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Senior Commercial Estimator

Orion Placement is a boutique recruiting firm that connects top professionals and skilled support staff with leading companies across the U.S., specializing in permanent placement recruitment across diverse industries including legal, healthcare, technology, and finance.

Orion Placement

Employee count: 11-50

Salary: 80k-120k USD

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About the job Senior Commercial Estimator

Pay: $80,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

  • Join a growing clean energy company where your work directly impacts commercial solar projects from concept throughexecution
  • Step into a senior-level role with visibility across preconstruction, design, operations, procurement, and project management
  • Enjoy a hybrid setup with flexibility, plus relocation assistance or signing bonus support for the right candidate
  • Work on meaningful commercial solar projects across rooftop, carport, and ground-mount systems
  • Be part of a team that values quality, integrity, expertise, and long-term career growth
  • Earn a strong compensation package with excellent benefits, 401K match, profit sharing, and advancement opportunity
Location: Hybrid role based in St. Paul, Minnesota, with the opportunity to work from home 1-2 days per week depending on training, performance, and business needs.

Note: To be considered, you must have commercial solar estimating experience and permanent authorization to work in the U.S.

About Us

We are a well-established renewable energy company delivering high-quality solar solutions for commercial, residential, agricultural, and government clients. Our team is known for expertise, integrity, and a commitment to building long-term relationships while delivering strong technical work from early analysis through design, construction, and ongoing system performance. Confidential Employer.

Job Description
  • Lead estimating efforts for commercial solar projects by developing accurate, competitive, and well-supported project cost estimates
  • Review plans, specifications, contracts, and project documents to ensure complete scope coverage and pricing accuracy
  • Perform takeoffs and build pricing for labor, materials, equipment, subcontractors, indirect costs, allowances, exclusions, and contingencies
  • Support preconstruction planning through feasibility reviews, preliminary scoping, conceptual design input, and estimating documentation
  • Coordinate vendor and subcontractor bid requests and analyze incoming proposals for completeness, risk, and competitiveness
  • Partner with design, engineering, procurement, project management, and operations teams to evaluate constructability and identify value engineering opportunities
  • Help develop pricing narratives, proposal support materials, change order input, and estimate summary documentation
  • Attend pre-bid meetings, site walks, and occasional client-facing discussions to validate assumptions and support project pursuit efforts
  • Apply knowledge of wage rates, labor classifications, market conditions, and renewable energy incentives to strengthen estimate quality
  • Maintain organized estimating files, historical pricing data, assumptions logs, and other bid documentation to support future success
  • Contribute to continuous improvement in estimating tools, systems, and processes
  • Support a positive, collaborative, and high-accountability team environment
Qualifications
  • 3+ years of directly relevant commercial solar estimating experience
  • Experience estimating commercial solar PV projects such as rooftop, carport, and ground-mount systems
  • Strong understanding of construction means and methods, electrical systems, and solar balance-of-system components
  • Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, contracts, and bid documents
  • Experience with estimating software, spreadsheets, and document management tools
  • Strong communication, organization, prioritization, and time management skills
  • Ability to work cross-functionally with internal teams and external partners
  • Comfortable managing multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Energy storage estimating experience is a plus
  • NABCEP certification is a plus, or ability to obtain certification within 12 months
  • Experience with Google Workspace, CRM, ERP, Salesforce, NetSuite, or similar platforms is helpful
Why You Will Love Working Here
  • Strong base salary with room for growth based on experience
  • Hybrid flexibility and a team-oriented work environment
  • Health insurance with a free individual option
  • Free individual dental and vision coverage
  • 401K with company match
  • PTO, paid holidays, and personal day
  • Discretionary profit sharing opportunity
  • Relocation assistance or signing bonus support for the right hire
  • A chance to grow your career in a mission-driven industry with real long-term upside
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Benefits:
  • Dental insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Relocation assistance
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

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Orion Placement is a nimble, technology-driven boutique recruiting firm that specializes in connecting top professionals and skilled support staff with leading companies across the United States. The firm places candidates across a wide range of roles, including executives, managers, administrative assistants, coordinators, specialists, and technical experts. Their focused expertise in recruitment ensures that companies have access to exceptional talent ready to make a meaningful impact.

The firm serves leading organizations across diverse industries such as legal, finance, healthcare, technology, construction, marketing, human resources, real estate, and more. Their recruitment process is built for precision and efficiency, involving in-depth consultations to understand company needs and culture, proactive talent searches through their extensive network, a streamlined selection process, and seamless hiring assistance from interviews through final offer negotiations. Integrity is at the core of their values, and they are adept at adapting swiftly for success in today's dynamic job market.

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