Build Your Future at NWPX
At NWPX Infrastructure, we manufacture welded steel pipe and precast products that form the backbone of America’s water infrastructure. It’s work you can be proud of—and an opportunity to advance your career with a company committed to your professional growth and well-being.
Our brands—Northwest Pipe Company, NWPX Park, and NWPX Geneva—set the standard for safety, quality, innovation, and performance. Guided by our core values of Accountability, Commitment, and Teamwork, our people work collaboratively to deliver reliable products and trusted service to our customers—while building stable, rewarding careers along the way.
For over 50 years, NWPX has been a leader in reliable water infrastructure solutions, and our people are the foundation of our success. Build your future with us and be part of a legacy grounded in water.
WHAT NWPX OFFERS YOU:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D Insurance
- Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
- 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
- On-Demand Pay (Access Your Earned Wages Before Payday)
- Bonus Potential
- Up to $5,000 per year Tuition Reimbursement
- Safety Footwear and Eyewear Voucher (Day 1 of Employment)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Opportunities for Career Advancement
- Values-Driven Culture Committed to Equal Opportunities and Safety
SUMMARY OF JOB PURPOSE:
Accurately estimates the labor and material costs on competitive bids. Analyzes blueprints, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare estimates.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Reviews data to determine material and labor requirements and prepares cost estimates of steel pipe and fittings for competitive bids.
- Analyzes data to determine manufacturing capabilities at individual facilities.
- Manages estimates for multiple projects simultaneously.
- Computes cost factors and prepares estimates used for management purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work, preparing bids, selecting vendors or subcontractors, and determining cost effectiveness.
- Consults with Sales and provides Sales with detailed scopes of work for competitive bids.
- Provides information and guidance to Project Managers on all details of an estimate once the project has been awarded.
- Reviews estimates done by other Estimators, as needed.
SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for the accuracy of own estimates.
- Responsible for the timely completion of own estimates.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
INTERPERSONAL CONTACTS:
- Interacts with plant management and operations, regional sales representatives and Estimating Manager on a daily basis to effectively bid projects.
- Communicates with material suppliers and company purchasing group to obtain product quotes that conform to industry standards or to the project specifications.
- Works closely with Project Managers and/or Project Designers when a project is won.
- Assists Project Manager and/or Project Designers with change orders.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:
- Must be able to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
- Must work and communicate well with peers, and other plant personnel.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office products used by the company.
- Must have a proficient understanding of civil engineering and surveying terms and methods.
- Must be strong in mathematics through trigonometry.
- Must possess a strong work ethic as well as strong organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posting a direct threat to safety or health of employee or others.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
- Four-year undergraduate degree, preferred.
- Or minimum of 2 years experience in related field.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Activity:Over 2/3 of the time:
- Standing / Sit: Remaining upright in a stationary position, particularly for sustained periods.
- Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling to puling wires.
- Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
- Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
- Communicating: Expressing or exchanging ideas and information accurately, in written or diagram form.
Up to 2/3 of the time:
- Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers such as cutting wires and/or bending conduit.
Less than 1/3 of the time:
- Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and /or hands and arms.
- Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
- Stooping: Positions self to inspect or complete repairs.
- Kneeling / Crouching: Position self to inspect or complete repairs.
- Crawling: Moving About to inspecting or complete repairs.
- Reaching: Grabbing things from a distance above or from the side.
- Walking: Moving about to accomplish tasks, particularity for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
- Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
- Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
- Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm to
- Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
Physical Requirements:
- Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and / or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling or otherwise moving objects, including the human body. (Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.)
Visual Acuity:
- The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and / or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/ or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.
Visual Requirements:Up to 2/3 of the time:
- Close vision
- Color vision
Less than 1/3 of the time:
- Distance vision
- Peripheral vision
- Depth perception
- Adjust visual focus
Weather Conditions
Over 2/3 of the time:
- Inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
Less than 1/3 of the time:
- Outside environmental conditions: no effective protection from weather.
- Both environmental conditions: activities occur in and out.
- Noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.
- Hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
- Atmospheric conditions: The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: Fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases or poor ventilation.
Noise levels:Over 2/3 of the time:
Less than 1/3 of the time:
- Very quiet conditions
- Moderate nose
- Loud noise
Supervision Received:
General Supervision: The incumbent normally receives little instruction on a day to day work and receives general instructions on new assignments.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Except where prohibited by state law, offers of employment may be contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, drug test, and/or physical examination, as determined by the essential functions and physical requirements of the position.
NWPX Infrastructure is committed to equal employment opportunity. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
NWPX Infrastructure reserves the right to close the position, with or without notice, if a qualified candidate is identified prior to the close date.
