Power Delivery Estimator

Paradigm Enterprises Power Delivery Estimator

Paradigm Enterprises, Inc., a Babcock Power company, is a company whose mission is to build electrical substations and construct or repair electrical power lines while providing high quality, efficient service to our customers, and a safe, healthy work environment for our employees. We strive to give our customers the kind of service and quality product that we would want if we were that customer. Likewise, we want our employees to have the kind of job that we ourselves would appreciate. In a word, that's our paradigm.

This is your opportunity to join a high growth industry company where you will partner with our elite industry leaders to drive results and build out a successful power delivery business. This could be your career-defining move.

The Power Delivery Estimator is responsible for assembling proposals, attending pre-bid meetings, coordinating subcontract bids, and facilitating review of the proposals by Paradigm management. This is key position in our growing business and the Power Delivery Estimator will add value to the organization by being a key part of the Paradigm team with growth opportunities into the Pre-Construction phase Position is located in Overland Park, KS.

Essential Responsibilities :

• Prepare clear and detailed cost estimates by analyzing plans and specifications and performing quantity take-offs for several trades such as high and low-voltage electrical, control systems, structural steel erection, equipment installation, earthwork, concrete, and various support disciplines.
• Develop and prepare conceptual estimates with minimal subcontractor assisting using limited preliminary design documents and information.
• Provide and maintain unit pricing and database for material and labor cost estimating.
• Develop subcontract scope for projects and manage the subcontractor RFP process; qualify and level subcontractors' proposals according to project specifics.
• Itemize trade specific scopes and prepare bid packages.
• Conceptualize field work sequences, and work with Project Managers to create detailed critical path job schedules.
• Interact with customers, engineers, and subcontractors to understand and incorporate project objectives, schedules, permits, costs.
• Lead turnover process with construction team to provide them with proper documentation related to project.