Lighting Estimator
Job Description
As a Lighting Estimator, you will provide accurate, competitive, and timely project pricing through systematic and careful drawing take-offs. The ideal candidate will possess a high level of professional customer service, meet deadlines, work effectively in challenging environments, and be willing to go the extra mile.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Effectively review and evaluate architectural and electrical drawings
- Complete lighting, lighting controls, and emergency lighting take-off accurately and timely
- Read and review lighting specifications to ensure they are in sync with the layout and application on drawings.
- Interact with professionals (architects, engineers, lighting designers) when you find inconsistencies between specifications and drawings via RFI (request for information)
- Check the specifications and quantities against the order when we win a project.
- Review and account for lighting scope changes for bulletins/addendums on projects in progress to assist Project Management.
- Determine costs and sell amounts to maintain appropriate margins
- Submit accurate and timely proposals/bids to customers
- Collaborate with Management/Sales on all proposals
- Increase overall project performance
- Increase overall department performance
- Interaction with manufacturers and factory sales reps to ensure competitive and timely pricing
- Interaction with contractors to follow up on proposals/bids, review scope, and answer scope/project-related questions
Qualifications
- College graduate preferred
- Lighting estimating experience a plus
- Construction estimating experience is a plus
- OASIS estimating software experience a plus
- Experience with reviewing construction plans, specifications, architectural sketches, and other related construction documents
- Ability to complete material take-offs a plus
- Must be able to meet deadlines, multitask, work effectively in a challenging environment, and be willing to go the extra mile
- Proficient in MS Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint)
- Strong quantitative and analytical math skills
- Excellent time management and organizational skills
- Exempt Status
- Exempt