Electrical Estimator

About This Role

An Electrical Estimator develops accurate, cost-competitive, and technically compliant estimates to support HBS sales objectives. This role involves interpreting customer requirements, preparing detailed labor, material, and equipment estimates, validating pricing, identifying risks, and producing clear proposal deliverables for large and complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Review customer requests for proposal, specifications, drawings, single-line diagrams, schedules, addenda, and other bid documents; summarize customer requirements and prepare requests for information
• Complete detailed quantity take-offs and bills of quantity for electrical labor, materials, and equipment, including cable, conduit, supports, panels, switchgear, transformers, circuit breakers, grounding, testing, and related installation activities, as applicable to the project scope
• Develop labor estimates using appropriate labor units, crew compositions, wage rates, productivity factors, overtime and shift assumptions, supervision requirements, and project-specific installation conditions
• Estimate material, equipment, freight, taxes, permits, testing, temporary works, mobilization, engineering, and other direct and indirect costs required by the bid
• Define estimate assumptions, inclusions, exclusions, clarifications, and risk factors; prepare estimate summaries, cost breakdowns, and proposal documentation supporting bid submission requirements
• Use approved estimating and digital take-off tools, cost databases, assemblies, and historical information to produce accurate, traceable, and consistent estimates
• Develop RFQ packages and scopes of work for suppliers and subcontractors; solicit, evaluate, and compare quotations for technical compliance, scope completeness, commercial alignment, and cost competitiveness
• Analyze supplier and subcontractor quotations, identify pricing and scope variances, assess estimating risks, and communicate recommended cost positions, assumptions, and contingencies to stakeholders
• Support value engineering and alternative-solution development to optimize project costs while maintaining compliance with customer requirements and applicable standards
• Maintain current knowledge of electrical construction methods, labor productivity, material pricing, applicable codes and standards, and regional installation practices
• Travel to project sites or attend site walks when required for a pursuit

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in electrical estimating, electrical contracting, construction pre-bid activity, or a comparable role. For a senior-level appointment, substantial experience estimating medium-to-large or complex projects is preferred
• Experience interpreting electrical drawings, specifications, and contract documents and to prepare detailed labor, material, and equipment estimates