Senior Fabrication Estimator

Loenbro is a trusted, long-term construction lifecycle partner to thousands of customers across the U.S. Our market spans all industries, and our service offerings include Critical Electrical, Mechanical & Structural, Soft Crafts, Inspection, Underground Maintenance and Installation, and Fabrication. Our expertise lies in simplifying the complex and establishing long-standing relationships with our partners. We have a national presence but a local approach—every customer benefits from our capabilities and our care.

• →Lead fabrication estimates from pursuit planning through proposal and turnover, defining shop fabrication, delivery, and any field scope boundaries. Estimating will not be limited to fabrication only if necessary.
• →Review drawings, specifications, models, bills of material, and applicable fabrication details to establish quantities, fabrication requirements, scope gaps, and execution assumptions.
• →Lead estimate reviews and provide independent QA/QC for fabrication pursuits, reconciling quantities, material costs, labor hours, exclusions, and pricing.
• →Develop conceptual and detailed estimates for fabricated products and assemblies within the company’s capabilities, including materials, labor, equipment, subcontract services, and delivery.
• →Estimate cutting, forming, machining, fitting, welding, assembly, handling, and loading, as applicable to the scope, using documented shop production rates and fabrication requirements.
• →Obtain and evaluate quotes for raw materials, purchased components, detailing, coatings, specialty fabrication services, inspection, testing, freight, and other services required by the specifications.
• →Advise Operations and leadership on fabrication sequence, shop capacity, procurement lead times, material waste, risk, contingency, value engineering, and commercial position.
• →Mentor estimators and improve technical consistency without requiring formal personnel-management responsibility.
• →Develop and maintain fabrication labor factors, material pricing, shop productivity benchmarks, weld quantities, historical cost data, and estimating tools and templates.
• →Lead estimate turnover and lessons learned for assigned pursuits, communicating the basis of estimate, production assumptions, procurement requirements, inclusions, exclusions, and delivery commitments.

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant estimating or equivalent directly applicable construction or shop fabrication experience.
• Fabrication estimating experience, including material takeoff, shop labor development, supplier pricing, and fabrication methods.
• Demonstrated success leading complex or high-risk pursuits with minimal oversight.
• Advanced capability in fabrication cost development, estimate strategy, risk evaluation, QA/QC, and coordination with shop Operations, detailing, procurement, and project teams.
• Ability to mentor others and influence consistent estimating practices.
• Proficiency with estimating, digital takeoff, spreadsheet, reporting, and document-management systems; ability to interpret fabrication drawings, models, and specifications.
• Ability to travel periodically to offices, client locations, and project sites.
• Valid driver’s license and insurability when driving is required.
• Working knowledge of applicable fabrication codes and standards, welding requirements, material specifications, inspection and testing requirements, and their effects on cost and schedule.

• Structural steel and piping fabrication estimating experience preferred, including structural drawings, connection details, piping isometrics, and pipe spool fabrication. Experience with conceptual fabrication pricing, model-based quantity takeoff, and shop production planning is also preferred.
• Technical training, shop or field experience, or professional certification.
• Proficiency with HCSS HeavyBid and/or Tekla software preferred.

• Potential exposure to extreme cold and hot temperatures
• Exposure to manufacturing, pipeline, and refining environment
• Exposure to noise above 85 decibels and intense odors
• Exposure to areas with limited visibility

• Potential or periodic requirements may include the following:
  • Walking on uneven terrain, with an average of 2 miles per day
  • Standing
  • Sitting, stooping, crawling, and kneeling
  • Use of respirator if position requires
  • Driving if required to travel
• If driving is required, a valid driver’s license and proof of insurability are required. All drivers are subject to a DMV background records search.