Team Lead, Cost Estimation
Exact Match is a strategic recruitment partner focused on connecting experienced
Professions with exceptional employers across Canada and the USA.
Our client, a global, custom fabricator, is looking to hire technical manager to lead their cost estimation team.
We are looking for someone with a strong background in cost estimation in custom fabrication industries paired with proven leadership experience.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain standard processes and templates to ensure consistency of quotes and compliance with company standards
- Analyze projects post completion, usings lessons learned to drive improvements in future estimation activities
- Work with leadership team to improve pricing strategies, ensuring projects are both competitively priced and profitable
- Lead, manage and develop a team of cost estimators
- Establish priorities, plan work, and manage performance of team
- Partner with sales, engineering, procurement and operations teams to gather information and provide accurate quotes and timelines to customers
- Oversee the preparation of detailed cost estimates for customer projects
Qualifications:
- Post secondary education in Mechanical, Process or Manufacturing engineering, business or related field
- 6+ years experience professional experience in the area of cost estimation, cost optimization or like.
- 2+ years in a management role, leading technical or estimation teams
- Strong knowledge of custom fabrication, including millwork, plastics and metal
- Proven success managing teams and meeting deadlines in a fast paced, project environment
- Project management experience or training would be an asset
- Technically astute, with experience using office productivity, estimating and ERP software on a daily basis
