Estimator/Project Manager
Sterling Engineering, Inc.
- Crystal Lake, IL
- 30+ days ago
- $70,000–$85,000 Per Year
Highlights
A growing manufacturing organization is seeking an Estimator/Project Manager to oversee custom fabrication and tooling projects from initial customer inquiry through manufacturing and delivery. This role will be responsible for managing project timelines, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring customer requirements are translated accurately into production.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Crystal Lake, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $70,000–$85,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
Description
Estimator/Project Manager
Salary: $70,000-$85,000
Location: Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Full Benefits
A growing manufacturing organization is seeking an Estimator/Project Manager to oversee custom fabrication and tooling projects from initial customer inquiry through manufacturing and delivery. This role will be responsible for managing project timelines, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring customer requirements are translated accurately into production.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare quotes, estimates, and proposals for customer inquiries, including material and labor cost evaluations from scratch.
- Review customer requirements and develop detailed project scopes to ensure solutions align with manufacturing capabilities.
- Generate and coordinate tooling work orders and project documentation for internal manufacturing teams.
- Work closely with engineering, purchasing, production, and quality teams to ensure projects move efficiently through the manufacturing process.
- Manage project schedules and ensure jobs are completed on time and within scope.
- Serve as the primary point of contact between internal departments and customers to confirm requirements and provide project updates.
- Review completed projects and gather feedback to support continuous improvement and future quoting accuracy.
- Ensure all documentation, drawings, and specifications are maintained accurately throughout the project lifecycle.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field preferred.
- Experience working in a manufacturing, tooling, machining, or fabrication environment.
- Strong ability to interpret blueprints and create technical drawings and manufacturing documentation.
- Experience working with CAD software such as Inventor, AutoCAD, or similar tools is a plus.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to coordinate across multiple departments.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.