Job Type
Full-time
Description
Accent Electrical Services is a commercial electrical contractor based in Broomfield, Colorado. We work along the Colorado Front Range, occasionally estimating specific travel projects in Wyoming, Colorado Springs, and Summit County. We're looking for a seasoned estimator to run our estimating process from first budget through award - someone who understands that client relationships are built over years. This position reports directly to ownership, and formal, hands-on training with our current estimating team is included to ensure a smooth transition into the position.
What you will do:• Prepare complete hard-bid and negotiated estimates for commercial electrical projects up to $10,000,000 in electrical contract value. As one of two estimators, you will carry an individual bid load of approximately $25-30 million per year.
• Build conceptual and schematic budgets from SD and DD documents - filling gaps with sound judgment where drawings are incomplete, and carrying appropriate design-growth contingency through each phase.
• Track and reconcile estimates and pricing changes through each design phase (SD - DD - CD), documenting scope growth and communicating cost movement to clients before it becomes a surprise.
• Convert winning bids into working project budgets and hand off cleanly to project management - providing pricing, quantities, and takeoff information for PMs and foremen to use at buyout.
• Drive value engineering: identify real cost-saving alternates in gear, lighting, distribution, and means and methods - and present them credibly to GCs, owners, and design teams.
• Work directly with our established GC and owner client base from pursuit through project completion - attend pre-bids, scope reviews, and post-bid interviews.
• Perform quantity takeoffs, solicit and level vendor and supplier quotes, and manage bid-day assembly.
• Monitor commodity pricing (copper, aluminum, steel) and major quotable equipment lead times, and reflect current market conditions in every number we put out.
• Update and maintain permit fee and sales/use-tax requirements by jurisdiction, and apply them correctly in every estimate.
• Serve as the administrator of our Accubid Pro estimating database: update material pricing and verify price increases via Trade Service (Tra-Ser) online, confirm specific materials update as expected, change part numbers as needed, maintain labor units and difficulty factors, and build new items and assemblies.
• Manage electronic bid solicitations in Procore, BuildingConnected, and similar ITB and online plan-room platforms: accept invitations, review plans and specs, download and organize bid documents, complete GC bid forms, and submit proposals on time.
• Maintain bid tracking - hit rates, historical pricing, and bid spreads by client and project type - and use that history to sharpen future pricing and bid/no-bid decisions.
• Compile bid forms, marketing packets, and bid-specific prequalification documents.
• Provide day-to-day direction and mentorship to one supporting estimator.
This is not the full job description of the position, but a summary
Requirements
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7+ years of commercial electrical estimating experience (contractor side) and 10+ years total in the electrical industry (field, design, or estimating), with a track record of successful bids in the $1M-$10M range.• Proficiency in Trimble Accubid Pro (required).
• Hands-on experience maintaining an Accubid material database - Trade Service (Tra-Ser) pricing updates, part number corrections, and building items and assemblies (strongly preferred).
• Proficiency in PlanSwift or a similar digital takeoff platform such as On-Screen Takeoff or Trimble LiveCount (required).
• Experience managing bid invitations and documents in Procore, BuildingConnected, and similar ITB/plan-room platforms.
• Strong Excel skills (budget models, bid tabs, escalation tracking).
• Proficiency in Bluebeam Revu - our primary platform for PDF viewing, editing, markup, and plan management.
• Valid driver's license and insurable driving record (a company vehicle is provided).
• Understanding of the NEC, applicable NFPA standards, and Colorado and local AHJ amendments and requirements.
• Experience estimating a broad range of commercial work - schools, government, multifamily, office/TI, core/shell, remodel, retail, restaurant, tilt-up, and site work, among other project types.
• Ability to review a complete document set, including specifications, across all disciplines - catching errors, omissions, and coordination issues that affect the electrical scope.
• Preferred: journeyman or master electrician license, field background, or construction management degree. Design-build/design-assist budgeting experience and familiarity with prevailing wage bidding are strong pluses.
Compensation:
Salary range: $110,000 - $145,000 per year, depending on experience, plus discretionary performance bonus.
(Posted salary ranges are made in good faith - AES reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate)
Benefits include:
- Company Vehicle
- Medical - RX - Dental - Vision - Life - AD&D - Disability Insurance
- 401(k) with up to 4% match
- Generous PTO - immediate accrual
- Paid Holidays
Items to include when applying:Please include a brief summary of three representative projects you have estimated (project type, electrical contract value and delivery method) if not already included on your resume.
