Senior Estimator – Electrical
FLSA: Exempt
Champion Electric, Inc. – Riverside, CA
Summary
Champion Electric is seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior Electrical Estimator to lead our estimating efforts. This individual will not only prepare accurate and competitive project estimates but also manage the estimating database, implement best practices, and build and mentor a growing estimating department.
The Senior Estimator will play a pivotal role in Champion’s continued growth by ensuring consistent, profitable bids and positioning the company as a preferred contractor for public works, design-build, and complex electrical projects.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Department Development
• Build, lead, and mentor an estimating team, including recruiting, training, and performance management.
• Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs), workflows, and quality- control measures for estimating.
• Oversee workload distribution, ensuring accuracy and efficiency across all estimates.
• Promote professional development and knowledge-sharing within the team.
Database & Systems Management
• Manage, maintain, and expand the company’s estimating database, including unit pricing, productivity factors, and historical cost data.
• Standardize estimate templates and formats for consistency.
• Ensure integration and accurate use of estimating tools (Trimble Accubid, LiveCount, Bluebeam, Procore, etc.).
• Continuously refine cost data and implement feedback from completed projects into future estimates.
Estimating & Risk Control
• Lead the preparation of detailed, accurate estimates for projects of high complexity and value.
• Perform and review quantity takeoffs, labor hour calculations, and pricing strategies.
• Analyze bid documents, drawings, addenda, and specifications to confirm scope, risks, and opportunities.
• Provide strategic value engineering options to enhance competitiveness and profitability.
• Approve and present final estimates to executive leadership.
• Onboard and prequalify subcontractors/vendors.
Client & Stakeholder Relations
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients during pre-construction and design phases.
• Lead bid reviews, negotiations, and presentations with clients and partners.
• Foster long-term relationships with general contractors; school districts, municipalities, subcontractors, vendors and other key stakeholders.
• Maintain current subcontractors/vendors and develop relations with new quality subcontractors/vendors and foster long-term relationships.
Project Turnover & Support
• Oversee detailed project turnovers to the Operations Department, ensuring seamless execution.
• Collaborate with project managers to review bid assumptions, budgets, and potential risks.
• Provide ongoing cost support and feedback throughout project life cycles.
Skills, Knowledge, and Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Construction Management, or related field; equivalent professional experience considered.
• 7–10 years of progressive estimating experience, in electrical construction and public works.
• Working knowledge of NEC, Title24 and prevailing wage/ DIR requirements.
• Proven ability to lead and develop estimating teams and implement departmental structure.
• Strong proficiency in Trimble Accubid, Trimble LiveCount, Bluebeam Revu, Procore, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Expertise in conceptual estimating, design-build delivery methods, and complex bid strategies.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple, concurrent bids.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and client-relations skills.
Additional Information
• Reports directly to the President / Executive Leadership.
• Expected to operate with a high level of autonomy, accountability, and strategic oversight.
• This is a leadership-track position with future opportunities for advancement into Director-level roles.
This position is in-office in Riverside, CA with occasional job walks and pre-bid meetings. Champion Electric, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law.
