Senior Aircraft Estimator & Lead - MRO Proposals

Airborne Maintenance and Engineer Serv; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Paid holidays

401(k) with 5% match

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Company-paid life insurance

Disability coverage

Training and development

Job summary

Airborne Maintenance and Engineer Serv is seeking a Senior Estimator to develop and review labor and cost estimates for airframe maintenance and repairs across multiple aircraft platforms. You will translate work scopes and engineering docs into man-hour forecasts to support bids and heavy check planning.

The role requires leveraging technical knowledge and prior mechanic experience to determine realistic labor needs, sequencing, and schedule impacts for C-checks, HMVs, and complex projects

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in aircraft maintenance, planning, estimating, or related technical aviation roles.
• Experience leading estimates valued at $500K+ to multimillion dollars annually.
• Mentor and develop junior estimators.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance programs and heavy checks.
• Able to read SBs, ADs, drawings, AMMs, SRMs, IPCs, and customer requirements.
• Proficient in Excel and labor modeling.

Responsibilities

• Lead estimator for proposal support, estimating standards, and estimator development.
• Serve as the primary technical resource for complex and non-standard maintenance estimates.
• Establish and maintain estimating standards, labor factors, and estimating best practices.
• Develop and maintain estimating databases, historical labor libraries, and benchmarking tools.
• Analyze multiple aircraft types to determine fleet-specific labor variations and work package complexities.
• Mentor, train, and provide guidance to current estimators.
• Review estimates for Contracts accuracy, completeness, and technical validity.
• Identify process improvements to improve bid turnaround time and forecast reliability.

Skills

Estimating experience

Leadership

Excel advanced

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

FAA A&P Certificate

Tools

Pivot Tables

Power Query

Labor modeling tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Airborne Maintenance and Engineer Serv is seeking a Senior Estimator to develop and review labor and cost estimates for airframe maintenance and repairs across multiple aircraft platforms. You will translate work scopes and engineering docs into man-hour forecasts to support bids and heavy check planning.

The role requires leveraging technical knowledge and prior mechanic experience to determine realistic labor needs, sequencing, and schedule impacts for C-checks, HMVs, and complex projects