Estimating Manager

Location: Milwaukee, WI (relocation assistance provided, if needed)

Basic Function

The Estimating Manager reports to the President, Boiler Systems and will manage a team in estimating and the development of cost proposals for new business opportunities in collaboration with Sales Representatives, Product Management and Operations counterparts. The Estimating Manager is accountable for the development of complete cost proposals for small and large and/or complex heating system projects

Essential Duties:

• Direct, train, hire and manage the estimating department and department functions.
• Develop and maintain estimating templates, tools, and software and work to establish efficient workflow procedures.
• Develop and execute policies and procedures related to the estimating process.
• Develop and maintain active bid list in order to manage groups activities and hit project deadlines.
• Coordinate, supervise, and review estimates to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Develop and submit clarifications and exceptions lists for projects.
• Provide technical support and training as required
• Perform conceptual estimates for budgetary purposes for potential clients.
• Act as a Lead Estimator on complex packages or as workload demands.
• Participate in pre/post-bid meetings, bid strategy and presentation meetings as requested by sales team.
• Upon bid award, assist operations department in scope evaluations, vendor negotiations, and project turnover to operations.
• Perform periodic reviews of active projects estimated cost vs. actual cost, scope deficiencies, means and methods of self-performed work, schedule and project specific issues that affected the project estimate.
• Brief Senior Leadership on complex projects for approvals as required.
• Work with and lead other Estimators and project team members, encourage ethics in estimating; be aggressive yet reasonable in strategically determining bid fees, buy-downs, and profit margins.
• Coordinate with Procurement & Supply Management to set up new vendors, obtain vendor quotes in support of detailed cost proposals development.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience:

• 4-year engineering degree or equivalent combinations technical and/or related experience.
• Minimum 5 years mechanical system estimating experience including ability to estimate heating systems. Familiarity with a variety of the mechanical and construction concepts and practices.
• Minimum 3 plus years experience managing employees including goal setting and career development.
• Excellent communicative, interpersonal and supervisory skills required.
• Microsoft Office proficiency, specifically Excel.
• Experience using SalesForce or other CRM system is a plus.

Working Conditions and Hazards: Normal plant, shop, field or office conditions. From time to time, slightly disagreeable features. Negligible/little or no exposure to hazardous conditions.

Benefits of Being a Cleaver-Brooks Employee:

We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, maternity support program, discounted virtual physician visits, voluntary medical benefits (Critical Illness, Hospital Care, and Accidental Injury), FSA, HSA, life insurance, short term and long term disability, cash matching 401(k) plan, employee assistance program (EAP), pet insurance, employee discount program, tuition reimbursement, generous vacation and 11 paid holidays.

Who is Cleaver-Brooks:

Cleaver-Brooks is the market leader in providing fully integrated boiler and burner systems. We lead the boiler/burner industry due to our unmatched distribution network’s ability to deliver the knowledge, service, training and support that are essential to long-term performance. Our customers will tell you that we’re the only equipment provider that manufactures boilers, burners, controls, and a full array of ancillary and aftermarket products. They’ll also mention that our unique single-source capability means that we can deliver fully integrated boiler room solutions that reduce overall costs and optimize space. It is our focus on products that deliver the most efficient, reliable, safe and environmentally sustainable solutions that differentiate us in the marketplace. Cleaver-Brooks continues an 90 year legacy of providing the customers we serve with extraordinary products designed to deliver unsurpassed performance through the power of commitment.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of this position described. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job, which is expected to be performed with or without reasonable accommodation. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities. Nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of management to assign, direct, and control the specific duties of individuals performing this function. The Company reserves the right to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)