About the PositionThe
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.
