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Director of Estimating - Electrical Civil & Commercial

347 Group, Inc., California, MO, United States


Director of Estimating - Electrical Civil & Commercial

We have an immediate opportunity for an experienced Director of Estimating the San Diego office. This position requires a strategic leader with technical estimating and vendor management experience to include risk management in Electrical.

Duties and Responsibilities

Excellent customer service skills building relationships with owners, general contractors, engineers and subcontractors

Develop, train, mentor and motivate team members

Continue to develop relationships with new and current clients

Attend Construction Trade Meeting regularly including after-hour outings

Timely and accurate development of bids and proposals for management

Strong knowledge of anticipated construction problems with solutions to minimize cost and mitigate risk

Responsible for understanding the financial components inclusive of cost controls measures, delivery margins, and reporting

Apply proper analysis to plan and modify estimates to account for labor, materials, equipment costs, project circumstances and environment and schedules

Responsible for coordinating, managing, supervising, and producing estimates

Coordinate the assembly of bid proposals using Accubid

Responsible for creating the scope letter, which is thorough, accurate, and clearly written

Ability to be able to present the proposal to client

Ability to attend and lead a turnover meeting with Project Managers and staff as well as a “Lessons Learned Meeting”

Perform additional assignments as directed by management

Some travel is required to customers’ location and jobsites

Qualifications and Education

Background as an electrician is a plus

10 years plus experience as an Estimator in Electrical Civil & Commercial Construction

Proven experience of electrical estimating on small and large design build projects, commercial and industrial to include estimates for instrumental controls associated with industrial, water treatment plants, pump, and lift stations projects

Ability to read plans, specifications, Electrical Code books, read and comprehend project, drawings, specifications, and request for proposals

Requires a valid California driver’s license and a clean driving record

Experience working with Accubid, Line Count, Microsoft Office 365 in addition to learning other software tools

Working knowledge of Bid Tracer, a plus

Work extended hours as necessary to complete tasks

Ability to walk and stand for an extended period (1-5 hours) which may also require sitting, squatting, going up and down stairs and ladders

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