SEI - Electrical Estimator

About Us

Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $7.6 billion in revenue for 2024, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential related building projects.

As part of our integrated service offerings, Clayco’s Systems and Equipment Innovations (SEI) offers a turnkey solution to execute complex building systems and process systems. Clayco SEI provides preconstruction, design, purchasing, and installation of mechanical, electrical, and process scopes of work.

The Electrical Estimator participates in all aspects of the preconstruction process for Electrical systems to develop accurate, detailed cost estimates with a focus on heavy/advanced manufacturing, industrial, and mission critical projects. In this role, you will be expected to interact with engineers, architects, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, a multi-discipline estimating team, project supervision, and field personnel.

• Periodically attend pre-bid meetings to become familiar with unique project requirements and analyze existing site conditions to determine required scope not already indicated.
• Review and interpret project documents (drawings, specifications, one-lines, equipment and cable schedules, site layouts, power distribution plans, etc.) to determine job‑specific material, equipment, and labor requirements for scope development.
• Assist in preparing written scopes of work for subcontracts and suppliers and coordinate electrical scopes with the work of other trades (e.g., civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, process, etc.).
• Participate in pre‑proposal design coordination meetings to support the development of pricing documents for conceptual and schematic estimates.
• Perform quantity surveys of electrical systems and components (power distribution, switch gear, MCCs, lighting, grounding, fire alarm, controls, etc.) using digitized software and apply industry standard labor rates to develop accurate cost estimates.
• Evaluate vendor and subcontractor proposals for conformance with requirements; level scopes and identify low‑cost/best‑value responses while clearly documenting assumptions, inclusions, exclusions, and clarifications.
• Assist in the preparation of estimates used for bidding and budgeting purposes (including self‑performed work); participate in internal estimate review processes and assist with final recap of estimates for presentation to senior management.
• Support project management tasks including budgeting, schedule development, interim design review, change order pricing, procurement, value engineering, and vendor selection based on proposal development.
• Coordinate with project teams to evaluate productivity for historical data tracking and schedule/cost forecasting.
• Perform quantity surveys of completed designs and/or past projects to support historical cost database development and benchmarking.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field, or a combination of education (including trade schools) and professional experience.
• 3+ years’ experience in construction with 1+ years’ experience estimating electrical systems (power, controls, and related infrastructure).
• Exhibits inclusive leadership and teamwork behavior and values diverse perspectives from team members.
• Demonstrated experience successfully managing the bidding process, preferably with exposure to heavy/advanced manufacturing, industrial, or mission critical markets.
• Working knowledge of NEC and other applicable electrical codes and standards.
  
  Strong technical writing, math, and computer skills with proficiency in Blue Beam, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, On-Screen Takeoff, Navisworks, Revit, Building Connected, Beck Destini, and Sage Timberline.
• Experience using estimating…