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Kimmel Associates; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Remote work flexibility

Monthly office presence

Job summary

Kimmel Associates is seeking a Lead Process Estimator to own pricing for complex water and wastewater projects. This hands-on leadership role involves directing the estimating team, pricing for hard-bid and design-build work, and collaborating across project managers, engineers, and operations to optimize bid strategies.

The role emphasizes independence in a remote work setting with monthly office presence, and offers growth as the estimating function expands with the company.

Qualifications

• Strong background in process piping and equipment estimating, ideally within water and wastewater treatment.
• Experience pricing bypass, phased construction, and work on live/operational systems.
• Experience with hard-bid and design-build project delivery.
• Ability to lead or mentor estimators and build an estimating team as workload grows.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Estimate self-performed piping and equipment scopes for water and wastewater projects.
• Develop bypass strategies and pricing for work involving active process systems.
• Account for costs of maintaining plant operations during construction.
• Prepare estimates for predominantly hard-bid projects.
• Support design-build pursuits with early-stage pricing and input on constructability.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, and operations teams.
• Review drawings, specs, and site conditions for sequencing challenges.
• Develop pricing for phased construction and live-system work.
• Lead and mentor the estimating team as the company grows.
• Establish estimating best practices and contribute to company growth.

Skills

process piping & equipment estimating

water & wastewater projects

leadership & mentoring

remote work independence

bypass strategies pricing

Job description

About the Company

Our client is a growing contractor specializing in water and wastewater treatment facilities, with expertise in self-performed process piping and equipment work. The company handles technically complex projects involving active treatment facilities and is expanding its design-build capabilities.

About the Position

The Lead Process Estimator will take ownership of estimating complex water and wastewater treatment projects while providing leadership to the estimating team. The position will manage a team of estimators, with the opportunity to build and grow the team as workload increases.

The company has both hard bid and design-build capabilities. This position will have a direct influence on how the company prices and wins work and will contribute to the development of its design-build practice.

This is a hands-on leadership role, not a back-office estimating position.

Key Responsibilities

• Estimate self-performed piping and equipment scopes for water and wastewater treatment projects.
• Develop bypass strategies and pricing for work involving active process systems.
• Account for costs associated with maintaining plant operations during construction.
• Prepare estimates for predominantly hard-bid projects.
• Support design-build pursuits through early-stage pricing and constructability input.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, and operations teams to understand existing systems.
• Review drawings, specifications, and site conditions to identify sequencing challenges.
• Develop pricing for phased construction and live-system work.
• Manage, mentor, and develop an estimator while helping build the estimating team as the company grows.
• Establish estimating best practices and contribute to the company's continued growth.

Requirements

• Strong background in process piping and equipment estimating, ideally within water and wastewater treatment.
• Practical understanding of treatment plant operations and the ability to take portions of a system offline while maintaining overall plant operations.
• Experience pricing bypass, phased construction, and work on live/operational systems.
• Experience with both hard-bid and design-build project delivery.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing and constructability.
• Prior experience leading or mentoring estimators, or demonstrated readiness to take on estimating team leadership.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.
• Must be located in East Central Pennsylvania and able to visit the office approximately once per month.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.
• Remote work flexibility.
• Monthly office presence rather than daily commuting.
• Leadership opportunity with responsibility for growing the estimating team.
• Significant influence on the company's expanding design-build platform.
• Opportunity to work on technically challenging water and wastewater projects.
• Long-term career growth within a growing organization.