Senior Electrical Estimator

Trillium Construction is now hiring a Senior Electrical Estimator

Salary is $120k/year. Work is in Location: Des Moines/ Cedar Rapids, IA but can also be remote if willing to travel. Must be willing to travel to jobsite for Prebid meetings once every month, for prebid meetings for 1-2 nights.

Job Duties:
-Understand target markets and strategic customers set by Executives and establish and achieve plans to meet objectives
-Travel throughout the United States to visit with clients, engineers, and GCs and see prospective project sites
-Facilitate and represent the electrical scopes in design meetings with clients, engineers, and GCs
-Manage and prioritize proposal requests and schedule completion
-During the estimating process, review bid and contract documents for requirements, details, timing, and scope
-Participate in pre-bid meetings and bid strategy sessions
-Use estimating software to prepare comprehensive material, equipment, and labor cost estimates for project bid proposals and change orders
-Responsible for design and review efforts on design-build projects, including minimizing over design
-Provide design oversite on types of materials, gear, and lighting selected and ensure detailed takeoffs are created
-Analyze any feasibility considerations and prepare alternate solutions as needed
-Review estimates for appropriateness, thoroughness, and accuracy prior to submittal
-Monitor and communicate new estimate schedules or labor hours to Operations
-Assist Project Managers with understanding the design estimates and reviewing the estimates with the project team following project award
-Monitor estimated to actual costs, determine specific issues that affected an estimate, and put corrective actions in place

Benefits:
-Company-Paid Employee Vision, Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance
-Cost-Effective Elective Medical, Dental, Accident, and Voluntary Life -Benefit Plans with Great Carriers
-Health Savings Account Company Contributions for Price Electric HDHP Participants and Advocacy Services for All Price Electric Medical Plan Participants
-Enhanced 401(k) Company Match on Employee Deferrals
-Professional Training and Development Opportunities
-Weekly Payroll
-Paid Holidays and Flexible Paid Time Off
-Current Technology and Equipment
-Frequent Team Gatherings with Sports Events, Food, etc.

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Qualifications:
-Four years of technical electrical training/education, such as Journeyman Electrician licensing, to gain strong knowledge of National Electrical Code, building products, construction details, calculations, and relevant rules, regulations, and quality standards
-Fifteen years of electrical construction estimating experience for advanced commercial design-build proficiency
-Demonstrated strengths in leading, critical thinking, planning, active listening, communicating, problem solving, adapting, advancing teamwork, and achieving results
-Willing to travel overnight on a regular basis, which includes ability to take commercial flights and possession of a valid driver license and acceptable insurability to drive for company business

Trillium has been recruiting and placing professionals for over 30 years. From Fortune 100 companies to small businesses, our philosophy remains the same: to achieve excellence by providing quality employees and an uncompromising level of service. We believe in honesty, integrity, and a simple philosophy of providing value to our customers and our employees. We strive to be unsurpassed in the recruitment and placement of quality and skilled professionals. Trillium is an Equal Opportunity Employer.