Quantity Surveyor Commercial Estimating

This is your opportunity to move out of the field, apply your quantity surveyor skills and build a long‑term career in commercial electrical estimating. Apply your hands‑on electrical experience to counting lights, reviewing drawings, and deepen your understanding of how commercial jobs are built, while learning commercial estimating.

This opportunity is perfect for someone who knows the trade and wants a more sustainable career path off the tools.

If you are a Quantity Surveyor who has worked in the electrical field and is ready for office‑based work with clear growth ahead, this could be your perfect role. You may be a 2nd or 3rd year apprentice who enjoys takeoffs more than the field, or someone who has already stepped away from the field and wants to keep advancing.

Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Estimating – Job Duties You will perform work primarily from the office in Roseville, California with occasional visit to commercial electrical projects throughout Californiaplan for 3 or 4 day trips a month to job sites).

Perform detailed electrical quantity takeoffs, including counting fixtures, devices, gear, conduit, wire, and related materials

Review and interpret commercial electrical drawings, specifications, and scope documents

Strategize electrical installations by visualizing field execution and constructability

Support commercial electrical estimates from initial takeoff through bid preparation

Work on commercial electrical projects with job sizes of $1M and larger

Enter takeoff data and pricing into EBM estimating software

Assist with material counts, labor considerations, and scope breakdowns

Collaborate with estimators to refine quantities, assumptions, and job strategy

Learn estimating best practices with a clear path toward full commercial electrical estimating

Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Estimating – You Have (Required Skills, Experience & Team Fit)

Prior experience working on commercial electrical projects

Prior experience performing electrical quantity surveying or takeoffs

Prior experience reading and interpreting commercial electrical plans and specificationsPrior experience counting fixtures, lighting, devices, and electrical systems

Field experience in electrical installation (tilt‑up acceptable, electrical field exposure preferred)

You are highly organized, have a strategic mindset and strong relationship building skills with both clients and suppliers

Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Estimating – You Might Have (Desired, Not Required) You might have prior experience with:

Electrical projects in data centers, power plants or hospitals

Working as an electrical apprentice

Exposure to large‑scale commercial or industrial electrical projects (ideally large projects that are $1 million and larger in size)

EMB estimating software

Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Estimating – Benefits for You Your compensation will be a base salary of $85,000 to $95,000.

You will work 100% on site in Roseville, California with occasional day trips to visit job sites throughout California (Company car available for site visits). You will be provided with Company sponsored medical insurance, paid holidays, paid time off and training and development support.

You will gain hands‑on training, mentorship, and exposure to complex commercial electrical estimating using EBM software.

Compensation $85,000–$95,000 per year.

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