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Are you looking for a long-term position with a
company that has a
solid track record of continuous growth?
Position: Senior Estimator
Location: Oxbow, SK (the unique opportunity of a big-city job in a small-town setting!)
About Us:
Established in 1991, Saskarc Industries is an
industry-leading custom metal fabricator, project management and equipment sales and rental company.
We fabricate heavy plate projects as well as
structural steel fabrications. Our equipment team offers decades of combined experience in the sales and rental of light towers, heaters, generators, pumps and more. We serve the oil and gas, power generation, mining, construction, government and petrochemical industries in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Fabrication Sales Manager, the
Estimator is responsible to provide accurate,
detailed information and timely project estimates to the Sales Department for our large custom steel fabrication projects.
Qualifications:
Engineering Degree (mechanical) or Technologist Diploma preferred.
Able to read and interpret blue prints.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
7 to 10 years trade experience in a fabrication or other manufacturing facility along with 5 years estimating experience.
Proven competency in MS Outlook, Word and Excel.
Excellent organizational and problem solving skills.
Able to manage multiple deadlines.
Very good familiarity in steel fabrication for plate, structural, and pressure vessel
Capability of drawing or modeling in 3D (Tekla, Solidworks, Autocad inventor) and 2D shop drawing
Familiar with bill of materials (BOM) structure for Fabrication
Familiar with Erection, detailed shop, structural connections, assembly drawings
Experience in designing for custom fabrication and modularization
Excellent knowledge of welding symbols
Familiar with the following standards ASME, AWS, CWB, API
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Additional Skills
- Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specifications
Specific Skills
- Utilize quantity take-off procedures
- Prepare estimates of labour and material costs
- Monitor and adjust contract expenditures
- Estimate pre-contract costs
- Analyze tenders and recommend awards
Major Work Area
- Estimating
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- Take-off packages
- Spreadsheets
- Estimating packages
Type of Construction Experience
- Structural
- Mechanical
- Industrial
- Civil