Estimator -Electronic Security (Access Control & CCTV)
Venture Talent Consulting
- Washington DC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Interface with distributors and manufacturers to negotiate competitive pricing and strategic advantages with our supply chain
- Develop Labor & Material estimates (BOL/BOM) and a detailed Statements of Work (SOW)
- Participate with management and sales team to develop a winning strategy on proposals and quotations
- Accurately generate take-offs and spreadsheets for estimates
- Design and estimate small to medium size installations
- Plan and manage time and schedule effectively
- Attend Game Plan/Strategy Meetings for the assigned projects
- Check Vision Stock. Negotiate a fair market price with purchasing for material that can be utilized
- Provide Value Engineering options for every estimate
- Generate a price comparison spreadsheet and populate the estimates with the best price
- Conduct Labor & Material Estimate (BOL/BOM) Reviews with Practice Manager
- Participate in post-award handoff meetings, coordinating with Sales, PMO, Procurement, Partners, and any other necessary resources
- Professional, highly organized, and effective with personal time management
- Understands critical importance of customer service
- Team player with ability to develop effective working relationships with others as needed for high performance in the position as a key contributing member
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently as a part of a cross-functional team, providing sales, engineering, capture, project manager, operations, and admin support as required
- Proactive and professional communication skills. Ability to communicate in a direct, concise manner in both verbal and written interactions. Proactive and professional communication with internal and external customers. Ability to present and interact with senior executives as needed
- Ability to manage expectations of internal and external customers, and keep them informed
- Moderate technical writing skills
- Proactive and results-oriented
- Achieves objectives through limited supervision
- Timely responses to appropriate inquiries
- Understanding the Design of diversified cabling infrastructure for redundancy.
- Understanding of Access Control and CCTV
- Basic Understanding of power consumption for Server/Network racks.
- 1-2 years of experience estimating small to medium sized low voltage projects is desired.
- Knowledge of Access Control, CCTV, Alarm Intrusion and cabling
- Some knowledge of universal wiring systems a plus
- Independent, self-driven, highly customer focused and able to work under minimum supervision
- Some experience working with Microsoft Office productivity tools