructability.
Participate in post-job and post-bid reviews, reconciling estimated hours and equipment usage against actual field costs.
Collect and maintain historical unit cost and productivity data.
Verify that all pricing released to a client is complete, arithmetically correct, and consistent with the governing contract.
Serve as a consistent, responsive estimating point of contact for assigned client accounts.
Coordinate daily with Brink project managers, superintendents, and general foremen.
Communicate workload, pricing deadlines, and risk items to the Lead Estimator proactively.
Escalate scope ambiguity, contract questions, rate discrepancies, expiring rates, and scope falling outside the governing agreement.