Senior MEP Estimator

Overview The Senior MEP Estimator  is responsible for all aspects of estimating the most complex and large-scale jobs, including pre-construction, hard bids, negotiated bids, budgets, general conditions, systems studies and comparisons, value engineering, subcontractor relations and staying abreast of industry developments applicable to estimating.  Suffolk is seeking people who are bold. Curious. Innovative. Caring. Looking for the career opportunity of a lifetime. We’ll challenge and inspire you to be your very best. We’ll embrace what makes you unique and lift you up as you take chances. Here, you’ll find a place where you can act with purpose and integrity, bringing intelligence and grit to every aspect of your job. Join us for the chance to achieve your ambitions and build your legacy. Responsibilities  Estimate Development and Cost Planning Lead the estimate lifecycle. Prepare electrical estimates for conceptual, schematic, design-development, construction-document, GMP, negotiated, design-build, and lump-sum bid phases. Perform detailed quantity takeoffs. Review drawings, specifications, models, narratives, equipment data, and owner standards; quantify labor, material, equipment, supplier, subcontractor, testing, and indirect requirements. Use multiple pricing methods. Develop estimates from detailed takeoff, unit rates, standard assemblies, historical benchmarks, supplier quotations, and factored models appropriate to the level of design. Establish the estimate basis. Prepare assumptions, clarifications, alternates, allowances, contingencies, escalation, location factors, schedule premiums, logistics impacts, and procurement considerations. Reconcile progressive estimates. Compare estimate versions, explain design and market variances, review estimated-versus-actual performance, and recommend corrective updates to cost models. Communicate the estimate. Prepare narratives, executive summaries, system comparisons, and presentations for owners, designers, leadership, and project teams; respond to questions with clear supporting data. Electrical, Low-Voltage, and I&C Technical Scope Estimate complete electrical systems. Include utility interfaces, medium- and low-voltage distribution, substations, transformers, switchgear, switchboards, motor control centers, busway, feeders, branch power, equipment connections, grounding and bonding, lighting and controls, emergency and standby power, generators, UPS and DC systems, fire alarm, communications, security, and temporary power. Interpret high-tech design information. Read and reconcile one-line diagrams, risers, panel and equipment schedules, control schematics, cable and conduit schedules, P&IDs, instrument indexes, I/O lists, loop diagrams, control narratives, sequences of operation, and process-equipment utility requirements. Address gas and chemical system interfaces. Understand the electrical and controls infrastructure serving bulk and specialty gas systems, chemical delivery, hazardous production material monitoring, gas and leak detection, abatement, ventilation interlocks, and emergency shutdown functions. Quantify I&C scope. Evaluate field instruments, control panels, PLC, SCADA, BMS and EPMS interfaces, control power, raceway, cable, terminations, communications networks, calibration, testing, and system integration, while clearly defining trade and vendor boundaries. Account for testing and turnover. Include inspections, energization, startup support, factory and field testing, integrated systems testing, commissioning, training, spare parts, documentation, and operations and maintenance requirements. Evaluate constructability and productivity. Apply labor factors for cleanroom protocols, gowning, congestion, elevation, access, operating-facility restrictions, outages, phasing, off-shift work, overtime, schedule compression, and concurrent trade activity. Apply applicable requirements. Maintain working knowledge of relevant codes, authority requirements, owner design criteria, quality standards, and project-specific safety and installation requirements. Trade Partner and Supplier Bid Management Develop the procurement plan. Build qualified bidder lists and identify electrical contractors, low-voltage integrators, I&C partners, equipment manufacturers, and specialty suppliers appropriate to the project. Prepare bid packages. Issue clear scopes of work, bid forms, responsibility matrices, alternates, schedule requirements, logistics criteria, and pricing instructions. Manage bidder communication. Lead pre-bid reviews, site walks, scope meetings, and requests for information; follow up to secure timely and complete participation. Level and analyze proposals. Normalize labor, material, equipment, exclusions, clarifications, allowances, testing, commissioning, schedule, and scope boundaries; identify gaps, duplication, risk, and opportunities. Validate pricing and lead times. Confirm major equipment quotations, commodity exposure, escalation assumptions, freight, taxes, storage, warranty, release dates, and long-lead procurement constraints. Value, Risk, Procurement, and Modularization Develop value options. Evaluate system and equipment alternatives, distribution strategies, redundancy approaches, feeder and busway concepts, low-voltage architecture, temporary systems, and installation methods without compromising required performance. Lead scope and risk reviews. Identify design incompleteness, coordination issues, system interfaces, schedule constraints, temporary conditions, commissioning dependencies, and market risks; recommend allowances or contingency supported by analysis. Evaluate modular construction. Estimate prefabricated electrical rooms, e-houses, equipment skids, modular utility assemblies, multi-trade racks, and off-site fabrication, including design, fabrication, inspection, freight, cranage, setting, field tie-ins, testing, and startup. Support procu