Project Estimator

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Koch Specialty Plant Services (KSPS), a Koch Engineered Solutions Company, is seeking a skilled Project Estimator to join our team. The ideal candidate will be adept at developing accurate, detailed estimates across a range of industrial construction disciplines, including vessels, towers, drums, and other related equipment. This individual will demonstrate a strong command of project scope, milestones, logic ties, and critical paths, ensuring all schedule activities are complete, precise, logically sequenced, and properly timed.

We’re looking for someone who brings both technical expertise and a meticulous approach to planning and execution.

This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

Koch Specialty Plant Services (KSPS) is a global leader in critical field and construction services for heavy industrial sectors including refining, petrochemical, midstream and power facilities. Our expertise is mass transfer and combustion equipment installation, revamps and replacements, specialty welding and piping, and field construction and technical services. KSPS executes on projects from critical‑path turnarounds, navigating unplanned outages, or driving major capital expansions to success.

• Site job walks to scope project, understand requirements, identify constraints, etc.
• Collaborate with sales team to build schedules and estimates for customer bids.
• Collaborate with KSPS project management, engineering, and operations to support post‑award project planning and resource‑loading schedules.
• Communicate and partner with clients as needed.
• Accurately estimate costs for subcontracted scope items.
• Obtain subcontract bids for estimate & schedule incorporation as needed.
• Scope projects based on site conditions and other factors.
• Access high heights to assess work scope, including tasks of climbing ladders and scaffolds.
• Travel up to 25% based on business need.

• Experience in mechanical work in heavy industry.
• Experience reading and interpreting drawing details.
• Experience developing scope of work and schedules.
• Ability to travel 25%.
• Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future.

• Respiratory Protection Fit‑Testing and Pulmonary Function Testing are required prior to employment.

• Technical school training, apprenticeship program, or college degree.
• Experience in P6 or Microsoft Project.
• Experience in using estimating software (InEight).
• Knowledge of Mass Transfer Equipment, fired equipment (boilers, burners, flares, VCU).

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength – focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E‑Verify. Please  for additional information. (For Illinois E‑Verify information , aquí, or tu).