Project Estimator

Koch Specialty Plant Services; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Koch Specialty Plant Services (KSPS), a Koch Engineered Solutions company, seeks a Project Estimator to join our team. This role is ideal for someone early in their career who is eager to learn industrial construction estimating through hands‑on experience, training, and mentorship.

Based in Houston, TX or other KSPS offices, you will support the development of project estimates and schedules across vessels, towers, drums, and related equipment, learning how scope, cost, and schedules come

Qualifications

• Experience using Excel and other Microsoft office tools for basic data entry, calculations, or organization.
• Experience applying math or analytical skills to support decisions, such as pricing, inventory, ordering, or comparisons.
• Ability to travel up to 25% based on business needs
• Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future
• Valid U.S. driver’s license

Responsibilities

• Participate in site job walks with experienced team members to learn how project scope, site conditions, and constraints are identified
• Support the development of project estimates and schedules for customer proposals under guidance from senior estimators
• Assist with gathering information, quantities, and documentation needed for estimates
• Learn how to obtain and review subcontractor quotes for inclusion in project estimates
• Collaborate with sales, project management, engineering, and operations teams to understand project planning and execution needs
• Support post-award project planning activities, including schedule updates and resource-loading support
• Access elevated work areas, including climbing ladders and scaffolds, to help assess work scope as needed
• Travel up to 25% based on business needs

Skills

Excel

Analytical skills

Tools

Primavera

Microsoft Project

Job description

Koch Specialty Plant Services (KSPS), a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is seeking a Project Estimator to join our team. This role is ideal for someone early in their career who is eager to learn industrial construction estimating through hands‑on experience, training, and mentorship.

As a Project Estimator, you will support the development of project estimates and schedules across a variety of industrial construction scopes, including vessels, towers, drums, and related equipment. You will work closely with experienced estimators, sales, project management, engineering, and operations teams to learn how project scope, cost, and schedules come together to support successful customer bids and project execution.

This position offers exposure to industrial job sites, estimating tools, and project planning processes while building a strong foundation for a long-term career in estimating or project controls.

This role will sit in either the Houston, TX, Baton Rouge, LA, or Tulsa, OK offices, Monday–Friday.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Our Team

KSPS is the industry expert in installation, inspection and technical project services for tower, vessel, combustion, and mass transfer equipment in the refining and chemicals industry. We enhance plant operations by delivering a comprehensive suite of services that span the planning, execution and completion phases of construction and turnaround projects. This helps reduce downtime and maximize efficiency for peak performance, creating value for years to come.

What You Will Do

• Participate in site job walks with experienced team members to learn how project scope, site conditions, and constraints are identified
• Support the development of project estimates and schedules for customer proposals under guidance from senior estimators
• Assist with gathering information, quantities, and documentation needed for estimates
• Learn how to obtain and review subcontractor quotes for inclusion in project estimates
• Collaborate with sales, project management, engineering, and operations teams to understand project planning and execution needs
• Support post-award project planning activities, including schedule updates and resource-loading support
• Access elevated work areas, including climbing ladders and scaffolds, to help assess work scope as needed
• Travel up to 25% based on business needs

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience using Excel and other Microsoft office tools for basic data entry, calculations, or organization
• Experience applying math or analytical skills to support decisions, such as pricing, inventory, ordering, or comparisons
• Ability to travel up to 25% based on business needs
• Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future
• Valid U.S. driver’s license

Physical Qualifications

• Ability to access job sites, including climbing ladders and scaffolding

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience working in scheduling software (ex: Primavera, Microsoft Project, etc)
• Construction experience in removal and installation of tower trays, packing, nozzles, and piping

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 Specialty Plant Services (KSPS) provides code welding work related to repair, revamp, replacement and field fabrication of towers and vessels, piping and specialty welding, mass transfer equipment installation, inspection and professional project services.

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

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.

Our benefits plan includes -

• 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.

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.

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