Senior Estimator

Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations. Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.

Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better®.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Estimator for our First Quality Tissue SE, LLC facility located in Anderson, SC. The ideal candidate will bring significant engineering, design, build, install, & construction estimating experience, with a focus on mechanical, electrical, civil, structural/architectural, site work, and utilities. This role is crucial to preparing and verifying accurate estimates from Concept Design through to Detailed Design.

In this role, you will support all aspects of estimating, including quantity take-offs and pricing for manufacturing projects. This position is critical for ensuring and verifying accurate budgeting & forecasting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare detailed cost estimates for site and manufacturing projects ranging from $100,000 to $500 million.
• Estimate labor, equipment, and material costs.
• Review and interpret drawings to produce accurate conceptual, schematic, and final estimates.
• Identify construction risks, site conditions, constructability issues, and propose solutions.
• Recommend value-engineering options to optimize project costs.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Procurement and Project Controls.
• Establish estimates with appropriate alternates, general conditions, vendor and subcontractor pricing, labor production, and wage rates in alignment with the bid strategy.
• Develop conceptual estimates from limited information, ensuring the inclusion of accurate alternates, general conditions, and pricing.
• Perform detailed take-offs by identifying and quantifying all scope items.
• Deliver accurate project information to the team during turnover and planning phases to ensure seamless project execution.
• Guide other colleagues in task assignments, proper use of processes/tools, and validating the accuracy and completeness of estimates produced by the team.
• Ensure that the operations team receives correct and detailed information necessary for effective project execution.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience
• Minimum of 10 years of estimating experience in manufacturing construction
• Prior experience estimating for a Cost Consultant, Construction Manager or General Contractor preferred
• Experience in the Paper & Pulp Industry would be a plus
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and the ability to work in a collaborative team environment
• Experience with a variety of project types, with a particular focus on commercial and industrial projects valued over $1 million.
• Solid understanding of construction principles, as well as experience with both negotiated and hard bid processes.
• Excellent organizational skills to coordinate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Experience using Microsoft Project preferred
• Established technical knowledge, encompassing construction and estimating processes.
• Proficiency in budget management, financial forecasting, and resource allocation.
• Experience in identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments and adapt to changing project requirements.

Software & Technical Proficiency:

• Experience with takeoff/modeling software
• Proficient in Excel, Word, and Adobe
• Proficiency in computer estimating applications (Excel, Estimating Software).

What We Offer You

We believe that by continuously improving the quality of our benefits, we can help to raise the quality of life for our team members and their families. At First Quality you will receive:

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
• Paid time off (three-week minimum)
• Medical, dental and vision starting day one
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
• Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums
• ...and more!