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Integrated Water ServicesCore Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in cost estimating and proposal engineering, with a strong ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications. Proficient in developing comprehensive cost estimates and proposals while collaborating effectively with project managers and sales teams.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Cost EstimatingProposal EngineeringQuantity TakeoffsSupplier Bid ManagementAdvanced Microsoft Excel Skills
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Develop cost estimates for standard products, custom equipment, nonstandard components, installation, and construction
- Issue supplier and subcontractor RFQs; compare bids and document lead times, freight, quote validity, and escalation assumptions
- Perform quantity takeoffs from drawings, P&IDs, and technical specifications
- Estimate labor, subcontractor, equipment rental, site work, mobilization, startup, and commissioning costs
- Apply contingency, escalation, warranty reserve, and risk allowances
- Maintain and improve standard cost information with Product Management and Purchasing
- Assemble customer-ready proposals and RFP responses covering equipment, installation, and construction scope
- Develop scope narratives, inclusions, exclusions, clarifications, and assumptions
- Provide Regional Sales with cost bases for pricing and margin decisions
- Recommend value-engineering options and alternates
- Maintain opportunity, estimate, and proposal records in Salesforce
- Collaborate with Project Managers on constructability, schedule, and installation strategy
- Lead estimate handoffs at project award
- Compare estimated and actual costs at project closeout, document root causes, and apply lessons learned
- Support change-order pricing after award
- Review RFPs and customer terms for commercial risks
- Coordinate flagged contractual terms with legal counsel
- Identify public-project funding and compliance requirements and incorporate related costs into estimates
- Review public-bid forms, specifications, submittal requirements, and supplier compliance documentation
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, Environmental, or Construction Engineering; Construction Management; or equivalent professional experience
- Five or more years of experience in cost estimating, proposal engineering, or technical sales support
- At least three years of experience estimating equipment together with installation or construction scope
- Ability to interpret drawings, P&IDs, and specifications and perform detailed quantity takeoffs
- Familiarity with relevant CSI MasterFormat divisions, including process interconnections, process gas and liquid handling, and water and wastewater equipment
- Experience soliciting, evaluating, and managing supplier and subcontractor bids
- Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, controls, and instrumentation installation methods and labor productivity
- Understanding of water and wastewater treatment processes, such as membrane bioreactors, packaged systems, aeration, mixing, and control platforms
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with Salesforce and Microsoft Office
- Clear technical writing skills for scope narratives, assumptions, exclusions, and commercial clarifications
- Comfort using AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, or Claude, with judgment to verify outputs
- Preferred: experience with public-works bidding and funding compliance, including AIS, BABA, Davis-Bacon, and SRF-funded projects
- Preferred: experience with design-build or GMP contracting
- Preferred: familiarity with HCSS HeavyBid, Trimble, ProEst, Sage Estimating, or Salesforce CPQ
- Preferred: experience developing proposals across multiple product lines or business units
- Preferred: AACE CCP, CEP, or ASPE CPE certification
- Preferred: experience in a fast-growing or acquisitive organization
- Valid driver’s license
- Ability to access active construction and treatment-plant sites while wearing required PPE
Benefits
Comp & perks- Fully remote position
- Approximately 15%–25% travel
- Periodic team sessions at Veyra’s Austin headquarters
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Hard Skills
Cost EstimatingQuantity TakeoffsTechnical WritingValue EngineeringRisk AllowancesCommercial Risk ReviewPublic-Works BiddingWater and Wastewater Treatment ProcessesInstallation MethodsConstruction Scope Estimation
Soft Skills
CollaborationClear CommunicationJudgment
Tools & Technologies
SalesforceMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeAI ToolsHCSS HeavyBidTrimbleProEstSage EstimatingSalesforce CPQ
Certifications & Qualifications
AACE CCPCEPASPE CPE
Industry Keywords
CSI MasterFormatPublic-Project FundingDavis-BaconBABASRF-Funded ProjectsDesign-Build ContractingGMP Contracting