Estimator Location: Chesapeake, VA Salary Range: $75,000 - $85,000 Industry: Ship Construction and General Construction Employment Type: Full Time, Direct Hire Benefits: Health Insurance, Vision, Dental, 401(k) with Matching, PTO Lingo Staffing is seeking an experienced Estimator on behalf of our client for a direct hire opportunity. Qualifications: Experience with naval ship construction, repair, and modernization. Experience with General Construction, design-build construction, repair, and modernization. The ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and military and commercial specifications. Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and Adobe Acrobat. Experience with ProPricer estimating software preferred but not required. The ability to learn and understand company accounting software and related enterprise systems. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Strong business math skills. Minimum Requirements: 3 years of related experience. U.S. Citizen with the ability to pass and hold various background checks and security clearances. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Respond to inquiries and pricing requests from both internal and external customers. Participate in job site inspections and ship checks to verify technical information. Identify all cost elements necessary for the execution of work requirements including (but not limited to) labor by General Labor Category, subcontract requirements, rentals, and material requirements. Prepare requirements traceability matrix and work breakdown structure in support of estimate development. Perform material take off(s) and prepare requisitions for materials, subcontracts, and rentals in support of proposal development. Prepare estimates, pricing worksheets, preliminary schedules, build plans, and scope matrices utilizing established Microsoft Office templates. Establish routing and execution approach(s) for work requirements in conjunction with engineering, planning, purchasing, production, and quality management. Resolution of technical and schedule issues or conflicts with customers, vendors, and subcontractors as well as with contracts, engineering, planning, purchasing, production, and quality management. Track production schedules; prepare EVMS applications to determine Planned and Earned Value & Cost Performance Index & Schedule Performance Index. Develop estimates based on RFQ/RFP packages, drawings and customer-provided data. Maintain communications with the customer throughout the bid process. Develop proposal workbooks for newly received RFQ/RFPs and insert in the electronic database. Assist in project change control processes for current projects. Create notional production schedules to ensure proper resource loading. Assist the Project Team in material and equipment ordering/rentals and other logistics upon contract award within the limitations of the Estimating Department. Assist in the development of new processes and procedures as warranted by company growth. Additional Duties and Responsibilities: Must demonstrate professional, morally, and ethically sound behavior not only consistent with company policies but also in keeping with a position requiring access to and the development of sensitive technical and financial data. Develop rapport and professional working relationships with both internal and external customers as well as vendors, suppliers, subcontractors, and other internal and external team members.

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