FORTNA Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
FORTNA Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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Sr Talent Acquisition Business Partner at FORTNA
POSITION SUMMARY: This position will work on various material handling system (MHS) pricing efforts supporting sales, software, and project management. This position will participate in Quality Control and process efforts related to estimating as well as reports comparing estimates and standard costs to actual costs. The Sr. Project Estimator will assist providing technical direction, oversight, and leadership to the more junior members of the Estimating team.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
* Providing leadership around our tools to ensure we are always taking a practical and simple approach for the firm price (Rule of Thumb, DCDesigner, DCConceptor & DCEstimator).
* Estimating (a) Capital Budget Estimates and (b) Contract Estimates for material handling system projects that are completed in a timely and accurate fashion.
* Defining data requirements, gathering and validating information, applying judgment and statistical tests, and providing recommendations.
* Effectively working in a collaborative process with multiple subject matter experts.
* Data mining and compiling results into meaningful statistics and charts, and developing metrics for comparison purposes.
* Challenge project costs, timescales and technologies to make sure lean and workable standardised solutions are developed
* Consulting with Fortna Associates to discuss and formulate estimates and to resolve issues.
* Establishing and maintaining cost libraries and databases.
* Developing and interpreting cost estimates that assist management with decision making.
* Development and Leadership of other team members
* Identifying, developing and creating opportunities for process and system improvements to maximize accuracy and efficiency.
* Contributing in the creation of an estimating training program for Fortna Associates.
* Support tool development as needed
* Be able to work in estimating and spreadsheets
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
* We are looking for an experienced Estimator with a background in engineering projects (ideally 5+ years of experience).
* Ability to travel domestically and internationally (10–20%) and work from the Milton Keynes office 50% of the time.
* Strong math and analytical skills with attention to detail.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook); experience with Excel functions (macros, formulas, lookups, charting) is a plus.
* Ability to document processes and create flowcharts.
* Experience in composing reports, meeting minutes, and internal communications.
* Flexibility to work a varied schedule as needed (Eventually you could have a meeting with the US time in )
* Solid understanding of project management fundamentals (scope, cost, time).
* Ability to facilitate and drive meetings efficiently.
* Strong interpersonal, organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
* Bachelor’s degree in mathematics or engineering
* Knowledge of CAD
* Knowledge of database applications and SQL
* Project Management Professional certification
* Ability to use and be proficient in descriptive statistics
* Experience with presenting data analyses to senior decision-makers
* