Estimating Engineer

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The Role
The Estimating Engineer will produce accurate pump cost estimates and perform cost risk assessments, collaborating with other departments to ensure competitiveness and timely bid submissions.
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Role Summary:

Estimating Engineer will be part of a global estimating group but linked to corresponding engineered facility and will be responsible of producing accurate and on time pump costs estimates together with cost risk assessment that Commercial operations will use to prepare the complete price make ups. In order to achieve the most competitive bid possible, estimating engineer will ensure costs are accurate and competitive and will monitor deviations and implement corrective actions to improve through time. Estimating engineers will ensure costs data bases and price lists are up to date by following up with other Flowserve departments, escalating as necessary.

Your role:

  • Determination of materials costs to manufacture equipment in coordination with manufacturing, lab test, finance, quality, logistic, purchasing and supplier’s development departments.
  • Estimate equipment´s cost based on standard rates and according to the customer´s specifications.
  • Estimation of pump’s cost, following the estimating guidelines, and assuring a profitable operation.
  • Analyze the shipping arrangements based on proposed equipment, determining size and weights of the packing boxes according to equipment in order to evaluate along with the logistic department to determine freight cost, packing cost, and point of shipment according with the Incoterm negotiated in the customer´s contract.
  • To evaluate if the pump will be shipped totally assembled or will require to be shipped in parts in order to define the number of containers to be considered in the pump’s price.
  • Determination of the freight insurance cost in coordination with the logistic department.
  • Advise to Commercial Operations and/or Sales Offices pricing and lead time of new equipment and provide clarifications and respond questions that might arise from the salesman or the customer in timely way.
  • Provide complete responses to Commercial Operations and/or Sales Offices including alternative pricing and lead time clarifications to commercial terms.
  • Any time there may be a change in specifications our price and lead time shall be reviewed and updated accordingly.
  • Save proposal data in a shared electronic file for statistic controls.
  • Look for a continuous improvement regarding the estimating process, having an improvement on the estimation process; timing, quality, material cost reduction, labor cost using software and electronic tools.
  • Revision of the customer’s P.O. and job order entry form of the sold equipment, in case of a scope of supply difference between what was sold and what was estimated, estimating department will advise to the projects department to request for a change order to the customer.
  • Participation in the pre-award meeting, as needed.
  • Support General Management on the formal acceptance/rejection of new purchase order.
  • Leading and participation in in the AMO meeting.
  • Participation on an internal kick-off meeting for each order, and on the kick of meeting with the customer, if needed.
  • Provide to all operations areas with the sufficient data to determine the cost objectives of the equipment to manufacture.
  • Perform a general follow-up to the budget of each project, providing assistance/guidance to Engineering, Purchasing and Projects Departments to avoid major deviations to the budget.
  • Based on the actual cost registration, supervise the recent cost sheets and consider in the new estimations.
  • Reduce the answer-cycle time by using and electronic resources and indicate it in the proper procedures.
  • Other duties as assigned

Your profile:

  • Strong skills on hydraulics and centrifugal pumps.
  • Manages Complexity, makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Aligns and embraces the change to fulfill company objectives Globally.
  • Knowledgeable on engineered pump applications, market behavior, cost structure, and manufacturing processes.
  • High communication skills and interpersonal abilities.
  • Persuades, uses compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others
  • Previous experience on a similar activity is desired, but not mandatory.
  • Is desirable and not mandatory if candidate has knowledge of continues improvement (Yellow Belt or Green Belt), since it let a faster integration to lead continues improvement and problem-solving projects
  • BS or BA Degree in relevant field and 5-7 years relevant experience

We offer variety of benefits additionally to competitive salary

Top Skills

Cost Estimation Software
Electronic File Management
Project Management Tools
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The Company
Irving, TX
11,823 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1997

What We Do

Flowserve is one of the world's largest manufacturers of pumps, valves and seals with over 19,000 employees in over 60 countries. Built on more than 50 world-renowned heritage brands, the equity and customer loyalty we have earned over the past 220 years is the foundation of our leadership position across the globe.

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