Senior Electrical Estimator - Fort Collins, CO

Overview:

Are you a master of numbers, strategy, and design interpretation? Step into a leadership role where your electrical estimating expertise drives multimillion-dollar decisions and shapes the future of complex construction projects.

Interstates is currently in search of talented and motivated Senior Estimator with at least 5 years’ experience in industrial electrical estimating. Your role will be to work with our team of construction professionals and provide accurate and efficient cost estimates for projects in the Northern Colorado area.

Interstates Employees Describe Our Culture As: 

• Caring co-workers treat each other like family
• Be treated like an individual, not just a number
• Flexible schedules allow you to focus on your personal life as well as work life
• Lunch gatherings and social activities promotes fun and camaraderie
• Support charities and your community through events sponsored and hosted by Interstates

Interstates Core Values:

• Integrity
• Trust
• Quality
• Dependability
• Family

Our Why:

• Providing opportunities for our people
• Making a difference with our clients
• Pursuing a better way

This position reports to: Regional Manager

Position Summary:

The estimating department is responsible for producing project-specific construction estimates based on written and/or oral instructions from our clients. Your role in this process will be as follows:

• Reviews and analyzes bid specifications, bid drawings and other bid documents to prepare estimates as well as consult with clients, vendors, and other offer estimators.
• Understands design and can formulate information to accurately predict costs implications for design-build estimates
• Co-develops scopes with clients and other project team members to understand what customers value
• Prepares complete estimates for all ranges of project complexity and size
• Identifies and utilizes job cost history for production units, direct labor, indirect labor, general expenses to ensure that costs are applied correctly
• Understand how scope of works impact other offer category estimators and actively engages with others to ensure there are not scope gaps
• Leads communications and collaboration efforts with internal and external proposal stakeholders
• Develop accurate and timely electrical construction estimates on which we base competitive bids and proposals for our client-base customers
• Defines wining strategies and value-add ideas as needed
• Maintains and captures all necessary documentation of the bid cycle (i.e.: notes, assumptions, verbal instructions)
• Able to lead scope review meetings with external clients
  
• Assesses risks and mitigates them by offering solutions and clarifies them in proposals
  
• Assembles and transfers the estimate information to the execution team
• Analyze and interpret detailed drawings and specifications.
• Determine and price value-engineered alternatives to plans and specifications.
• Perform budget pricing from schematic drawings and narrative.
• Draft scope letters, proposals and vendor solicitations.
• Attend job walks; pre-bid meetings; collaborations and conferences with clients and design professionals.
• Assist/support the Regional Manager in the management of the Estimating Department; the education and development of junior personnel; on-going development and maintenance of computerized estimating programs and databases; congenial relations with clients and vendors.
• Work under deadline pressures in an efficient, composed, and calm manner.

Additional Essential Functions:  

• Work alongside other estimators, project managers and project engineers on change-orders and cost-to-complete estimates of on-going projects.
• Help create and communicate company standards for estimating electrical design/build and plans and specs work.
• Additional duties as assigned by management.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from a four-year college or university;
• or Associates Degree (A.A.) from two-year college or Technical School in a construction related
  program.
• And/or a combination of education and 5-7 years’ experience in estimating
  • Industrial electrical projects.

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience estimating a wide range of projects up to 7 million dollars in value.
• Preferred to have experience with the following software’s: Microsoft Project (scheduling software), Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, Bluebeam, Microsoft Outlook, AutoCAD, and one of the major computerized estimating programs (e.g., BHS, Accubid, etc).
• Analytical, problem-solving mentality
• Team player, self-motivated, gets along well with supervisors, peers and subordinates.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Able to track and organize project and information.
• Able to calculate figures and amounts.
• Possesses sound judgement skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize work.

Application Questions

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000 – $120,000 / year (wage negotiable based on experience)

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Location: Fort Collins, CO office (Onsite)

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Employer Match
• Dental Insurance
• We all love white teeth
• Disability Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Multiple plans to choose between
• Paid Time off
• Paid Time Off! We want you to take all your vacation time and enjoy every second. 
• Vision Insurance
• Performance Bonus
• Established Career Paths
• Career Coaches

Company's website:

• www.interstates.com

Travel:

This position will be based out of our Fort Collins, CO office and may require some occasional travel to job sites near Fort Collins area, per business needs and requirements (10%).

Application Deadline: September 19, 2025
Applications received after this date may still be considered depending on the status of the search.

Interstates is an Equal Opportunity/AA Employer and provides a drug free work environment.

Salary : $100,000 - $120,000