This position allows all levels of experience

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Overview : Employees are our greatest resource in working towards a bright future. It takes an exceptional team of waterworks experts working behind the scenes to help solve complex problems and build capacity for the future.

Smyth Industries is currently searching for an individual with Water Infrastructure Industry experience as a Waterworks Estimator to help enhance our current team. We provide full-service electrical, civil, manufacturing, engineering and general contracting services for the water and reclamation industry.

The ideal candidate will foster teamwork and create a positive work environment in a fast-paced industry, while helping our Arizona clients engineer, rehabilitate, manufacture and construct water distribution and treatment infrastructure.

If you are looking for an organization who invest in their employees, has a culture of community and belonging that allows their people to be their best, and allows you to bring your authentic self to work while achieving purpose-driven work, then we need inspired people like you to join us in our pursuit of building the future.

About Us:

Smyth Industries, Inc. has been serving the water and reclamation industry throughout Arizona and the Southwest since the company’s inception as Smyth Steel Manufacturing in 1980. We’ve grown from our steel tank fabrication and specialty manufacturing origins, into a full-service water and reclamation industry General Contractor specializing in end-to-end solutions including Storage Tanks, Pump and Water Wells, Pressure and Surge Vessels, Industrial Coatings, Electrical and Controls, and Engineering.

Let’s build something together!

Benefits:

We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefit package that includes, Individual Retirement Plan (IRA), Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short and Long-Term Disability, Life insurance, and Monday-Thursday (4 days/10-hour days).

In your job, you will have the ability to make a difference in the water and reclamation industry by:

Analytical and Critical Thinking:

• Input data into estimating systems.

• Generates initial labor, materials, equipment, and subcontractor budget estimates for new projects including estimate refinements.

• Partner with field leadership on change orders, refine, and present to Vice President/President for approval. Once approved, create contract modifications.

• Compare budget costs to previous internal pricing information, analyze quantities and all scope items assist in value engineering.

• Solicit material pricing detail including subcontract items as required.

• Analyze and apply labor productivity unit extensions based on understanding of labor productivity rate development and definition of cost.

• Perform various estimates and process take-offs including manual and/or digitized material quantity take-offs.

• Utilize preliminary drawings and sketches, conversations, and field reviews, extract details of and quantify all material and labor required, including site in-directs estimated to be necessary to complete a project.

• Develop detailed material take-offs, bills of materials, collect material, and subcontract quotes and itemize labor person-hour estimates.

• Collaborate with Director of Construction Services and other leaders on which opportunities to pursue after assessing project risk.

• Review and use independent judgement on what are not apparent from project documentation and make efforts to estimate those potential scopes of work.

• Assist in the development of alternate proposals such as unit price, fixed fee, and time and material formats.

• Read/analyze/interpret/understand construction drawings & specifications.

  Proposal Development & Management:

• Coordinate proposals from scope definition through final costing and submittal

• Assist in preparation of proposal.

• Maintain a list of clarifications, assumptions, and qualifications identified as risks and discrepancies are detected during development of proposals.

• Accurately summarize and file all materials and labor estimates required per departmental standards and protocols; include any other information relevant to substantiating the pricing estimate.

• Ensure the most cost effective and innovative utilization of materials, fabrication, subcontractors, and equipment for each proposal.

• Participate in formal bid reviews and project team meetings to represent the estimate and to support the estimate.

• Compliance and Data Management

• Delegates tasks to various members of the Proposal Team

• Review proposals to ensure consistency with company estimating policies, practices, and standards.

• Organize the material quantity take-off process to conform to the bid breakdown forms and submittals that are required.

• Process and manage substantial number of documents and data, organized to allow recall of work breakdowns, sketches, and other information to substantiate the pricing estimate.

• Ensure that estimates, take-offs, etc. are in conformance with established estimating standards and processes.

• Develop and maintain a database of cost comparison for various attractions and non-attraction facilities.

• Creates “value engineering” components with the project team to mitigate cost overruns.

• Research market conditions for cost trends and local means and methods.

