Electrical Construction Estimator

Hunt Electric, Inc. is seeking a Electrical Construction Estimator to join our team. The Electrical Construction Estimator is a full time position with opportunities to effectively create, manage, collaborate, and execute quality electrical projects while planning, identifying, and pursuing new prospects and lead to expand market opportunities. This position will report to the VP of Electrical Construction.

The Electrical Construction Estimator will work with internal and external teams comprised of engineers, designers, Revit/CAD operators, general contractors, project managers, and owners to produce on time and quality design projects.

This position is to lead design/build and plan/spec estimating for electrical construction projects including office buildings, commercial, warehouse and distribution, data center, water/wastewater, and industrial facilities. We are looking for someone to evaluate all documentation associated with a project, factoring expenses such as materials, equipment, time to completion, and labor. You must be able to travel periodically between Hunt Electric offices/branches in Utah, Colorado, and Idaho.

Major Duties:

• Preparation of project bids, gathering proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents. Identify labor, material, and time requirements by studying proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents. Compute costs by performing take-off, analyzing labor, material, and time requirements.

• Provide support to preconstruction and engineering such as updating all estimating and design build projects, contact owner/developer/architect for names of all “bid to” companies, issue estimated numbers for estimating and design build, order plans and specifications for new projects, order bid bonds if needed, and complete job pre-qualification forms

• Attend regularly scheduled meetings, with project architects/customer as appropriate, to acquaint them with unresolved problems and to ensure an adequate degree of coordination is being made to have accurate bidding documents.

• Monitor design scope for changes affecting budget and/or schedule, identify cause and advise customer for customer decision, keeping customer fully informed of preconstruction progress on the project and of any significant technical problems/solutions and their effect on design and/or costs.

• Support the prequalification process through researching, retrieving, and validating various information and documents. Support the bidding process by preparing various materials that meet the needs of the customer’s request.

• Assist with the coordination and management of customer data in the Company CRM System. Keep customer contact details up to date, track and run reports on various customer interactions and events and assist with managing various customer accounts.

• Manage other Estimators and work with Project Managers on bids, proposals and client interactions.

• Other duties or locations as assigned by manager.

Minimum Qualifications

• Possess understanding of value engineering concept and working knowledge of current electrical code, building codes, and standards.

• Microsoft Office, Bluebeam, Viewpoint, and Accubid proficient.

• Exceptional organizational skills and project/program management skills.

• Ability to translate technical information into clear and compelling written documents.

• Strict attention to detail.

• Ability to balance workload, prioritize and work under tight deadlines.

• Self-reliant multi-tasker.

• Great communication skills, verbal and written, over the phone and interpersonal.

• Ability to work independently and exercise judgment to analyze and investigate a variety of questions or problems.

• Professional and positive attitude and dependable.

• Effective multi-tasking, time management, and negotiation skills.

• Excellent customer relationship skills.

• Ability to converse and work with with all levels of management, internal and external team members, and clients with an outgoing and energetic personality.

• Junior College/Technical/Vocational school education or equivalent experience in construction, business development, or marketing field.

• Proven track record of success in electrical/construction estimation.

As a full-time Electrical Construction Estimator, you would also be eligible for an excellent benefits package, including medical, dental, life insurance, short and long-term disability, a 401(k) plan, and paid personal time (PTO).

About Hunt Electric

Hunt Electric, Inc. is a full-service electrical, technology, and infrastructure contractor with wide-reaching services available in a variety of markets. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, we have additional branch locations in Denver, CO, St. George, UT, and Boise, ID. Since 1986, we have experienced tremendous growth with plans to continue expanding our services and markets served. If you are looking for a merit-based company where you can improve your skills, grow your career, and enjoy your work, look no further and apply today!

As a thriving Utah-based business, we’re looking for enthusiastic, positive people to come on board with us and build successful, long-term careers. We believe in making an investment in each employee’s strengths. Hunt Electric is a place where you will learn, grow, contribute, and lead. That’s why we offer competitive pay and fantastic benefits. If this sounds like the career opportunity you've been looking for, apply today!

Work Schedule
This is a full-time position with a typical working schedule of Monday - Thursday 7:00am - 4:30pm and Friday 7:00am - 2:00pm.