Estimator – Electrical Prefab - 5K Power

• Review project drawings, specs, and bid documents to construct accurate estimates for wall panels, modular units, and overhead racks.

• Perform detailed material takeoffs and calculate labor hour estimates for prefab assemblies.

• Solicit and evaluate supplier and vendor quotes for components and materials.

• Prepare and submit competitive, complete bid proposals within strict customer and internal deadlines.

• Work with project managers, engineering, and shop leadership to validate constructability, lead times, capacity, and pricing assumptions.

• Identify value-engineering options to increase bid competitiveness while preserving quality and code compliance.

• Participate in bid reviews, contract negotiations, and scope clarification meetings.

• Track historical cost and production data to continually sharpen estimate precision.

• Maintain up-to-date pricing databases, unit costs, vendor lists, and labor rates.

• Maintain organized estimate files, bid logs, and documentation for both awarded and lost proposals.

• Office and shop setting, with occasional visits to shop floors or job sites to review production or verify scope.

• Ability to sit/stand for long periods and occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.
   

Why 5K Power This position plays a key role in building 5K Power's electrical prefabrication and distribution platform. The Estimator – Electrical Prefab helps establish standard configurations, BOMs, labor assumptions, vendor relationships, pricing databases, and estimating processes that allow 5K Power to respond faster, price more accurately, and manufacture more efficiently than traditional electrical equipment providers.