MPI - Estimation Manager

What We Live By... The McWane Way is a core philosophy outlined by the founder J.R. McWane in 1920. Today It encompasses Teamwork, Excellence, Leadership, Environment, Communication, Accountability, Safety and Trust. All team members at every level are expected to know and work by these principles, values, and behaviors. Most importantly, every team member is expected to be able to answer this question, "What does this mean for me?"

This is the all-important question because behavior is the best evidence of a living principle. Join the McWane team on the journey to The McWane Way. Who We Are... McWane Inc. has a newly created division, McWane Plant and Industrial (MPI). This new division, based in Birmingham, AL, combines all Plant and Industrial Products in a single customer-focused package. We offer comprehensive solutions through an experienced team of professionals specifically focused on these two special markets.

Our Mission is to be the Plant and Industrial supplier who is "easiest to do business with". We will make it easier to engineer, specify, and order components for plants. We will provide greater support for smoother delivery, cost-effective installation, and start-up. Most importantly, we will build strong relationships with design engineers, contractors, plant operations teams and project owners to assure we are their first-choice supplier for both new construction and future upgrades.

At MPI, you will be part of a fast-paced, collaborative, start-up where you can see, firsthand, how your work translates into positive results.

Position MPI Estimation Manager

Location Birmingham, AL

Directly reports to MPI
- Product & Pricing Manager

Position Summary The Estimator Manager will have direct responsibility for a team of Estimators and work with company leadership to provide cost planning & estimating services to support multiple waterworks product lines. They will be responsible for developing and maintaining systems, metrics and standard work used in reviewing plans, drawings, and specifications to identify opportunities for a project and produce quotations.

They will also oversee specification and reviews for incoming plans. They will have the ability to measure and track department workloads and response times. They will need to be able to communicate effectively across McWane divisions and facilities to manage customer and deadline demands and tabulate a comprehensive product opportunity in the form of a accurate take-offs and formal quotations.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Management, Business Administration, or related field from an accredited college/university
• Minimum five plus (5+) years of estimator experience in heavy industrial manufacturing in the general waterworks products industry
• Familiarity with other industry technology-based productivity tools and construction project databases (Construct Connect/iSquare
  
  Foot, etc.); CPQ (configure, price, quote) software tools; and team productivity tools (Slack, Trello, etc.)
• Demonstrated supervisor experience required
• Knowledge of blueprints, engineering, technical drawings, product knowledge is a major part of this position
• Project management experience and project management software skills
• Detail oriented, adept at reading documents and engineering drawings and specifications
• Proficiency in MS Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Power Point
• Mechanical aptitude or engineering background
• Ability to effectively prioritize and handle multiple projects with attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software and able to guide a team in leveraging CRM tools to track, manage and measure department activities (Position will use Microsoft Dynamics CRM)
• Experience with legal contracts and interface with legal teams

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and…