Estimator

Koch Business Solutions, LP; Wichita (KS); In loco; USD 70.000 - 105.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

medical

dental

vision

flexible spending and health savings

life insurance

ADD

disability

retirement

paid vacation/time off

educational assistance

infertility assistance

paid parental leave

adoption assistance

Descrizione del lavoro

Koch-Glitsch is seeking an Estimator in Wichita, KS, to support proposal development by estimating material, design, and fabrication costs for trays, packed tower internals, and phase separations equipment. You will interpret drawings and customer specs to define scope and cost drivers, collaborating with process engineers and fabrication teams to ensure accurate estimates.

The role requires experience with mass transfer equipment or separations technology, strong drawing interpretation skills,

Competenze

• Experience with mass transfer equipment or separations technology in manufacturing or design.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings or technical specifications.
• Authorized to work permanently in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Mansioni

• Prepare competitive, detailed estimates for trays, packed tower internals, and phase separations equipment.
• Interpret drawings and specifications to determine scope, materials, and fabrication complexity.
• Build technical knowledge of tower internals to improve estimate quality.
• Collaborate with engineers, sales, quality, and fabrication to validate scope and costs.
• Prioritize estimating work based on commitments, economics, and value.
• Evaluate cost drivers and risks; identify cost-effective alternatives.
• Compare actual costs with estimates and refine estimating methods.
• Maintain knowledge of industry standards, materials, and market pricing.

Conoscenze

Mass transfer equipment experience

Engineering drawings interpretation

US work authorization

Strumenti

Spreadsheets

Databases

Estimating software

Descrizione del lavoro

Your Job

Koch-Glitsch, a global leader in mass transfer and separations equipment, is currently looking for an Estimator at our Wichita, KS location. In this role, you will support proposal development efforts by estimating material, design, and fabrication costs to inform customer and business decisions.

Our Team

We are seeking a detail-oriented and technically proficient Estimator specializing in mass transfer and separations technology equipment, including trays, random packing, structured packing, and other tower internals. The Estimator will develop accurate and timely estimates of design and fabrication costs for large and complex tower internals that are used in the refining, petrochemical, and chemical industries. The Estimator will collaborate with process engineers, equipment engineers, sales managers, quality, and fabrication leaders to prioritize work using economic thinking, customer commitments, and value to the business.

What You Will Do

• Prepare competitive, detailed, and accurate estimates for the design and fabrication of trays, packed tower internals, and phase separations equipment.
• Interpret tower drawings, equipment drawings, customer specifications, and other technical documents to determine scope, material requirements, hardware needs, and fabrication complexity.
• Build technical knowledge of large and complex tower internals and apply that knowledge to improve estimate quality.
• Collaborate with process engineering, equipment engineering, sales, quality, and global fabrication teams to validate scope, assumptions, risks, and costs.
• Prioritize estimating work using customer commitments, economic thinking, resource requirements, and value to the business.
• Evaluate cost drivers and project risks, and identify cost-effective alternatives that improve competitiveness while meeting technical requirements.
• Compare actual project costs with estimates, identify meaningful variances, and transform existing estimating methods and tools.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry standards, materials, fabrication techniques, and market pricing.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Industry experience working with mass transfer equipment or separations technology, manufacturing processes, or equipment design.
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings or technical specifications.
• Must have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience with trays, random packing, structured packing, mechanical support systems, or other tower internals.
• Experience estimating design, material, or fabrication costs for engineered-to-order manufacturing projects.
• Experience working with procurement and supply chain to understand fabrication cost drivers.
• Experience analyzing estimate-to-actual cost variances and using the findings to improve estimating accuracy.
• Experience developing or automating estimating tools using spreadsheets, databases, or estimating software.
• Experience managing concurrent projects with different customer deadlines, technical complexity, and business value.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch Engineered Solutions company, Koch-Glitsch keeps our customers' operations running with a wide range of innovative products and solutions serving the refining, chemical and petrochemical industries. As a full-service provider of mass transfer, mist elimination and phase separation equipment, we handle everything from design and fabrication to delivery and installation.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).