Sr. Facility Estimator (1138223)
The Judge Group · The Woodlands, TX · 3 days ago
Manufacturing$170k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Act as the technical SME for mechanical estimating questions
- Manage expectations and standards for the estimating team
- Mentor, coach, and develop senior, junior, and entry-level mechanical estimators
- Oversee all mechanical estimating activities for facility-based projects (Piping, Mechanical, Welding, Equipment Setting)
- Ensure estimates are accurate
- Provide technical leadership and quality control to the estimating team
- Support bid strategy and risk management
- Bring all areas of the company together (Estimating, Operations, Project Controls, supply chain, business development) to support bid development
- Lead and manage mechanical estimating efforts for facility projects (Drawings, Specifications, Bid Documents)
- Assign estimating responsibilities
- Manage workload distribution across the estimating team
- Review and approve detailed takeoffs (Piping, Welding, Equipment, Valves, Structural Components, Mechanical Systems)
- Ensure labor build-ups are developed using appropriate production rates
- Provide technical oversight to validate constructability, installation methods, and labor assumptions
- Support bid strategy development
- Participate in pre-bid meetings
- Oversee estimate summary accuracy
- Support budgetary, FEL, and detailed estimates
- Manage multiple bids simultaneously
- Perform takeoffs and data entry tasks
Requirements
- BS, in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field (or solid experience estimating in the oil and gas industry)
- AACEI CEP, PMP, ASPE preferred
- Verifiable experience estimating facility, terminal, and industrial projects
- Experience with estimating software (InEight, Navisworks, Bluebeam, etc)
- Advanced Excel experience (Vlookups, Pivot Tables, Cost Models)