About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Construction & Renewable Energy (Solar EPC and Design-Build).

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Position Overview

Confidential Client is seeking a Project Engineer to support the Energy Estimating team. This role contributes to competitive bid development by performing document reviews, detailed quantity takeoffs, coordination with vendors/subcontractors, and assembling estimate deliverables. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, able to communicate clearly, and eager to grow technical estimating skills within construction and renewable energy projects.

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What You’ll Do

• Ensure safety considerations are integrated into estimates, logistics, and site visits.
• Perform detailed document reviews to understand plans, specifications, and scope of work.
• Produce clear RFIs and coordinate revisions with supervisors.
• Maintain organized project documentation and estimating files.
• Capture and distribute meeting minutes and action items within 24 hours.
• Compile estimates, summaries, qualifications, and assumptions following templates and standards.
• Support creation of preliminary project schedules used in proposals.
• Use historical databases to perform price analyses and comparisons.
• Identify pricing trends and cost variances; validate estimate assumptions with Leads.
• Assemble addenda, project summaries, storyboards, and backup information for bid deliverables.
• Perform accurate, detailed quantity takeoffs and verify consistency with drawings and bid strategy.
• Support memo and basis-of-bid preparation by collecting and organizing inputs.
• Follow established bid and bid review processes; prepare and distribute pre-reads 24 hours before meetings.
• Issue pricing requests to vendors/subcontractors promptly after kickoff and track responses.
• Support pricing review activities, checklist compliance, and gap identification.
• Collect and analyze vendor/sub data to ensure scope coverage and reduce risk.
• Engage professionally with vendors/subs and maintain accurate contact/NDAs.
• Participate in kickoff meetings, site visits, weekly check-ins, and review sessions.
• Provide recaps, logs, and status updates to support team communication.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and/or 1+ year in estimating or project management roles (internships count).
• Basic understanding of construction drawings, estimating processes, safety, and quality standards.
• Ability to understand assigned tasks, how they support estimate development, and when to escalate issues.
• Familiarity with scope budgets and vendor/sub pricing inputs.
• Experience with estimating tools such as Bluebeam Revu, Primavera P6, Smartsheet, and Microsoft Excel.
• Able to draft clear RFIs, meeting notes, and bid summaries.
• Competent performing accurate takeoffs and entering data into estimating tools.
• Able to identify data gaps and escalate potential risks quickly.
• Strong attention to detail; completes deliverables accurately and asks for clarification when needed.
• Demonstrates a learning mindset, is coachable, and incorporates feedback from Leads/Managers.
• Adapts to schedule changes, addenda, and evolving project requirements.
• Effective communicator and collaborator with vendors, subs, and internal teammates.

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Tools & Technical Skills

• Bluebeam Revu (or similar PDF takeoff tools)
• Microsoft Excel (intermediate to advanced)
• Primavera P6 and/or Smartsheet (schedule support)
• Estimating databases and price-history tools
• RFI and documentation workflows (tracking and distribution)

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Classification & Reporting

• Classification: Full Time – Exempt – Salaried
• Reports to: Lead, Energy Estimating

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Why Join

• Work with a Confidential Client operating across construction and renewable energy (solar EPC and design-build).
• Gain hands-on estimating experience on diverse project types (solar, mixed-use, hospitality, education, sports).
• Structured mentorship and opportunities to develop estimating competency and career growth.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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