Best Electrical Estimator Resume Sample [Updated 2023]

Andrew Giles

Electrical Estimator

743 Xyz Abc Road.

Chicago, IL – xxxxx

Email: email@example.com | Home: xxx-xxx-xxxx | Mobile: xxx-xxx-xxxx

Professional Summary

I am seeking a rewarding position that will enable me to utilize my 25 years of experience, primarily as an electrician owning my own business for 14 years. I also have diverse knowledge in various construction fields, including HVAC, plumbing, roofing, and carpentry.

Work Experience

1) Electrical Estimator

[Company Name] – San Diego, CA

January 2019 to April 2019

• Handled correspondence with vendors and equipment suppliers.
• Worked on projects ranging from 50$ to 200$: ground-ups, remodels, high-rise buildings, hospitals, metro stations, sports complexes, military bases, public libraries, and university buildings. Typical systems included: light fixtures, lighting controls (switches, lighting control panels, photocells, plug load controllers, motion/occupancy sensors), lighting branch, UPS, batteries, branch devices, branch power distribution, HVAC feeders, HVAC controls, switchgear, feeders, tele/data, cable tray, fire alarm, nurse call, security systems, TV/AV, DAS, grounding, generators, ATS.
• Analyzed blueprints and other documents, did the take-off, and prepared detailed cost estimates.
• Maintained project drawings and specifications in paper and electronic folders as per company standards.
• Got some experience with design-build projects (specifically, police and FBI stations).

2) Foreman Electrician

[Company Name] – Hammonton, NJ

May 2016 to November 2018

• Installed step-up and step-down transformers
• Supervised and trained a team of journeymen and apprentices.
• Directed all day-to-day operations from ruff to finish.
• Supervised installation of single/ phase and three-phase services.
• Operated heavy equipment for underground/exterior lighting poles.

Educational Qualification

Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Electrical Engineering

XYZ University – Green Acres, FL

September 2014 to April 2016

Skills and Strengths

• Commercial Construction.
• Construction Management.
• Cost Analysis.
• Cost Control.
• Cost Estimation.
• Customer Service.
• Project Management.
• Supervised completion of all touch-up lists for turnover.
• Coordinated activities of subcontractors, suppliers, workers, and field crafts.
• Confident in making reasonable job site decisions.

— References Available upon Request —

Electrical Estimator

Location – Union, NJ

Experience – 8 Years

Electrical Estimator Summary:

Electrical Engineer with over eight years of experience working in the Electrical Estimator and Construction Industry. Proficient communication, leadership, and project management ability. Solid understanding of electrical engineering theory and industry-standard design. Well, managing time and thrives in a high-pressure and challenging working environment.

Electrical Estimator Work Experience:

• Completed open shop and union rate jobs in residential and commercial settings such as shopping centers, hotels, hospitals, theatres, maintenance facilities, and high-end apartments ranging up to 500$.
• Performed estimating and budgeting for installation using information derived from site visits, customer meetings, NEC, facility size/type, and use requirements.
• Trained departmental office staff and encouraged document control practices for all projects.

Electrical Estimator

Location – Tampa, FL

Experience – 3 Years

Work Duties:

• Estimate commercial and industrial projects.
• Oversee day-to-day operations and ongoing projects.
• Design and draft plans and specifications for permitting and construction.
• Assist two additional electrical contractors [Joint Venture].
• Train new estimators and mentor junior estimators.

Electrical Estimator

Location – Tampa, FL

Electrical Estimator Experience – 6 Years

Electrical Estimator Work Role:

• Computes costs by analyzing labor, material, and time requirements (take-off).
• Inputting take-off into estimating software and adjusting labor and material costs.
• Resolves discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information with vendors.
• Mainly responsible for estimating the cost of projects by gathering the requirements, drawings, and specifications and analyzing the designs.
• Also responsible for preparing a cost report, including labor and materials.
• Actively follow up with the estimated projects.
• Work as a team to accomplish company goals and satisfaction of clients.

Electrical Estimator Skills:

• State of Texas Master Electrical License Holder.
• State of Texas Class an Air Conditioning License Holder.
• Have owned 2 Air Conditioning and Electrical Companies.
• Very strong communication skills.
• Very strong customer service skills.

Electrical Estimator

Location – New York, NY

Experience – 3 Years

Work Responsibilities:

• Estimating the electrical work for new and renovated projects.
• Reviewing and evaluating the work done against the national standards.
• Performing take-offs from drawings and designs.
• Confidential Client providing cost estimating for electrical bill-of-quantities (BOQ) for a new 5-colo datacentre project.

Electrical Estimator

Location – West Sacramento, CA

Experience – 6 Years

Work Responsibilities:

• Currently working under the Idle Facilities Department.
• Ensure safety and efficiency by following company policies and GO-95 standards.
• Close investigations with instructions/suggestions for internal estimating.
• Responsibilities include planning documents and scope of work review, writing the basis of estimate, performing project take-off, assigning material costs and labor rates, and providing detailed electrical estimates appropriate for the estimate class level.
• Compiled cost estimates for multi-million-dollar construction projects.
• Performed take-offs of electrical material on Live Count and Accubid estimating software.
• Drafted estimate proposals.
• Established and maintained relationships with subcontractors and vendors.

