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Estimator

Portsmouth, VA 23707

Posted: 04/23/2025 Industry: Ship Repair / Shipyard Job Number: 45483218 Pay Rate: $36-43 / hour

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an Estimator position in Portsmouth Virginia!

Job Duties entail but are not limited to:
  • Reviews engineering plans, blueprints, and product specifications to determine material requirements in support of repair, fabrication, and/or modernization projects.
  • Estimates the labor requirements by trade, based on technical drawings and work specifications in support of repair, fabrication, and/or modernization projects.
  • Considers all specified references including applicable NAVSEA Standard Items in the formulation of estimates.
  • Responsible for material and/or labor cost analyses and estimations for proposal efforts.
  • Performs a wide variety of complex planning activities required to attain awarded projects and to meet production objectives.
  • Works with Trade Foreman and other personnel to formulate estimates.
  • Estimates or determines material and Other Direct Costs (ODC) via vendors and subcontractors.
  • Prepares cost statements and other necessary documentation for the submittal of the quote.
  • Reviews material and labor requirements to decide whether it is more cost-effective to produce or purchase components.
  • Factors in QA and Project Management requirements in the labor estimates.
  • Provides estimates in the format required by the contracts manager.
  • Builds bills of material (BOM).
  • Receives and controls government drawings.
Qualifications:
  • 5 years of estimating experience required
  • Must be able to access and navigate through US Navy and Military Sealift Command ships, to perform shipchecks to get a complete understanding of the scope of work.
  • Must be familiar with NAVSEA Standard Items.
  • Must have working knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models to extract material requirements.
  • Must have a working knowledge of the trades used in the ship repair industry.
  • Must be able to use Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, or other internet search software.
Schedule:
  • 6am-2:30pm Monday-Friday
Pay:
  • $75,000-$90,000 Annual Salary
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