What are the responsibilities and job description for the Switchgear Quotations position at Colonial Electric Supply?
Switchgear Estimator
Remote | Full-time
SUMMARY:
The Colonial Switchgear Projects team has the expertise to estimate, bid, and manage projects of any scale. These projects include but are not limited to large federal buildings, schools, airports and corporate institutions. We meet all project milestones, supply material in one or multiple staged releases and deliver to on-site or off-site warehousing. Estimator to prepare accurate, on-time, and competitive quotes for switchgear construction bids. Project Specialist should be a team player: positive disposition, appreciative of co‐workers strengths, forgiving of co‐worker weaknesses, share credit and losses, support team goal/budget, & bring a positive attitude to collaborative team environment.
Do I qualify? Let’s look at education, experience, and skills.
- Develop & Maintain relationships with key customers
- Support Manager and branch operations as needed
- Partner with outside sales people as opportunities warrant
- Partner with manufacturer sales people as opportunities warrant
- Review plans, specs, addendums, customer RFQ and prepare responsible bids & quotes
- Close clean & profitable orders
- Stay Current with industry trends and products & assist co‐workers with product and market knowledge
- Reach out when overwhelmed or unable to respond in a timely manner
- Answer/acknowledge email within 1 day
- Answer/acknowledge voice mail in four hours
- Update voice mail each day with a personal dated message
- Answer all calls with enthusiasm and maintain a positive attitude with customers
- Express or highlight all concerns or obstacles to manager
- Take ownership of problems and work toward full, agreeable resolution. Embrace change and suggest better methods of operation, & question why we do things.
- Arrive on time, dressed properly and ready to work
- Build relationships with customers and vendors that lead to profitable orders
- Contribution to team Hit Rate and profitability (volume, margin, breakage/losses)
- Seek & offer feedback with Customers, Vendors & Coworkers
- Participate in training and suggest topics for team lunch & learns
- Work with new employees to on‐board, train & integrate into team.
- Keep good notes and documentation in files, work with PM to resolve all issues
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and/or four years related experience and/or training preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Will train the right applicant.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Not required and will train on: SE Advantage, BidMan, Adobe, Microsoft Work & Excel, Google Mail, Internet Search Engine, “F” Drive File Storage, mySchneider, Vista, Order Entry, Colonial Info System, Wiki, Job Track Old New (basic)
Who is Colonial Electric?
We are Colonial Electric Supply, the #1 supplier of commercial electrical and lighting components in the tri-state area. That means we keep the lights on, the electricity flowing, and the factories bright and humming.
Our Team - At 500 strong and growing, our team is the fastest and smartest in the lighting and electrical supply business, with the most contracts because we love to win! If you’ve read this far, we’re betting you like to win too.
A Delightfully Simple Work Culture - You’ll enjoy Colonial Electric because our workspaces and people form a family culture—very different from the corporate world. We are always looking to promote from within and due to our dedicated training team, many have been promoted within the first year!
Work-Life Balance: We are privately-owned and led by men and women of strong character. That means we value the health and happiness of the people who work with us. We’ve made work-life balance a point of pride for 90 years. Back in 1925, we called it “respect.” Everyone who joins Colonial Electric is a respected member of our team.
Check Out our Benefits
Medical Insurance
Dental Benefits
Vision Benefits
For every $1.00 saved, Colonial will match it by 25% up to 6% of your annual salary
Life Insurance & AD&D Insurance At Zero Cost - Colonial Electric offers all full-time employees life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance (AD&D) at zero cost. We pay 100% of your Reliance Standard policy and, in the event of injury or death, your beneficiaries receive insurance payouts immediately.
Colonial offers many additional benefits for employees and their families! Feel free to inquire about our complete benefits guide during the interview process.