• Compile overall project summaries on cost at the conclusion of the project.

• Completes quantity takeoffs and summations of materials.

• Partner/assist the Director of Construction Services, Engineering, Vice President, President and/or other internal divisions in developing conceptual estimates, detailed estimates, successful estimates, and future project rough order of magnitude estimates.

• Provide estimating and pre-construction road map support such as, BOM, equipment needed, required rentals, and other items identified in the approved project cost to the purchasing team ensuring project success and implementation.

• Attending meetings with senior management and customers to clarify bidding issues.

• Responsible for accurate and timely estimating and management of assigned projects. Projects are bid with accuracy.

• Pricing, scope, specification, and production rates.

• Scope of Work is completed to the Company standard of quality and professionalism.

• Participate in project economic evaluations and offer value engineering.

• Produce accurate takeoffs and estimates for projects.

• Maintain project contact lists & solicit subcontractors & material suppliers for quotations as required.

• Manage distribution of contract documents to subcontractors and suppliers as required.

• Occasional travel to meetings will be required.

• Coordinate with manufacturing and construction groups to establish project budgets and manage change orders.

• Coordinate with customer, client, and project team to develop a comprehensive budget, schedule, and delivery.

• Coordinate with engineering disciplines, subconsultants, vendors and suppliers to deliver manufacturing projects.

• Coordinate efforts with project owner and construction group to meet project schedule.

• Establish and maintain working relationships with owners, agencies, subcontractors, corporate management, inspectors, etc., providing customer service to develop long-term partnerships with client base.

• Review contract plans and specifications and develop requests for information (RFI) needed to manufacture and deliver a quality product.

• Prepare submittals consisting of shop drawings, samples, and product data.

• Document, organize, control, process, record, and distribute project documentation (correspondence, RFI’s, submittals, directives, contract documents, and other technical data).

  Minimum Qualifications:

• 1-2 years estimating experience.

• Advanced MS Office knowledge.

• Analytical and data-driven mindset

• Effective communication and presentation skills

• Expertise and demonstrated success in process optimization and productivity.

• Ability to successfully work across locations, driving team cohesion and effectiveness.

• Demonstrated ability to successfully partner with a wide range of stakeholders.

• Required to possess a valid driver's license and legally be able to operate a company vehicle.

• Required to pass a preemployment drug screening.

• Must be able to physically perform all required duties which may include bending, lifting 50-pound objects, carrying 50-pound items, squatting, climbing ladders, working in confined spaces, working outdoors most of the time, or standing for prolonged periods of time.

• The applicant should be comfortable working around industrial equipment.

• Be willing to wear Personal Protective Equipment and work around industrial equipment.

  Preferred:

• 5+ years estimating experience.

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or any relevant degree.

• Water pumping and conveyance systems.

• Process optimization certifications desired (Lean Six Sigma, Six Sigma, PMP, etc.)

• Waterworks estimating.

• Experience in Procore and Primavera scheduling software

• Experience developing and documenting processes from scratch in a challenging environment.

• Change management experience.

• Experience leading coworkers.

• Strong knowledge in water and reclamation construction

• Speak Spanish

  What You Bring to the Team:

• Demonstrates Adaptability: Handles Day to day work challenges confidently; is willing and able to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, and rapid change; shows resilience in the face of constraints, frustrations, or adversity; demonstrates flexibility.

• Uses Sound Judgement: Makes timely, cost effective and sound decisions; makes decisions under conditions of uncertainty.

• Shows work commitment: Sets high standards on performance; pursues aggressive goals and works efficiently to achieve them.

• Teamwork: Employ personal strengths, knowledge, and talents to compliment others. Exercise the ability to compromise and be adaptable. Collaborate with others to achieve common goals. Build strong, positive working relationships with supervisor and team members/coworkers. Provide conflict resolution while maintaining a strong team environment.

• Commits to Quality: Emphasizes the need to deliver quality products and/or services; defines standards for quality and evaluated products, processes, and services against those standards; manages quality and improve efficiencies.