Estimator

Koch; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Retirement

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Infertility assistance

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Koch-Glitsch in Wichita, KS is seeking an Estimator to support proposal development by estimating material, design, and fabrication costs for trays, packed tower internals, and phase separations equipment. You will work with engineers, sales, and fabrication teams to ensure accurate cost projections and informed customer decisions.

The role requires experience with mass transfer equipment, reading engineering drawings, and a strong ability to translate specifications into actionable cost

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Mass transfer equipment experience

Engineering drawings interpretation

US work authorization

Job description

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.

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.

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

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most.

• 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.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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, aquí, or tu).