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    Substation Estimator - Rapid City, United States - Brink Constructors, Inc.

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    Job Summary

    Prepare cost estimates for projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or service. This position will provide professional assistance to Operations Manager, field supervisors, and customers.

    Essential Functions & Responsibilities

    • Develop substation bid hour and bid sheets for estimates on bid projects. Cross training on transmission lines would be required.
    • Contact suppliers for pricing
    • Prepare take-offs, staking sheets
    • Familiarize with bid documents.
    • Conduct visits to job sites as needed.
    • Inform others within the department of project status and current assignments.
    • Assess accurate and efficient estimating techniques.
    • Assist other members of the estimating team
    • Collect historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products.
    • Prepare estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work.
    • Analyze blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.
    • Develop and maintain professional, working relationships with vendors, customers, engineers, owners, contractors and subcontractors for any changes in work, schedule, and estimates

    Qualifications & Skills

    Required:

    • Bachelor's Degree in Construction or Electrical Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or Finance is preferred
    • 3 years of Substation Estimating or Electrical Utilities Estimating REQUIRED
    • Drug Free Workplace – must have a negative pre-employment drug test
    • Valid Driver's License

    Preferred:

    • Good communication skills - including verbal, written, and speaking
    • Detailed orientated, close attention to detail
    • Good understanding of blueprints and drawings
    • Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office products
    • Independent worker
    • Good judgment and decision making - ability to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one

    Pre-screen: Upon offer, employees will be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.

    Benefits

    • 401(k) with company match (traditional & roth available)
    • Paid Holidays and PTO
    • Parental Leave
    • Medical, Dental, Vision
    • Additional Voluntary benefits available
    • Employee Discounts
    • Company paid:
    • Health Plan (HDHP 5,000 -other plan options available for cost)
    • Long Term Disability
    • 1X Base Salary life Insurance
    • Employee Assistance Program