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United States , Arvada

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Salary:

102000.00 - 124000.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

Join Crusoe as a Staff Estimator and play a vital role in driving sales growth by acting as the critical link between the customer request and the final manufacturing proposal. You will be responsible for meticulously estimating project costs, ensuring quotation accuracy, and managing the seamless handoff to internal engineering and production teams. This role requires a detail-oriented professional with strong technical knowledge in electrical manufacturing, exceptional communication skills, and a collaborative spirit. Your work directly ensures the competitive pricing and profitability of our custom projects.

Job Responsibility:

  • Review customer-provided specifications, drawings, wiring diagrams, and schematics to confirm completeness and technical accuracy
  • Interface directly with the customer and their consultants to clarify unknowns or gather any additional information required to produce an accurate bid
  • Generate detailed, formal written 'Scope of Work' documents defining all services to be performed for the project
  • Align on requirements and exclusion with excruciating detail and document accordingly prior to start of hard bid process
  • Review past projects, where applicable, to inform current costing and leverage historical data
  • Collaborate with in-house engineering and customer representatives to compile the Bill of Materials (BOM) for each project and secure current vendor pricing and availability for all components
  • Calculate estimated labor hours for fabrication, paint, assembly, and wiring, including the required engineering time
  • Generate the formal customer quotation and collaborate with the Sales Team to review the proposal and determine appropriate markups and pricing strategy
  • Maintain proper documentation related to each Request for Quote (RFQ) in the appropriate electronic job files. Continually look for process improvements in the estimating department
  • Collaborate Sr. Manager and Director level management to provide input to strategic revenue goals
  • Collaborate with application and design engineers to ensure specifications are properly quoted and drive to clarify all grey areas of scope
  • Set a standard for others to follow in a growing estimating department

Requirements:

  • Strong, required knowledge of production of electrical enclosures, switchboards and switchgear to accurately scope and cost projects
  • 5-8 years of experience estimating, costing, and sales is preferred
  • Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication skills and a strong attention to detail
  • Solid computer literacy in MS Office and Google products
  • Must be a collaborative team player with a good attitude and willingness to learn, who is willing to take on additional roles as needed
  • Willingness to undergo a background and drug test

Nice to have:

  • Knowledge of modular electrical buildings (e-houses / PDCs) is a plus
  • Experience in using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, with Acumatica experience being a significant plus
  • Familiarity with interpreting ISO requirements as they relate to job documentation
What we offer:
  • Restricted Stock Units in a fast growing, well-funded technology company
  • Health insurance package options that include HDHP and PPO, vision, and dental for you and your dependents
  • Employer contributions to HSA accounts
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
  • Teladoc
  • 401(k) with a 100% match up to 4% of salary
  • Generous paid time off and holiday schedule
  • Cell phone reimbursement
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Subscription to the Calm app
  • MetLife Legal
  • Company paid commuter benefit
  • $300 per month

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 19, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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