estimator (low voltage commercial) - Montezuma, United States - Ace Technologies, LLC.

Description

Job Description

Are you looking for a career, not just a job? Look no further as Ace Technologies, LLC is the place for you Ace Technologies is a full-service integrator. While our roots are in industrial controls, Ace Technologies has grown into Video Surveillance, Fire Alarm and Mass Notification, Telecom and Networking, and Audio Visual and Aerial Survey and Photography just to name a few. As technology constantly evolves, so do we. Ace Technologies stays on the cutting edge of business technology. Our history of safety and quality has been established through years of successful projects and satisfied customers. Ace Technologies is growing bigger in business each year and has no signs of slowing down

General Summary:

The Estimator is responsible for all aspects of low voltage estimating for the Company, not limited to, but including, analyzing blueprints, writing proposals, consulting with clients, preparing cost and expenditure statements, and assist in creating budgets.

When joining our Team You Will:

• Be appreciated.
• Make an impact.
• Receive competitive pay and benefits.
• Learn and grow.
• Continually train and learn.

Preferred Job Skills:

Critical Thinking, Learning Strategies, Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Complex Problem Solving, Negotiation, Client Coordination, Social Perceptiveness, Management of Financial, Material and Personnel Resources, Time Management, Equipment Selection, Low-Voltage Estimating, Low-Voltage System Design, CAD and/or Drafting Software (AutoCAD, etc.), Computer Fluency

Mandatory Hiring Requirements:

References, Background Check, Drug Screen Testing, Valid Driver's License.

Responsibilities:

• Perform all aspects of low-voltage estimating including project take-off, composing BOMs, submitting RFIs, and writing proposals
• Assist the senior estimator to coordinate and streamline the bid process on each individual project.
• Analyze blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.
• Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops.
• Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments or construction foremen to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues.
• Confer with engineers, architects, owners, contractors and subcontractors on changes and adjustments to cost estimates.
• Prepare estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work.
• Prepare estimates for use in selecting vendors or subcontractors.
• Review material and labor requirements to decide whether it is more cost-effective to produce or purchase components.
• Prepare cost and expenditure statements and other necessary documentation at regular intervals for the duration of the project.
• Prepare and maintain a directory of suppliers, contractors and subcontractors.
• Set up cost monitoring and reporting systems and procedures.
• Establish and maintain tendering process, and conduct negotiations.
• Conduct special studies to develop and establish standard hour and related cost data or to effect cost reduction.
• Assist in creating budgets and schedule of values once project is awarded.

Position Requirements:

• License: Valid state driver's license as required by job conditions or by the company.
• Certification: Post-Secondary Certificate Preferred.
• Education: High School Graduate or GED.
• Experience: Minimum of 5-years electrical experience preferred in industrial or commercial construction.

Working Conditions:

• Job requires working in all elements, depending on job location, time of year, heat, cold, rain, or snow.
  
• Wear personal protective equipment as required
• Able to work 40 hours per week plus overtime as required, to include night shifts and out-of-town work if required.

Required Physical/Mental Functions:

• Positively identify colors of wire and other items as required.
• Comprehend reading of blueprints drawings, and schematics same.
• Comprehend and practice safe work procedures as outlined in Company Safety Handbook.
• Operate company truck with manual and automatic transmission.
• Read and interpret maps, instructional manuals, work site directions, and written instructions.
• Must hear and see well (either natural or with correction).
• Must be able to bend, stoop, squat, crawl, climb, kneel, balance, push, pull and reach overhead.
• Able to lift objects weighing up to 50 pounds, with frequent lifting and carrying of objects weighing up to 20 pounds.
• Tolerant to prolonged standing and movement on foot.
  
• Repetitive use of arms, hands, and fingers.

BENEFITS ARE THE GAME CHANGER

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to assist our employees and their families with their financial security, health and well-being. In addition to a competitive base pay, we offer a variety of benefit programs.

• Health, Life, Dental, Vision Plans, Paid time off, and many more
• 401(k) Program with a Company Match
• Employee discounts
• Apprenticeship Program and Career Progression Opportunities

AAP/EEO Statement:

Ace Technologies, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

Drug-Free Workplace Program Statement:

Ace Technologies, LLC provides a Drug-Free Workplace and prohibits the presence of certain items and substances on project or company premises and property and prohibits project and company personnel and others from reporting to work, working or being present on project or company premises while under the influence of alcohol, illegal drugs or other unauthorized substances, or with measurable quantity of alcohol, illegal drugs or other unauthorized substances present in the body. Ace Technologies abides by their Drug and Alcohol Abuse Policy as part of its commitment to safety and quality.

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