What are the responsibilities and job description for the Estimator position at MasTec Utility Services?
Overview:
Energy Erectors is a purpose-driven company. Our core values guide our strategy, performance, and culture. We believe in maintaining an environment where team members can make an impact, grow, and thrive. A place where they find meaning and purpose in doing the important work of ensuring communities have the vital energy, light, and communications to prosper. Our culture is inclusive and welcoming. Our teams are empowered with abundant training, tools, and opportunities to follow their curiosity and ambitions. Everyone has an equal chance to advance. Everyone is supported, respected, and challenged to be their best. We’re always looking for talented and dedicated people to join us and love where they work.
Energy Erectors is a proud subsidiary of MasTec (NYSE: MTZ), a Fortune 500 Company ranked by Energy News-Record as one of the leading contractors in the country. EEI is part of the MasTec Power Delivery segment. We are certified as a minority-controlled company by the National Minority Suppliers Development Council (NMSDC). Our rich diversity of people and ideas makes us a stronger, more innovative organization.
Job Summary
Preferred
Work Environment and Physical Demands
Skills and Success Traits
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Energy Erectors, Inc. (EEI) tackles terrain, technology, and timelines to construct transmission line projects up to 500 kV and has over 30 years of experience building substations and switchyards. With integrated in-house construction, engineering, procurement, and commissioning capabilities, Energy Erectors has the experience and resources to deliver world-class solutions to complex power transmission and distribution projects. Areas of expertise include GIS and VAR compensators. EEI’s mission is to safely deliver the highest quality work, exceed client expectations, and relentlessly maintain a reputation for integrity.
Energy Erectors is a purpose-driven company. Our core values guide our strategy, performance, and culture. We believe in maintaining an environment where team members can make an impact, grow, and thrive. A place where they find meaning and purpose in doing the important work of ensuring communities have the vital energy, light, and communications to prosper. Our culture is inclusive and welcoming. Our teams are empowered with abundant training, tools, and opportunities to follow their curiosity and ambitions. Everyone has an equal chance to advance. Everyone is supported, respected, and challenged to be their best. We’re always looking for talented and dedicated people to join us and love where they work.
Energy Erectors is a proud subsidiary of MasTec (NYSE: MTZ), a Fortune 500 Company ranked by Energy News-Record as one of the leading contractors in the country. EEI is part of the MasTec Power Delivery segment. We are certified as a minority-controlled company by the National Minority Suppliers Development Council (NMSDC). Our rich diversity of people and ideas makes us a stronger, more innovative organization.
Job Summary
The Estimator position is responsible for developing accurate and competitive cost estimates for electrical substation projects up to and including 500 kV. Projects may involve interconnections for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), renewable generation (solar, wind), and other Distributed Energy Resources (DER). This includes new substations and switchyards, as well as modifications, additions, and upgrades to existing facilities. Key duties include reviewing project specifications and drawings, performing quantity take-offs, analyzing material and labor requirements, and preparing detailed cost estimates. The role also involves obtaining and evaluating vendor and subcontractor quotes, identifying cost-saving opportunities, and supporting bid proposals for high-voltage substation projects.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze bid packages, engineering drawings, one-lines, structure lists, and profiles to develop comprehensive takeoffs and estimates.
- Prepare labor, equipment, subcontractor, and material estimates based on known production rates and field input.
- Develop budgets and bid proposals in alignment with client specifications and internal margin goals.
- Participate in constructability reviews and pre-bid job walks to validate access, site conditions, and phasing.
- Collaborate with Project Management, Operations, and Engineering to ensure consistency between estimate and project execution plan.
- Solicit and qualify quotes from suppliers and subcontractors; maintain current pricing databases.
- Identify commercial and technical risk exposures in bid packages and support the development of mitigation strategies.
- Support the pricing and documentation of change orders, scope growth, and contract modifications.
- Prepare and maintain detailed bid summaries, assumptions, exclusions, and clarifications.
- Lead hand-off meetings with operations to transition successful bids into active projects.
- Track and analyze historical cost data to refine labor/productivity assumptions and improve estimate accuracy.
Required
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Minimum 2 years of estimating experience in substation line construction (69kV–500kV).
- Ability to interpret and quantify scope from engineering drawings, structure tables, plan/profile sheets, and specs.
- Strong understanding of high-voltage construction processes: access prep, foundations, structure erection, conductor installation, and environmental controls.
- Proficiency in Excel and experience with estimating software (Bid2Win, HeavyBid, InEight, or equivalent).
- Strong communication skills with the ability to interface directly with project managers, field leadership, engineers, and client representatives.
Preferred
- Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Prior field experience in substation line construction (e.g., foreman, superintendent, or PE).
- Familiarity with scheduling and planning tools like Primavera P6, MS Project, or other CPM-based platforms.
- Knowledge of industry standards such as NESC, OSHA 1926, and utility-specific construction specifications.
- Experience with investor-owned utility bid systems and processes (e.g., Duke Energy, Southern Company, Dominion).
Work Environment and Physical Demands
- Office-based role with occasional travel to job sites for walkdowns, pre-bid meetings, or client engagement.
- Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds, sit or stand for extended periods, and navigate uneven terrain on site visits.
- Use of computers, standard office software, and estimating systems on a daily basis.
Skills and Success Traits
- Initiative: Seeks opportunities to improve accuracy and reduce risk in estimating process.
- Ownership: Takes full responsibility for assigned estimates' accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
- Team Player: Works cross-functionally with operations, safety, project controls, and procurement to support one shared goal: delivering successful bids.
- Adaptability: Able to respond to changing bid schedules, scope clarifications, or client feedback with a solutions-oriented mindset
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All applicants must pass a background check and pre-employment drug screen. Benefits available include Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance, a 401k plan, and Employee Stock Purchase plan. MasTec is a publicly traded company MTZ (NYSE). MasTec, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. The Company’s policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.