Prepare and take ownership for cost estimating of bids and project proposals, identifying risk, opportunities, and maintaining a winning strategy. -Follow safety regulations while on jobsite visits including the wearing of proper attire, safety gear, protective hat, safety glasses and shoes as required. -Read engineering blueprints and reduced size black and white drawings, specifications, fine print, reports, schedules, estimates and other documents in either hard copy or on computer monitor. -Facilitate bid review meetings with Business Unit Management, estimating group, and/or business line management to finalize bid. -Identify special Client or project requirements for weather protection, cranes, hoists, HES requirements and services. -Distribute and maintain control of bid documents. -Ensure that all bid forms are completed and properly executed. -Prepare detailed estimates in accordance with the scope of work, blueprints, specifications, and other documentation to prepare quantity take-offs, for foundations, structural steel, pipe, and process equipment. -Coordinate with other departments during the bid process on proposals. -Analyze project location and productivity associated with the location. -Apply work hour unit rates for each item in the estimate to generate the overall direct work hours. -Reviews labor costs and applicable licensing requirements. -Assist in the solicitation of quotes from material and equipment suppliers, subcontractors, and specified manufacturers.
-Knowledge of estimating Best Practices. -Advanced knowledge of estimating strategies and techniques. -Understand the construction equipment requirements. -Good written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. -Required on occasion to observe construction progress outdoors by walking or driving to or on the site over rough or uneven terrain, which may be dusty, muddy, wet and noisy. -Understand the temporary facilities requirement and field non-manual staffing requirements. -Ability to stand, walk, or sit 1/3 to 2/3’s of the scheduled work shift -Competitive bid experience in Petro-chemical, power, gas processing, refining and other heavy industrial facilities. -Thorough understanding of construction industry practices, processes, and standards and their impact on project activities. -Occasional travel required. -Working knowledge of estimating software; MC2 a plus -5+ years’ experience with industrial civil, structural steel, process equipment and piping estimating -Construction field experience highly preferred.
-Office environment – indoor with low to moderate levels of noise
-Founded in 1967 by Dick Saulsbury in Odessa, Texas, the company evolved from an electrical contractor into a full-service EPC powerhouse. -Over decades it expanded through Saulcon and Saulsbury Engineering, merging into Saulsbury Industries in 2012 to deliver turnkey projects nationwide. -Its nationwide footprint features offices and fabrication hubs across Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, North Dakota and beyond. -The company continues to launch regional hubs—like the Houston engineering center—to support growth in renewables, carbon capture, and Gulf-Coast energy. -Typical projects span oil & gas midstream, refining, petrochemical plants, utility-scale solar and storage, LNG, water treatment, hydrogen, and EV infrastructure. -Notable undertakings include fabrication of skids, complex E&I installations, modular construction, and clean-energy solar + battery systems.
Oil and Gas
Gas Processing and Treatment
LNG (Liquified Natural Gas)
Battery Storage
Substations
Renewable Natural Gas
