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Knobelsdorff

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1988

⚡ Energy

🤝 B2B

☁️ SaaS

Energy • B2B • SaaS

Knobelsdorff is a Minnesota-based industrial electrical contractor providing automation and controls, electrical construction, renewable energy EPC (including utility-scale solar and BESS), and comprehensive power services and testing. The company delivers UL panel building, MES/IIoT integrations via its TerraKE™ platform, turnkey design-build projects, and 24/7 emergency support for customers in food & beverage, grain/feed/flour, industrial processing, mining, data centers and other industrial markets. Knobelsdorff emphasizes sustainability, safety, and long-term partnerships while offering engineering, procurement, construction, operations & maintenance, and preventative maintenance for electrical systems.

📋 Description

• Proactively review bid packages and lead or participate in developing high-quality pricing and proposal. • Develop or lead the development of comprehensive bid packages for submittal to the client. • Develop and manage RFP’s for various packages and solicit proposals from vendors, subcontractors, and suppliers. • Direct customer interface throughout the bidding and design process. • Work with internal and external team members to solicit pricing and provide a complete bid package with complete ownership through the entire bidding process. • Request pricing for bonds, sales tax, insurance, prevailing wage, and other pricing requirements as projects require. • Review historical project data and lessons learned with construction teams to further refine and increase the accuracy of the pricing model. • Development of complete and accurate solar and battery storage estimates ranging from 1MW to 50+MW projects. • Estimate self-perform labor and equipment production costs to be incorporated into the proposal. • Prepare, and present bid detailed contractual proposals for clarification to the client. • Understanding of solar project scope, schedule, and cost to build conforming bid. • Write, modify, and define detailed project scope to communicate to the customer what is included/excluded from the proposal. • Continually maintain a solar estimating database of pricing and assemblies A desire for the continued growth of knowledge and understanding of the solar market. • Provide technical assistance such as interpretation of drawings, recommending construction methods, specify and order materials, tools and equipment. • Identify potential project risks and bring them forward for discussion, and mitigation strategies. • Provide detailed hand-off package and continued project support as needed to Preconstruction and Construction project teams. • Manage project files, drawings, documents & records in our project system. • Additional duties as assigned.

🎯 Requirements

• 2-5 years of prior estimating experience, or a combination of education, estimating, and field experience. • Background in general estimating, solar, construction management, or project management. • Ability to work on multiple projects, tight deadlines and under pressure. • Estimating Software Experience preferred (Heavy Bid, Accubid, B2W). • Knowledge of scheduling principals and software (MS Project or P6) Preferred. • Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint. • Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills. • Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team. • Willing to work occasional evenings, weekends, and holidays. • Ability to travel once a month. • Possess a valid driver’s license. • Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen and criminal background check.

🏖️ Benefits

• 100% employer-paid health and dental coverage for employees • HSA contributions to support your medical expenses • Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage • 401(k) with competitive company match • Profit sharing and performance-based incentives • Paid weekly with competitive wages • PTO, six paid holidays, and education reimbursement • Exclusive employee discounts through Working Advantage