Estimator

Description:

Join Our Team at Raulli & Sons, Inc.!

Raulli & Sons, Inc., a leader in custom metal fabrication and structural steel, is seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Estimator to support our project planning and bidding efforts. This role is crucial in helping us ensure that our projects are cost-effective, well-planned, and successful from start to finish.

Why Raulli & Sons?

At Raulli & Sons, Inc., you’re not just another employee, you’re a key part of a company built on trust, expertise, and a 70+ year tradition of excellence in metal fabrication. Join a team where your voice matters and your work makes a difference.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze blueprints, specifications, and proposals to develop accurate cost estimates
• Prepare itemized material and labor takeoffs
• Calculate cost factors for use in project planning, vendor selection, and bid preparation
• Conduct cost reduction and efficiency studies
• Communicate with clients, vendors, and internal teams to clarify project requirements and resolve estimate-related questions
• Maintain and organize historical estimating data and tools
• Review completed projects to compare estimated vs. actual costs and identify discrepancies
• Recommend improvements to enhance accuracy and reduce future estimate variances
• Identify cost trends to support management’s strategic decisions
• Promote and uphold job site safety, including PPE compliance during site visits
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Associate’s degree or equivalent from a two-year college/technical school and 3+ years of related experience in cost estimating or construction/project management
• Strong mathematical skills including geometry, trigonometry, and statistical analysis
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking abilities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and experience with design/estimating software
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents, blueprints, and regulatory guidelines
• Regular attendance is required
• Must be comfortable in both office and occasional manufacturing/field environments

EQUIPMENT LISTING (MACHINES, TOOLS & SOFTWARE):

• Advanced computer skills that include technical software, as well as the ability to send/receive e-mail and work with other purchasing software. Must be able to read, create and change blueprints and drawings.
• Must be able to operate Computer, Email, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PPT, and various computer programs. May be required to operate Printer, Copier, Fax Machine, Telephone, Scanner, and calculator, micrometers and gages.

MENTAL AND VISUAL DEMAND:

• Close mental and visual attention to prepare and analyze data and figures, work on a computer, read, or control machines or processes at a rapid pace that requires close coordination and fine adjustment. Moderate mental and visual attention to coordinate materials for manual work, machine operations, set-ups, inspections, and adjustments that require frequent decisions to detect and adjust for variance from proper operation

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND DEMANDS:

• Moderate Lifting: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to move objects.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

• Occupational Hazards – Work in an office environment where there is little exposure to changing temperatures, hazardous chemicals of moving parts.
• Safety Equipment - May wear a variety of PPE when visiting the production floor, including safety glasses with side shields, safety shoes and other PPE in accordance with work tasks.
• Production Environment – May visit the manufacturing environmental where the employee may encounter directly or indirectly, a variety of production machinery, transport equipment, welding work, and computerized equipment. During hot weather, work processes can produce condensation on the floor resulting in slippery conditions. Employees are required to wear steel toed, slip resistant shoes while working in production areas.

What We Offer

We know the value of your work and we show it through competitive benefits and a long-term commitment to your success:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) with Company Match – Invest in your future
• Paid Time Off (PTO) – Because rest is part of the job
• 6 Paid Holidays – To spend time where it matters most
• Job Stability & Growth – Join a company built to last, with room to grow
• Dental Insurance – Keep your smile healthy
• Health Insurance – Quality coverage for you and your family
• Health Savings Account Match – Extra support for medical expenses
• Life Insurance – Financial protection for those who depend on you
• Supportive, Family-First Culture – Be part of a team that values your voice, your safety, and your life outside of work

This position is paid hourly rate with overtime paid at time-and-a-half . The standard schedule is 45 hours per week (9 hours/day, Monday–Friday), which includes 5 hours of mandatory overtime each week. Based on this schedule, annual earnings are expected to range from approximately $74,000 to $88,000, depending on overtime and experience.

Raulli & Sons, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.