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Job overview
Insight Global is seeking an Estimator for an MEP service team in Wilmington, California. The role estimates service, repair, retrofit, and replacement work for multifamily residential properties, including HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems. The Estimator evaluates existing conditions, visits sites, collaborates with operations and field teams, and prepares pricing and customer proposals. Multifamily experience is highly preferred; commercial building experience may also be considered.
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Job Description
Insight Global is seeking an Estimator to join an MEP in Wilmington, CA. This position will be on the service team doing service and maintenance of systems. This role will focus on estimating service, repair, retrofit, and replacement projects for multifamily residential properties. Unlike new construction estimating, this position is responsible for evaluating existing building systems, identifying deficiencies, developing cost estimates, and preparing customer proposals for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical service work. The Estimator will conduct site visits, assess existing mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems, collaborate with operations and field teams, and prepare accurate pricing for retrofit and maintenance-related projects. The ideal candidate has strong experience with HVAC and plumbing systems and understands how to evaluate existing conditions, develop solutions, and present professional proposals to customers. Experience within multifamily residential properties is highly preferred, although commercial building experience will also be considered. This is a fully onsite position based in Wilmington, CA, requiring attendance in the office five days per week.
Skills and Requirements
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3+ years of estimating experience within the HVAC, plumbing, electrical, or MEP industry.
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Experience estimating service, repair, retrofit, replacement, or maintenance projects.
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Strong knowledge of mechanical (HVAC) and plumbing systems.
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Experience evaluating existing building systems and developing solutions based on site conditions.
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Ability to build complete estimates and customer proposals from initial site walk-through through final submission.
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Experience preparing labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, and vendor cost estimates.
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Ability to read and interpret building plans, specifications, equipment schedules, and as-built documentation.
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Experience working on multifamily residential or commercial properties.
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Strong communication skills with the ability to interact with customers, property managers, technicians, and operations teams.
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Proficiency with Microsoft Office and estimating software platforms. Ability to work onsite in Wilmington, CA, five days per week.
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Multifamily residential service and retrofit experience.
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Experience estimating HVAC equipment replacements, boiler systems, pumps, water heaters, piping upgrades, and plumbing retrofits.
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Working knowledge of electrical systems and service-related estimating.
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Background with occupied residential communities, apartment complexes, senior living, student housing, or mixed-use properties.
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Experience creating presentation-quality customer proposals and recommendations.
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Familiarity with preventative maintenance programs and service agreements.
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Experience working for an MEP contractor, mechanical contractor, plumbing contractor, or facilities service organization.
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Knowledge of local building codes, permitting processes, and energy-efficiency upgrade projects. Screening Questions
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].
How this job compares
Set against the 2,577 open Estimator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- California median$100–149K/yr128 salary ranges
- US median$25–30/hr115 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 150 open Estimator jobs in California and 2,577 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- CDM Smith31 open
- Kiewit15 open
- Black & Veatch10 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Estimator postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,069 postings).
- Education
- 364 of the 2,577 open Estimator jobs (14%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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