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Quanta Services

Builds and repairs power grids and utility networks

Estimator

Construction ManagementPosted on Nov 12
Full-timePlymouth, MI, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience including military service, are required.
  • Expertise in Microsoft Office applications, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint.
  • Proficiency in technical writing and correspondence.
  • Proficiency in reading prints and performing quantity and material takeoffs.

Responsibilities

  • Develop bids and proposals timely and accurately for the management and construction of electric and gas utility infrastructure in the Midwest and Eastern region of the United States.
  • Travel 20–30% for customer meetings, site visits, job walks, and regional business development support.
  • Review work requirements and scopes with local operations and project stakeholders.
  • Perform detailed estimating for electric and gas infrastructure projects, including constructability considerations and project-specific methodologies.
  • Research and define cost elements, including labor, equipment, materials, subcontractors, and project risks.
  • Identify risks, develop contingencies, and proactively propose constructability solutions.
  • Prepare detailed written proposals including clarifications, exceptions, and assumptions.
  • Present draft estimates to upper management for review, risk assessment, and approval.
  • Submit final approved bids to customers within required timelines.
  • Maintain well-organized estimate documentation and backup files.
  • Maintain communication with existing customers to support ongoing relationships.
  • Collaborate with the Business Development team on key pursuits and large customer engagements.
  • Develop a thorough understanding of project scope, construction methods, timelines, and customer expectations.
  • Attend pre-bid or project scoping meetings, ask relevant project-related questions, and accurately record customer responses and key discussion topics.
  • Conduct job site visits to evaluate site conditions, verify constructability, and gather information required for estimating.
  • Provide necessary project documentation to field operations, project management, and administrative staff.
  • Participate in contract pre-planning meetings.
  • Assist in preparing and submitting project or contract deliverables as required by customers and internal processes.
  • Support field personnel with developing and documenting change orders and negotiate resolutions with customers when disputes arise.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field is preferred.

About the Company

Quanta Services

Builds and repairs power grids and utility networks

Quanta Services builds, upgrades and repairs the power lines, substations, pipelines and communications networks that utilities, power producers and large energy users rely on. It runs its own training school, Northwest Lineman College, which prepares workers for electric line work at campuses in several states. Quanta works through regional operating companies that handle engineering, construction, storm restoration and routine upkeep for their customers. Clients pay under long-term master service agreements for ongoing work and under fixed-price or cost-based contracts for large projects. Quanta was founded in 1997 by combining four electrical contractors and is based in Houston, Texas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1997

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