Company Overview
Kato Electrical Inc is a leading electrical contractor dedicated to delivering top-quality electrical services in the commercial sectors. Our mission is to achieve the highest standards of excellence through integrity, teamwork, and customer satisfaction, fostering a positive environment for our employees and clients alike.
Summary
Join Kato Electrical Inc as a Senior Electrical Estimator in. In this vital role, you will contribute to our mission by accurately estimating electrical projects, ensuring competitive pricing, and supporting our growth in the electrical industry. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work with a respected team committed to excellence.
This Is Not a Junior Role
We're not hiring a trainee or someone looking to grow into the seat. This role is built for an experienced estimator who can run independently, own bids end-to-end, and plug into a structured environment from day one.
If you're early in your career or need heavy mentorship on the fundamentals, this won't be the right fit — and that's okay.
The Role
You own the bid from the moment a lead comes in until it's handed off to project management. You're not chasing new business; our pipeline is full. Your job is to convert the opportunities already in front of us into awarded work through sharp estimates, disciplined follow-up, and credible client communication.
What You'll Own
- Managing active leads and maintaining relationships with GCs and clients through the bid cycle
- Reading and interpreting electrical, architectural, mechanical, and structural drawings at a high level
- Producing complete, accurate estimates on commercial projects
- Performing detailed takeoffs in Accubid (and supporting tools like LiveCount)
- Identifying scope gaps, risk items, and qualifications before bids go out
- Requesting and analyzing supplier and subcontractor pricing — and challenging numbers that don't look right
- Supporting the close: following up, refining proposals, and influencing outcomes to convert bids into awarded work
- Delivering clean handoffs to project management with complete documentation, so jobs start on the right foot
Performance Expectations
- Manage $500K–$1M+ in bid volume per week, depending on project mix and complexity
- Maintain strong estimate accuracy and a healthy hit rate on qualified opportunities
- Keep the pipeline moving — no bottlenecks, no missed deadlines
Requirements
- 5+ years of electrical estimating experience (commercial preferred)
- Proven ability to interpret complex drawings and specifications independently
- Proficiency with Accubid, LiveCount, or comparable estimating and takeoff software
- Strong written and verbal communication — you can defend a number in a room and build trust with a client on the phone
- Track record of managing multiple live bids at once and converting them
- Red Seal electrician background is an asset, but not required
- Legally eligible to work in Canada
The Ideal Candidate
- Takes full ownership of every bid that leaves their desk
- Treats estimating as a full-cycle role: lead → estimate → close support → handoff
- Moves fast without sacrificing accuracy
- Is comfortable in a tight-margin trade where small errors carry real consequences
- Proactively flags risk rather than waiting to be asked
- Thinks like an operator: questions scope, pushes back on bad numbers, improves the process
Compensation
$90,000–$110,000 base salary depending on experience, plus a performance-based bonus tied to won work and estimate accuracy (on-target earnings up to ~$140,000). Full benefits included. Final package discussed with qualified candidates.
Why This Role
Most estimators we talk to are frustrated by the same things: chaotic processes, missing information, bids rushed out the door, and too much time spent cleaning up after other people's work.
This role is the opposite. We've invested in the systems — Accubid, organized bid workflows, clean handoffs to PM — so you can focus on producing, not firefighting. The pipeline is full, the tools are in place, and the work is steady.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits: Company events · Dental care · Extended health care · On-site parking · Paid time off · Profit sharing · Tuition reimbursement
Experience: Electrical estimating — 5 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Pay: $90,000.00-$140,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
Work Location: In person
