6 Things to Consider Before Becoming an Electrical Estimator

We discussed things to consider before starting a career as an electrical estimator.

00:00 Intro to "6 Things to Consider Before Becoming an Electrical Estimator"
01:47 Our experience working with 1,000s of electrical estimators.
02:44 1) Fundamental understanding of electrical construction.
03:33 2) General computer skills
04:22 3) Field experience
05:24 4) Accuracy vs. Efficiency
06:32 5) Electrical blueprint reading
07:50 6) Multitasking duties as a project manager
10:00 Q&A How much field experience do I need?
11:09 Q&A How much money do electrical estimators make?
13:20 Q&A What is the usual time frame for a bid?
15:51 Q&A Is it wrong to only bid the electrical labor?
17:10 Q&A Where do I sign up!? :-)
17:28 Q&A With electrical material prices increasing, what is a good percentage factor?
18:16 Q&A Are there associations for electrical estimators?
23:26 Q&A How much mark-up can we use to be competitive?
25:20 Q&A What is the best residential electrical labor manual?
27:00 Q&A How do you manage electrical material prices for large bids?
29:10 Q&A How to follow-up on submitted bids?

Topics:
Things to consider before becoming an electrical estimator
Advice for aspiring estimators
Live Q&A discussion - bring your questions!

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Website Links Discussed During the Live
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American Society of Professional Estimators
https://www.aspenational.org/

NECA (Union)
https://www.necanet.org/

IEC (Independent)
https://www.ieci.org/

Electrical Estimating Academy @ Candels
https://candelsoncall.com/overview-tr...