Estimator Application Engineer

SUMMARY

This position analyzes blueprints, specifications, request for proposals, and other documentation to prepare time, cost, and labor estimates for products, projects, or services by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide controls expertise, quoting services, and sales representative duties as needed through project life.
• Consults with clients, vendors, or other individuals to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues. Reviews data to determine material and labor requirements and prepares itemized lists.
• Review project documentation, communication with project engineer, customers and co-workers, develop understanding of the processes being controlled and the requirements for completion.
• Maintain working knowledge of process control, process applications, products and changes within our industry focus.
• Recommend R&D initiatives based on customer needs and judgment.
• Complete technical writing for proposal development as well as articles or newsletters as needed.
• Continuous improvement of sales estimating tools. Develop, refine, and maintain summary price lists and estimating spreadsheets.  
  

This list is not inclusive of all duties and responsibilities that may be assigned.  They are only listed as typical.   Any other duties and responsibilities assigned will be of a similar nature requiring the same relative skill and capabilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from Two-Year College or Technical school in Controls Engineering, electrical, technical writing type fields; with 1 to 2 years experience preferred. Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

•  3 - 5 years of experience in a sales position for process control equipment and/or demonstration of general technical sales competency preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES – COMPETENCIES

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read, analyze, technical procedures, process flow schematics, electrical drawings, and governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from customers and project engineers.
• Ability to direct others both verbally and in writing.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to define problems collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS (as relevant)

• Current driver's license.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and sit. The employee is occasionally required to walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet, but can become loud while on site. Must be able and willing to travel 15% of the time as a minimum.

To join the ESE “team of Experts” send resume and salary history to:

Attn: Human Resources

ESE, Inc.

3600 Downwind Drive

Marshfield, WI 54449

Email: careers@ese1.com