Project Manager / Estimator
About The Position
The Project Manager / Estimator supports field operations and preconstruction for commercial, industrial, multi-tenant residential, and mission-critical projects. The role manages awarded projects in close partnership with foremen, superintendents, and general contractor and owner teams. It also performs material and labor takeoffs, solicits vendor quotes, and develops competitive estimates. Approximately 75% of the role involves project management support, including submittals, RFIs, change events, procurement, look-ahead schedules, cost and productivity tracking, material coordination, meeting documentation, and project closeout. Approximately 25% involves estimating and preconstruction, including electrical takeoffs, estimate development, vendor and subcontractor quote review, bid-phase clarifications, and preliminary electrical schedules and diagrams. The position uses estimating, plan markup, scheduling, and tracking tools such as Accubid/Trimble, McCormick, Bluebeam Revu, PlanGrid, Procore, MS Project or Primavera, Excel, and PowerPoint. The work environment is a hybrid of office and field work, with occasional early site meetings and vendor visits.
Requirements
- 1–3 years of experience in electrical construction, in an office or field role, or an EET/CM degree with relevant internships.
- Solid blueprint-reading ability, including the ability to interpret one-lines, risers, specifications, and submittals.
- Working knowledge of NEC basics, typical commercial and multi-tenant residential assemblies, and common electrical gear.
- Strong Microsoft skills.
- Organized, proactive communication style and comfort working on active jobsites.
- Valid driver's license and ability to visit sites across the metro area.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Accubid/Trimble and Bluebeam quantity takeoff.
- Exposure to Procore, MS Project, and cost coding.
- Familiarity with NECA labor units, union work rules, and union jobsite workflows.
- OSHA-10/30 certification.
- Multi-tenant residential or data center experience.
- Basic understanding of short-circuit and coordination concepts.
Responsibilities
- Support project managers with submittals, RFIs, change events, procurement, and look-ahead schedules.
- Track costs, labor hours, and productivity against budgets, and maintain buyout and purchase order logs.
- Coordinate material deliveries, prefab requests, rentals, and tool needs with field teams.
- Assist with meeting minutes, action items, and closeout documentation, including O&Ms, as-builts, and training.
- Promote safety and code compliance and support site walks and punch lists with field foremen.
- Perform electrical takeoffs for power, lighting, systems, gear, feeders, branch circuits, and devices using labor units consistent with NECA standards.
- Build estimates in Accubid, Trimble, McCormick, or similar software; apply NECA labor productivity factors and assemble alternates and value-engineering options.
- Solicit, compare, and scope vendor and subcontractor quotes for gear, lighting, generators, ATS/UPS, fire alarm, low voltage, and other subcontracted work.
- Prepare clarifications and RFIs during the bid phase and maintain bid logs and proposal forms.
- Develop preliminary one-lines, feeder schedules, and count sheets to support proposals.
- Visit job sites across the metro area as needed.
Benefits
- Competitive salary with performance bonus eligibility.
- Employer-paid benefits package, including IBEW Local Union Benefits.
- Training in estimating software, code updates, and OSHA.
- Clear growth path to Senior PM / Estimator.
- Potential for a vehicle or vehicle stipend.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
