Estimator

WESTERMAN INC•Bremen, OH

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Westerman, Inc., an employee-owned company, is a multiple site manufacturer of production and storage equipment within the oil, gas, and nuclear industries. Our equipment helps optimize well pad design, improve separation efficiency and lower overall equipment spend through high-performance surface separation and processing technology. Our equipment is setting new standards for performance and economics nationwide. The full-time Estimator will work closely with Representatives from Sales, Purchasing, Engineering, Operations and Customers to ensure an accurate cost is provided for all assigned projects. The Estimator must have the ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and communicate/maintain costs effectively with a clear and thorough attention to detail. This position is fully on-site and may be located in any of our facilities: Bremen, OH; Tulsa, OK; Casper, WY. Relocation assistance is not provided with this position.

Requirements

Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in technical field such as Engineering, Applied Science, Engineering, or Manufacturing Technology or equivalent experience required
Minimum 3 years experience in cost estimating in a construction, manufacturing or fabrication background required
Experience in reading and comprehending engineering drawings included (P&ID’s, electric schematics, controls system drawings, general arrangements, structural drawings) required
Fabrication process knowledge required
Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Database Software
Strong organizational skills
Ability to identify urgency and react accordingly
Multi-tasking simultaneously competing priorities and deadlines and ability to work well under pressure
Good communicator (verbal and written)
Experience in estimating within an ERP environment in an engineered-to-order business
Driving is an essential function of the job; clean driving record required.

Responsibilities

Regular and punctual attendance at work is an essential job function of each position and is necessary to your individual effectiveness and that of your work group. Regular and punctual attendance is required of all employees.
Comprehends customer equipment needs with strong interactions with Sales personnel and end customer engineering team.
Drives cost estimates to conclusion (project manage) with daily interaction with Engineering, Purchasing, Operations, Sales and Logistics teams.
Works as part of a two-person Estimator/Application Engineer team with a regional focus. Grow personal knowledge of customer base in the assigned region and backfill for other region(s) when workload demand requires it.
Works with Logistics and Operations to secure accurate lead times.
Attend customer technical meetings as needed.
Drafts quotations for RFQ bids.
Supports the development and maintenance of cost models.
Supports the centralized estimating process.
Provides improvement recommendations to cost estimating procedures in order to reduce future discrepancies between estimated and actual costs.
Identifies cost trends to assist management in cost reduction and process improvement efforts.
Other duties as required and assigned.