Estimator, Flushing (Bellingham, WA) at Fairbanks Morse in Bellingham, Washington

Job Description:

Why should you join Fairbanks Morse?
For 125 years, Fairbanks Morse has been powering the world forward with innovative distributed power generation solutions that deliver optimal performance in a wide range of applications from base load and standby in municipal, nuclear, and institutional facilities to locomotive engines, and naval and commercial-class ship propulsion and shipboard power. We are most known for our flagship Opposed Piston (OP) engine technology that has been trusted for decades and has totaled over 100 million operating hours - many units with over 40 years of service.

If you have ideas and passion and want to join a world-class team, then we want to help you fulfill the dreams and passions that truly drive you. Read more about what it is like to be a part of the Fairbanks More team here: https://www.fairbanksmorse.com/careers

Fairbanks Morse invests in YOU!

Fairbanks Morse is looking for an Estimator to join our newly formed FMS Flushing team in Bellingham, WA. Bellinghamis a coastal city in Washington State, near the Canadian border. It isknown forits easy access to outdoor recreation in the San Juan Islands and North Cascades.Driving distance to Seattle is 1 hour and 34 mins.

Employees work together and there's an emphasis on brainstorming, feedback and innovation. The team projects are results-oriented.

Offering competitive salary, benefits, PTO, 401K and more.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Must have demonstrated project coordination skills including an understanding of cost control and physical progress concepts, project organization, regulatory agency rules and processes
• Experience successfully meeting the project objectives and customer commitments within the constraints of time, cost and performance on at least two major projects
• Coordinate with Service Management and Sales to direct the transition from the quoting phase to the contract phase, effectively communicating the requirements and objectives to all functions
• Manage all functional areas in the establishment and implementation of a project plan that includes resource requirements, goals, and major measurements
• Negotiate with all functional disciplines for accomplishment of necessary work within time, cost and performance requirements
• Review, track and control budgets assuring that adequate cost collection occurred to verify budget accuracy
• Establish project report requirements, reviews, controls, and reports necessary to evaluate all phases of the project including cost, schedule, technical performance budgets, actuals and variances.
• Establish effective and timely communications with the customer, as well as functional organizations.

Qualifications and Educational Requirements

• Associate's degree in business administration, management, technical degree, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of six years' experience in a service, manufacturing or military environment required
• Must demonstrate a high level of oral and written communications skills
• Must have demonstrated the ability to develop and sustain a high level of customer relations skills while maintaining routine project activities
• Must demonstrate competency in the use of MS Office, Microsoft Projects, and Internet. Previous experience in use of Oracle or other ERP software is preferred
• Demonstrates financial acumen (understanding of financial and accounting concepts/principles, drivers of profits and expenses, metrics, etc., to have sound judgment when making decisions and ability to understand the impact the decision will have on financial health of the organization)
• Travel up to 25% required
• This position requires access or potential access to Unclassified Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information, which is Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals (NOFORN) data. Therefore, to meet NOFORN requirement, you will have to provide proof of US Citizenship and attest that you do not have dual citizenship. Acceptable proof of US Citizenship is a US Passport, US Birth Certificate or Naturalization Certificate.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Other details

• Pay Type Salary
• Travel % 25

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