Engineer, Estimation

Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc. in Lake Mary, FL is looking for an Estimation Engineer. The company’s mission is to provide power generation equipment solutions to customers.

SUMMARY

The position requires a candidate that have characteristics to collaborate with different departments and complete a wide variety of complex estimating activities for quoting power generation equipment and associated project execution services. In this role, the selected candidate will apply experience, and will be exposed to various types of projects, internal clients, and shall become familiar and follow company’s and project’s practices and procedures. Also, the selected candidate should be able to understand and follow a proposal strategy, as well as being very organized to prepare documentation that serves as backup of the cost estimates for products and associated project executions services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepares estimates used for bidding equipment and associated services in a budgetary or firm basis. Understands the basis of the cost estimation and ensures alignment of proposal stakeholders inputs with the overall strategy of the bid/proposal.

• Works with commercial proposals’ stakeholders to follow company’s procedures and to properly file documentation.

• Assists Proposal leads with preparation of schedules for estimate preparation, review, and publication.

• Assists in the maintenance and improvement of cost data management and supporting systems.

• Collaborates with Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Project Management and Commercial groups to determine appropriate cost estimation basis.

• Contributes to improve cost estimation procedures.

• Interfaces and communicates proactively and effectively with other departments to obtain inputs to the cost estimates before, or on established due dates.

• Contributes to build a centralized cost estimating database and a formal process to support cost estimating to ensure the integrity of historical data.

• Analyzes completed estimates (Firm or As-Sold) and identifies opportunities for improvement.

• Provides improvement recommendations to cost estimating procedures to reduce future discrepancies between estimated and actual costs.

• Identifies cost trends to assist management in cost reduction efforts.

• Must be able to create formal presentations, write executive summaries about project-specific cost estimates, and present results to the company’s executive management.

• Ability to keep key stakeholders informed and engaged to minimize the probability of mistakes during cost estimation activities.

• Capable of handling and managing multiple projects in parallel.

• Effective communication, collaboration and influencing skills, and results oriented.

• Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback, and contributes to building a positive work environment.

• Exhibits sound and accurate judgment to make decisions, supports and explains reasoning for decisions, and includes appropriate people in decision-making process.

• Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence, and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.

• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.

• Follows instructions, responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions, and keeps commitments.

• Must be fluent in and capable of conducting business in English. Spanish and/or Portuguese is a plus.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• B.S. in technical engineering, science, or construction discipline. Must have experience in project execution, proposal development (technical and/or commercial), applications engineering, power generation, EPC or construction fields.

• Experience in large, multi-national industrial manufacturing or project-oriented corporation.

• 5+ years direct experience working on positions related to power generation equipment, or a combination of education, training, and experience to meet the position requirements.

• Must have extensive Microsoft Office knowledge.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk and talk or hear.

• The employee may frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

• The noise level in some company work environments is usually moderate.

• The position requires minimum travelling, potentially up to two times per year.

• The position requires frequent conference calls between 6pm and 9pm with corporate headquarters in Japan.

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WHY SHOULD YOU APPLY?

• Excellent benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision & 401K Matching)

• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities

• Tuition reimbursement and on-the-job training

• Paid vacation and eleven paid holidays per year

• Great working environment and culture

• Employee appreciation programs and events

• The company promotes good work-personal life balance