Entry-Level Estimator; Mechanical​/Industrial Piping

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Alberici is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, with more than 1,200 employees and nearly $2B in revenue. Founded in 1918, Alberici builds critical structures across automotive, commercial, civil, energy, food & beverage, healthcare, heavy industrial, industrial process, and water industries.

• Working Safely
• Valuing Diversity
• Serving Humbly
• Executing with Integrity
• Solving Creatively
• Engaging Fully

• Profit‑sharing plan, cash bonus programs and annual cost‑of‑living adjustments
• Generous salary increases and per diems for qualified out‑of‑town assignments
• Health, dental and vision insurance eligibility on day one
• Paid parental leave
• Continuing education reimbursement
• Personalized career development and training programs
• Minimum 29 days PTO (including holidays) for entry‑level roles
• Fitness center for St. Louis office‑based team members
• Gym membership reimbursement for project‑based team members
• Corporate office cafeteria access
• Employee Resource Group (ERG) opportunities
• Philanthropy opportunities

The entry‑level Mechanical/Industrial Piping Estimator will prepare discipline‑specific estimates for large multi‑discipline efforts or smaller independent projects, focusing on mechanical/metal trades such as structural steel, piping, welding, and boiler making.

• Evaluate contract documents, bid drawings, specifications, and, if necessary, visit the project site.
• Identify and quantify piping materials, valves, specialty items, instruments, and pipe supports.
• Read and understand scope of work, pipe specifications, and perform quantity takeoff for piping and mechanical systems.
• List items on a standard takeoff sheet and categorize by pipe specification.
• Read and take off items on Process and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs), piping isometric drawings, and orthographic (plan) drawings.
• Organize the take‑off process to conform to bid breakdown forms and submittals.
• Estimate small piping projects with minimal documentation based on field experience.
• Visualize missing or unclear project details and mitigate potential risks.
• Maintain a list of clarifications, assumptions, and qualifications identified as risks and discrepancies during proposal development.
• Determine installation schemes to establish schedule, crew sizing, and geographic challenges.
• Apply company historical rates and production information to estimates.
• Understand basic trades other than piping (paint, insulation, scaffolding, etc.).
• Verify estimated materials against client specifications and industry requirements.
• Prepare bid packages for subcontractors (Electrical, Civil, Plumbing, Fabrication/erection, Welding, Painting, Passivation, etc.).
• Solicit pricing from material vendors and subcontractors.
• Coordinate with team members on larger multi‑discipline estimates.
• Communicate critical issues and estimate assumptions to senior managers.
• Ensure compliance with Alberici QA/QC and safety standards, client, and industry requirements.
• Ensure estimates are complete, well‑organized, and ready for management review.
• Develop project schedules focused on pipe erection; write execution plans as required.
• Research and develop innovative methods.
• Prepare proposals in conjunction with business development resources.
• Identify vague scope requirements or questions to qualify bids.
• On successful bids coordinate with operations for transition and turnover of the estimate.
• Assist project management staff with pricing issues on major project revisions after award.
• Process and manage large volumes of documents and data, organized for recall of work breakdowns, sketches, and pricing substantiation.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related technical field and internship/apprentice experience or equivalent training/experience.

Alberici invests heavily in training and development across technical, management, and leadership aptitude. Typical progression:
Estimator II → Sr. Estimator → Preconstruction Manager.

Alberici is a North American company with multiple operating companies:
Alberici Constructors, Inc., Alberici Constructors, LTD., Alberici Construcciones, BRC, CAS Constructors, Filanc, Flintco, Hillsdale Fabricators, and Kienlen Constructors.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Management and Manufacturing