Project Manager/Estimator

Project Manager / Estimator – Maintenance, Service, Small & Large Projects

Location: Whittier, CA
Type: Full-Time | In-Office
Compensation: $95,000 – $115,000 base + performance bonus (DOE)

About Us

We are a Whittier-based industrial and commercial electrical contractor performing maintenance, service, T&M work, and short and long duration installation projects throughout Los Angeles and surrounding counties.

Our business model relies on:

• High-volume service and T&M work
• Small jobs that lead to larger installation opportunities
• Fast response, tight documentation, and margin discipline

We are hiring our first dedicated Project Manager / Estimator to professionalize estimating, job execution, and financial control — while ownership retains dispatch and scheduling.

Position Summary

This role is responsible for estimating, job setup, cost control, change orders, and close-out for service work and small and large installation projects.
It is a hands-on, fast-paced role managing many short-cycle jobs simultaneously.

This position does NOT include daily service dispatch or emergency scheduling.

Key Responsibilities

Estimating

• Prepare fast, accurate pricing for maintenance, service, small and large projects
• Develop clear scopes, exclusions, and assumptions
• Price T&M, NTE, as well as small and large lump-sum work

Project Management (Service & Small/large Jobs)

• Manage multiple short-duration jobs (days to weeks)
• Manage multiple long duration jobs (months)
• Track job costs and labor performance
• Ensure jobs close within ±3% of estimate
• Coordinate with foremen and ownership
• Maintain clear job documentation

T&M & Change Order Control

• Review T&M tickets for accuracy and completeness
• Ensure timely billing of service and small jobs
• Price change orders within 72 hours
• Track and follow up on CO approvals

Financial & Reporting

• Maintain job cost visibility
• Forecast cost at completion
• Track margin performance on managed work
• Support backlog and workload forecasting

What This Role Is NOT

• Not a large-corporate PM role
• Not a dispatch or service coordinator position
• Not a long-duration, mega-project PM seat

This role requires ownership, speed, and accountability.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5+ years in commercial or industrial electrical estimating and/or PM
• Strong understanding of:
• T&M work
• Short-cycle projects
• Long term projects
• Labor productivity
• Job cost control
• Electrical field background strongly preferred
• Comfortable managing many small and large jobs at once
• Proficiency with estimating and PM tools (Accubid, Intelli bid, Procore, Excel, etc.)
• Strong communication with field and ownership

Preferred

• Electrical journeyman background
• Experience using Intelli bid for estimating
• Experience in a small-to-mid-size electrical contractor
• Familiarity with design-build or negotiated work
• Experience helping build systems from the ground up

The Ideal candidate is a team player, who is self-driven and ready to be part of a growing electrical company.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90, $115,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) 4% Match
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person