Technical Estimator

The Wohl Group; Calgary; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in Calgary is seeking a Technical Estimator to provide accurate quotes for maintenance and modifications. Candidates should have at least 5 years of aviation maintenance estimating experience and a strong familiarity with maintenance processes. Proficiency in Microsoft Office is essential. The role involves collaboration with various teams and development of estimation tools to enhance business processes. A salary range of $100k is offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in aviation maintenance estimator experience preferred.
• Experience with aircraft bidding and quoting process considered an asset.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Provide consistent and accurate specifications and pricing.
• Engage with Sales and Technical Records teams regularly.
• Develop and maintain estimation processes and tools.
• Analyze historical cost performance data for decision support.
• Identify gaps in estimating and quoting processes and drive improvements.
• Interface with the Sales team for MRO/AMO-related work.
• Share estimation details for business cases.

Skills

Strong familiarity with maintenance production processes

Ability to interpret aircraft maintenance manuals

Proven ability to develop accurate quotes

Good working knowledge of Civil Aviation Authority regulations

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Project

Job description

The Technical Estimator is responsible for all aspects of providing quotes for maintenance visits, repairs, and modifications for customers and internal stakeholders. This position also plays a strategic role in interfacing with sales to define the aircraft configuration and related scope of work for company owned assets prior to customer delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide consistent and accurate specifications and pricing to support new business and planning teams, including reviewing technical data such as service bulletins, engineering orders, task cards, and aircraft drawings to support quotation development
• Engage and collaborate with Sales, Asset Management, and Technical Records on a regular cadence to ensure a full understanding of current and desired aircraft configuration, loose equipment needs, certification requirements, and services desired is maintained.
• Develop and maintain processes, templates, tools and databases needed to support the estimation process and quote development tasks for the MRO/AMO business unit.
• Establish metrics to quantify estimation accuracy and timeliness of quote availability. Trend performance against those metrics and review with the MRO Planning Manager at the receipt of each purchase agreement and the completion of each contract.
• Analyze and assemble historical cost performance data to provide decision-support information throughout the pursuit of business opportunities.
• Identify gaps in the estimating and quoting process as it evolves to match business conditions. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to generate estimation accuracy and timeliness and facilitate efficient and effective planning and execution of work.
• Develop an understanding of the maintenance planning process within the MRO/AMO sufficient to ensure a direct tie between how estimates are built and how they will be planned and executed; back-up as directed to cover absences as needed.
• Interface with the Sales team to provide business development support for all MRO/AMO-related work including quotes, timelines, hangar and resource availability, as well as technical questions.
• Share estimation and quoting details to support stakeholders in the creation and update of business cases, as well as provide input to various departments to improve performance and ensure efficient and effective planning of work.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required; bachelor's degree preferred
• Minimum 5 (five) years’ experience in aviation maintenance estimator experience preferred, with aircraft bidding and quoting process considered an asset
• Good working knowledge of Civil Aviation Authority regulations.
• Strong familiarity with maintenance production processes
• Ability to interpret aircraft maintenance manuals, service bulletins, structural and wiring manuals
• Proven ability to develop accurate and competitive quotes, including labor hours and materials, for structural, interior, and avionics modifications
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Project within a Windows environment.

Salary Range: $100k

Only qualified candidates who meet all of the requirements will be contacted for interviews.