AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe Company, LLC

Overview

AMERICAN Pipe & Vessel is hiring for a Project Estimator at their facility in Crosby, TX. The role involves analyzing customer sales orders and project requirements to develop accurate cost estimates for fabrication projects while ensuring competitive and profitable business growth.

Responsibilities

• Review customer sales orders, blueprints, drawings, specifications, and project requirements.
• Perform detailed material takeoffs and quantity calculations.
• Develop accurate cost estimates for raw materials, labor, equipment, subcontractors, shipping, and miscellaneous project expenses.
• Analyze project scope and determine manufacturing methods required to produce finished goods.
• Estimate fabrication, welding, machining, coating, assembly, inspection, and testing labor requirements.
• Determine production cycle times and labor-hour requirements for all phases of manufacturing.
• Develop comprehensive project cost models and pricing recommendations.
• Evaluate raw material pricing and obtain quotations from suppliers when required.
• Monitor historical manufacturing costs and productivity metrics to improve estimating accuracy.
• Analyze project risks and identify potential cost impacts.
• Participate in bid reviews and pricing strategy discussions.
• Interpret engineering drawings, specifications, contracts, and customer requirements.
• Identify missing information, scope gaps, inconsistencies, or technical concerns prior to bid submission.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Operations to determine manufacturing feasibility.
• Review design changes and assess impact on project costs.
• Work closely with Sales to clarify project requirements and proposal strategies.
• Coordinate with Purchasing to obtain vendor pricing and lead-time information.
• Collaborate with Production, Planning, Engineering, and Project Management to validate labor standards and manufacturing assumptions.
• Support project handoff processes following contract award.
• Maintain estimating databases, labor standards, and costing information.
• Support the development and improvement of estimating procedures and best practices.
• Participate in post-project reviews to compare estimated versus actual costs and identify improvement opportunities.
• Promote safety, quality, and operational excellence in all estimating activities.

Additional Information

• This position operates primarily in an office environment with frequent interaction across manufacturing and fabrication facilities.
• The employee may occasionally be exposed to moving mechanical parts, welding operations, overhead cranes, forklifts, noise, heat, dust, and other industrial manufacturing conditions.