Engineering Project Estimator

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Position Overview

Reporting to the Vice President – Project Management in Appleton, Wisconsin, the Estimator will be responsible for the preparation of accurate and timely cost estimates for assigned projects for retrofit and green field capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Project cost estimating for industrial projects in industries such as forestry, renewable energy, biofuels, specialty chemicals, and minerals refining
• Preparing and providing detailed cost estimates
• Evaluating vendor quotations, compiling the prices in the estimates (this includes a general knowledge of tender package details: hard deliverables, spare parts, field assistance for commissioning and start up)
• Participation in detailed estimate review between study/project manager and client representatives
• Continual updating of the in house database for equipment pricing, material pricing, unit prices and labor rates, (including regular review with contractors to ensure up-to-date prices and rates)
• Analyzes documents, specifications, proposals, addendums in preparation for pricing
• Prior to the start of a project, create and revise preliminary master project schedules detailing the sequence of all work to be performed.
• Maintain master schedule for each project and identify and record the impact of work performed and not performed as scheduled. Evaluate actual progress and provide regular schedule updates
• Responsible for the control and monitoring of project total expenditures including verifying and checking of invoices and claims from suppliers, vendors and subcontractors to confirm that all project expenditures are captured and properly recorded
• Provide planning and cost controlling support for all projects which includes variation reporting, monitoring of milestone progress to the preparation of customer billing processes, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field is preferred
• 5-10 years of experience working on capital projects in Pulp and Paper, Energy, Chemicals, Mining and Construction Industries
• Has experience in developing the costing procedures and strategy for a given project
• Working knowledge of Timberline, Primavera, and Microsoft Project are preferred
• Working knowledge of business software (Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point)
• Proficient in building, embedding, and managing multiple project estimates and schedules
• Understand detailed workflow for definition, engineering, construction and start-up
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret engineering documents
• Demonstrated experience in working with clients, engineering, construction, and vendors on cost estimates and schedule related topics

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, short-term and long-term disability, 401(k) with company match, paid vacation and holidays. Additional optional insurance coverage available.