Estimator

Geismar, Louisiana
Optimal – Administrative /
Regular Full-Time /
On-site
Come join our team at Optimal!

We know a few things about competing with giants and exceeding expectations.
After years of working in the field, our founders decided to break from tradition and build the company they wanted to work for. They believed in starting a company rooted in trust, its team, and the idea that everyone matters and has a part in getting the job done right.

Quickly building a reputation from the ground up and growing the company along with our list of clients, Optimal is now influencing the industry and the people we serve. We live by the values that make us who we are.
And that is how we deliver the impossible for our clients and team members every day.

Optimal Field Services, a Crest Industries company, is looking to add an experienced Estimator to our team. The Estimator for Optimal Field Services will be responsible for estimating work of a particular project.  The Estimator gathers proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents.  They also estimate labor, material, and time requirements in order to compute the overall cost of the project. 
 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Explore documentation in order to gain a deep understanding of the project requirements.
Select, measure and tract important metrics.
Perform complex analysis of collected data and metrics.
Prepare relevant and reliable forecasts.
Conduct complex risk analysis activities.
Create and present reports to upper management.
Build and maintain long-term relationships with the key vendors. 
 
REQUIREMENTS:
High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
Engineering or Construction related degree preferred.
Advanced knowledge of estimating strategies and techniques.
Thorough understanding of construction, contracts, and terminology.
Experience in Turn Around Environments
Stop relying on contractors who over promise, under deliver, and do not care about your success. Instead, experience the Optimal difference. Build your team with us and know you have experienced craftsmen who have your back and can deliver.

Optimal Field Services is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

Optimal Field Services is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request information regarding reasonable accommodation, contact your Human Resource Business Partner.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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