Electrical Estimator

Location – Warren, MI

Experience – 6 Years

Work Responsibilities:

• Prepare work to be estimated by analyzing Blueprints, Electrical, Mechanical, and Architectural Specifications, among other related documents.
• Calculate labor and time requirements by studying those documents.
• Able to Hand-bid and use Bidding software.
• I am experienced with McCormick and Accubid and have general knowledge of many other Estimating Software.
• Communicate with General Contracts/Engineers/Architects regarding any errors in the bid in the form of RFIs (Requests for Information).
• Pre-work meets in the form of Walk-throughs.
• Present Estimates with a breakdown of Materials used, such as the specific amount of GFIs, Disconnects, Receptacles, and Lights, for a precise/very clear proposal/contract.
• Experience with Contract Negotiation.
• Consistently researching NEC, Trade Practices, and Profit Margins.
• In charge of tracking invoices, change orders, accounting for our jobs, and receiving and submitting waivers.

Electrical Estimator

Location – Chicago, IL

Experience – 9 Years

Work Responsibilities:

• To be able to read schematics.
• To be able to read blueprints for different projects.
• To perform an electrical estimate for a project.
• To have direct communication with customers.
• To monitor and inspect projects.
• To make sure projects are running as scheduled.
• To do a walk-through for new upcoming projects.

Electrical Estimator

Location – Chester, VA

Experience – 5 Years

Work Experience:

• ITAC is an Engineering and Construction Firm specializing in Design-Build work in Industrial and Manufacturing Facilities in Virginia and The Carolinas.
• Initiated bid opportunities with potential new customers.
• Compiled well-organized and intricate cost proposals for management and owner personnel.
• Verified site conditions with project bid documents for accuracy and to find a competitive edge.
• Solicited vendor/subcontractor quotations and confirmed quotation completeness.
• Composed thorough and well-thought-out bid proposal letters.
• Set up and facilitated bid review meetings with management.

Electrical Estimator

Location – Fresno, CA

Experience – 5 Years

Work Experience:

• Performing job walks to provide recommendations for electrical switchgear cleaning and maintenance testing.
• Assisting NETA Certified technicians with field testing when needed.
• Basic understanding of the fundamentals of electricity.
• Basic knowledge and experience with NETA Acceptance and Maintenance Testing Specifications.
• Experience using PPE to work on energized electrical equipment.
• Training with NFPA 70E to better understand electrical safety, approach boundaries, arc flash labeling, and appropriate utilization of PPE.
• Basic understanding and experience of testing ground resistance with a digital ground resistance test set using the three-point fall of potential method.
• Cleaning and servicing large frame draw-out and medium voltage vacuum circuit breakers.
• Cleaning switchgear and testing bussing for proper insulation resistance levels with a megger test set.

Electrical Estimator

Location – Fresno, CA

Experience – 6 Years

Work Duties:

• Reading and interpreting electrical single-line drawings.
• Reading engineering specifications to assemble bid proposals based on testing requirements and distributing them to electrical subcontractors.
• Utilizing Central California Builders Exchange to obtain job documents for bid proposals.
• Gathering equipment quantities to estimate job costs for acceptance or maintenance testing on a man-hour basis.
• Working with electrical sub-contractors to better understand project phasing and accurately determine scheduling and mobilization costs.
• Performing job walks to obtain site layout and equipment quantities.

Electrical Estimator

Location – New York, NY

Experience – 4 Years

Work Duties:

• Reading Electrical plans and schemes.
• Reading Architectural plans.
• Reading Mechanical plans.
• Reading Fire Alarm plans.
• Comparing plans for verification information.
• Take off for commercial new/renovation (office, hotel, gallery, hospital, school, university, and store).
• Take off for Fire Alarm (devices, branch wiring, and riser).
• Take off for Mechanical according to electrical part (devices and mechanical runs).
• Take off for Electrical (switchgear, feeders, power, light, branch wiring, and riser).

Electrical Estimator

Location – New York, NY

Experience – 7 Years

Work Experience:

• Conduct project walk-throughs and confer on prospective projects with other departments for input, irregularities, priorities, and strategies.
• Organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
• Maintain appropriate records, files, documentation, etc.
• Attend department meetings and conferences.
• Maintain confidentiality of all information.

Electrical Estimator

Location – Phoenix, AZ

Experience – 8 Years

Work Responsibilities:

• Develop, prepare, and initiate estimating files and correspondence to include: estimating logs, project files, spreadsheets, detailed take-offs, vendor/subcontractor notifications, scope letters, bid forms, etc.
• Prepare Company documents for turnover to the Operations department for all successfully obtained projects.
• Identify specific installation details or project challenges that may be encountered during construction.
• Update estimating schedules to reflect project status.
• Analyse blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.
• Confer with engineers, architects, owners, contractors, and subcontractors on changes and adjustments to cost estimates.

Skills:

• Relationship building and leadership skills.
• Diagnostic Hardware troubleshooting.
• Electric and Electronic circuit-diagrams designer (AutoCAD).
• Power electronics systems, switching.
• Control systems energy conservations.
• Device and converter, protection schemes.