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Job cost estimating.
Details
- Found
- 20 d ago · posted 2026-09-18
- Location as listed
- Norfolk, VA, US
- Role
- Estimator / Surveyor
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
This position is responsible for the following: Other duties may be assigned.
• Prepare cost estimates for product manufacturing, projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining the price of product or service.
• Prepare competitive fixed-price quotations (both labor and material) for maritime ship repair/refit and industrial repair/refit.
• Determine work procedures, crew size, machines/tooling, sub-contractors, material, accessories required to accomplish work at competitive price and acceptable margins.
• Coordinate with Walashek staff and trades as needed in order to gather information and process requirements for accomplishment of work.
• Conduct ship-checks / site-checks as required in order to properly scope work.
• Obtain accurate bill of material (BOM) quotations in a timely manner.
• Maintain relationships with industry suppliers, vendors, and clients.
• Maintain and update contract pipeline in coordination with General Manager, Program Managers and Chief Estimator.
• Build estimates and quotes using approved corporate policies.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches, drawings, and technical manuals in order to machine parts and products according to specifications.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• High performance and a strong team player.
• Ability to work under deadlines and schedule pressures with minimal supervision.
• Commitment to company values and safety program.
• Ability to operate all Microsoft Office applications, including Microsoft Project.
• Ability to gain access to government and site office access required to obtain drawings, tech manuals, and other technical and planning documentation required for estimating and bidding purposes.
Required Education & Experience:
• High School Diploma and/or some college or technical training preferred.
• 5-10 years of experience in estimating and planning
Working Conditions:
• Open-air conditions such as noisy, hot, cold, as well as in an office-controlled environment.
• May have to visit projects aboard ships, rigs both on and offshore, as well as confined spaces. Must wear hearing, eye, and head protection and proper PPE when required.
• Visits may require standing on a variety of surfaces and at differing angles, bending over, crouching, and climbing up and over obstructions such as scaffolding, ladders, and internal barge and boat structural members.
Special Skills:
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches, drawings, and technical manuals in order to machine parts and products according to specifications.
We provide paid holidays, vacation, paid medical & dental, and 401(k) benefits. Walashek Industrial & Marine Inc. is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets Employer
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