Electric Utility Estimator (FULLY REMOTE)

Welty Energy, an affiliate of Welty, is a professional services company specializing in program and project management, transmission line engineering, substation engineering and construction oversight on transmission, substation and distribution projects ranging in voltages from 4kV to 765kV. Headquartered in Akron, OH, and working nationally, Welty Energy currently manages approximately $500 million in construction projects for electric utilities in the Midwest and Northeast regions of the U.S. In addition Welty provides professional construction management services, specializing in Lean Construction for clients in a variety of healthcare, commercial, education, and hospitality markets nationwide. Some of the most prestigious community projects including Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s Global Headquarters & Pro Football Hall of Fame.

At Welty, we live our terminal values of Openness, Passion, Teamwork, Integrity, and Customer Centricity (OPTIC). We bring a creative energy to our projects where every individual is an essential part of the team. The work we do is collaborative, with an entrepreneurial spirit, and opportunity for growth and improvement. With our cutting edge approach, we expand the boundaries of the way things have always been done in favor of innovation, and exceeding our client’s expectations. Welty does much more than construct and build great projects and buildings, we build relationships – with our clients, employees and the communities they serve.

Estimator Role (FULLY REMOTE):

• As an Estimator, create utility project estimates.
• As an Estimator, work as an extension of our client’s team and provide best-in-class service.
• As an Estimator, you will be involved with consulting on select projects where your expertise and guidance is requested.
• As an Estimator, provide assistance to the Welty Project Management Team as requested.

Responsibilities:

• Create and review thorough scope/design documentation for potential projects including but not limited to a scope document, KMZ files (Google Earth), Transmission Asset Mapping Interface files and FileNet (engineering drawing database).
• Create and review substation and transmission line estimates at a project level.
• Review supplemental support estimates (Support estimates include Access Roads, Forestry, SCADA/IT Network, Testing and Commissioning, Real Estate, Project Management, Environmental and Revenue Metering.)
• Coordinate with other members of the scoping and estimating team, accounting, engineering, sponsors, regional contacts and personnel from the supplemental support estimate staff.
• Interpret and review actuals in comparison to estimates.
• Assist in the feedback loop from project execution to ensure accuracy is improving.
• Attend regional meetings with sponsors, protection, maintenance, and other stakeholders to review the status of all open estimates.
• Review/approve/reject estimate requests in OPPM.
• Build project schedule timelines for substation, transmission line and support estimates with correct logic.

Expectations:

• Adherence to Welty Core Values, OPTIC (Openness, Passion, Teamwork, Integrity, Customer Centricity).
• Solid understanding of engineering design / drawing packages.
• Solid understanding of substation construction tasks involved with Project Execution.
• Solid financial acumen.
• Adherence to FERC Standards and the Client Code of Conduct.
• Any need for meetings should be determined by the appropriate Manager and Executive Vice President.
• Share knowledge and mentor new team members.
• Establish trust and healthy rapport with client.
• Efficiency and direct/effective communication are required with all members of the team and upper management.
• Be able to prioritize workload and communicate if help is needed.
• Be able to work in a fast-paced environment under tight timelines.
• Collaborate with Management Team to foster a productive and encouraging environment.
• Timesheet entries and expenses to be appropriately applied to corresponding projects and should be submitted weekly.

Preferred Software Experience:

• Sage Estimating software
• Navigator
• Microsoft Office with strong excel skills
• OPPM
• Google Earth
• SAP

Preferred Technical Experience:

• Experience with substation design, construction, and/or testing.
• Experience with Transmission line design, construction, and/or testing.
• Ability to mine and analyze data.

Welty offers competitive compensation and benefits package. Interested candidates should send their resumes along with contact information.

Welty Building Company Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer.