What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Estimator position at Synergy Staffing?
On a day to day basis you will:
- Create and review thorough scope/design documentation for potential projects including but not limited to a scope document, KMZ files (Google Earth), Transmission Asset Mapping Interface files and FileNet (engineering drawing database).
- Create and review substation and transmission line estimates at a project level.
- Review supplemental support estimates (Support estimates include Access Roads, Forestry, SCADA/IT Network, Testing and Commissioning, Real Estate, Project Management, Environmental and Revenue Metering.)
- Coordinate with other members of the scoping and estimating team, accounting, engineering, sponsors, regional contacts and personnel from the supplemental support estimate staff.
- Interpret and review actuals in comparison to estimates.
- Assist in the feedback loop from project execution to ensure accuracy is improving.
- Attend regional meetings with sponsors, protection, maintenance, and other stakeholders to review the status of all open estimates.
- Review/approve/reject estimate requests in OPPM.
- Build project schedule timelines for substation, transmission line and support estimates with correct logic.
Required skills, experience and background:
- Solid understanding of engineering design / drawing packages.
- Solid understanding of substation construction tasks involved with Project Execution.
- Solid financial acumen.
- High school or GED required
- BS degree in engineering or similar technical BS degree is advantageous
- 3-15 years of estimating experience within electric utility industry is preferred
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings is highly preferred
- Microsoft Office with strong excel skills (required)
Other Preferred Software Experience:
- Sage Estimating software (highly advantageous)
- Navigator
- OPPM
- Google Earth
- SAP
Other Preferred Technical Experience:
- Experience with substation design, construction, and/or testing (aligned with estimating experience)
- Experience with Transmission line design, construction, and/or testing.
- Ability to mine and analyze data.