Ready to Turn Drawings into Dollars-and-Sense?
If decoding blueprints, building cost models, and beating deadlines energize you, this role at our Whitewater, WI 53190 manufacturing facility is for you. As a Project Costing Analyst, you’ll estimate custom dollies and racks with precision—balancing materials, labor, tooling, and vendor inputs to produce competitive quotes.
Role Highlights
- Translate project specifications and drawings into accurate, defensible estimates for fabricated metal dollies and racks.
- Work directly with project managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to capture scope and refine details.
- Assemble and deliver thorough client quotations within required timelines.
- Review subcontractor proposals, evaluate fit, and negotiate pricing as needed.
- Research current pricing for materials, labor, tooling, and equipment to validate assumptions.
- Build and maintain a historical cost repository per established procedure for analysis and future bids.
- Support teams during design and manufacturing to keep budgets aligned with execution realities.
- Stay informed on market trends and price movements to sharpen estimating accuracy.
- Partner with sales to craft strategies and proposals that win work.
- Comply with company policies, procedures, and quality standards.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Must-Haves
- Hands-on estimating experience in a metal fabrication setting.
- Knowledge of fabrication methods, materials, and cost factors.
- Competence with Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Strong mathematical reasoning and analytical depth.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and specifications.
- High attention to detail with uncompromising accuracy.
- Clear communicator and capable negotiator.
- Self-driven with the ability to meet tight deadlines.
- Excellent organization and time management.
Proficiencies
- Manufacturing environment experience
- Blueprint reading
- Basic computer skills
- Microsoft Excel
Bring your estimating expertise and help us price projects with confidence—and win the work that keeps our shop buzzing.