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Hiring an Electrical Estimator
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I'm helping a company I work with hire an electrical estimator. Here is the job description:
Job description below:
We're an Australian electrical contracting business looking for an experienced electrical estimator to support tender work on an hourly contract basis. Work is remote, ongoing as required, and metric (AS/NZS standards).
What you'll do
- Take a set of tender documents (drawings, specs, contract) and work autonomously to produce a complete estimate
- Perform quantity take-offs from PDF drawings using your own take-off software (Bluebeam, PlanSwift, or ZZTakeoff)
- Build a structured pricing schedule — labour, material, subcontract, prelims, margin
- Apply assemblies and productivity rates appropriate to Australian electrical work
- Identify scope gaps, ambiguities, and inconsistencies between drawings and specs
- Send RFIs / clarifications back to us as you find them
- Assist with subcontractor and supplier procurement — issuing enquiries, levelling quotes, plugging into the estimate
- Reconcile and check the estimate before handover (cross-check quantities, rates, totals, exclusions)
You must have
- 5+ years estimating commercial / industrial electrical in Australia (or comparable market — NZ, UK)
- Strong working knowledge of metric units and AS/NZS 3000
- Your own take-off software and licence (Bluebeam, PlanSwift, or ZZTakeoff)
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously from a tender pack with minimal hand-holding
- Solid Excel skills for pricing schedules
- Clear written English for RFIs and clarifications
Nice to have
- Experience with HV, BESS, solar, or data centre work
- Background as an electrical PM or supervisor before estimating
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