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Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Estimator – Data Center Construction
Location: Remote
Pay: $55.00 per hour
Job Type: Full-time
Travel: Project-site travel as required
Put Your E&I Estimating Experience to Work on Large-Scale Data Center Projects
Are you an Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Estimator with experience estimating complex electrical construction projects?
We are hiring an experienced E&I Estimator in Odessa, Texas to support large-scale hyperscale data center, mission-critical and industrial EPC projects. This position is responsible for developing accurate estimates from conceptual budgeting through final bid submission.
What You Will Do
- Prepare conceptual, budgetary and hard-bid estimates
- Review drawings, specifications, one-lines, P&IDs and project documents
- Perform detailed quantity takeoffs for medium- and low-voltage electrical systems, switchgear, MCCs, transformers, bus duct, cable tray, conduit, underground electrical, grounding, lighting, instrumentation, fiber optics, structured cabling and building automation interfaces
- Develop labor estimates using productivity factors
- Solicit and evaluate vendor and subcontractor quotations
- Prepare equipment pricing and material cost analysis
- Develop indirect cost estimates including temporary power & lighting, equipment, site logistics, supervision and general conditions
- Identify project risks and develop contingency recommendations
- Coordinate with operations, project management, engineering and procurement
- Support pre-bid meetings, bid clarifications, negotiations and change-order pricing
What You Bring
- 7 years of E&I estimating experience
- 3 years estimating hyperscale data centers, mission-critical facilities or large industrial EPC projects
- Experience estimating projects exceeding $25 million in electrical value
- Strong knowledge of NEC, NFPA, IEEE standards, and industrial electrical construction practices
- Strong blueprint, specification interpretation and quantity takeoff skills
- Strong mathematical, analytical, communication and organizational skills
Experience in data centers, industrial EPC, oil & gas, power generation, semiconductor facilities, design-build estimating or field electrical construction is preferred. A Journeyman Electrician background is also preferred.
Software Experience
Accubid Enterprise, Accubid Anywhere, ConEst, Bluebeam Revu, Navisworks, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Procore, Advanced Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, AutoCAD
If You Have One or More of These Skills, We Should Talk
If you have experience as an E&I Estimator, Electrical Estimator, Electrical & Instrumentation Estimator or Data Center Estimator—or experience with hyperscale data centers, mission-critical construction, industrial EPC, medium voltage, switchgear, MCCs, transformers, instrumentation, controls, fiber optics, UPS, generators, 2N/N 1 redundancy, Accubid, ConEst or Bluebeam—we should talk.
Work Location: Odessa, Texas, with travel to project sites as required.
Salary : $55