Senior Transmission Electrical Estimator
Turner & Townsend • Toronto, Ontario • Posted July 17, 2026
Position Overview
Job Description
As a Senior Electrical Estimator, you will be involved in:
- Demonstrate extensive knowledge of transmission, including overhead and underground HV systems, towers/poles, stringing, sagging, tensioning, insulators, OPGW, fiber optics, and line energization.
- Apply in-depth expertise in substations and switchyards, covering transformers, breakers, disconnect switches, bus works, grounding grids, and yard works.
- Possess sound knowledge of Protection, Control, Relay and SCADA systems.
- Understand mid- and low-voltage electrical components and have hands-on experience with industry standards and manuals such as NECA and RS Means.
- Interpret electrical drawings and specifications to create project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and define scope for estimating exercises.
- Perform quantity take-offs and develop bills of materials for all electrical components and equipment.
- Prepare cost estimates across all class...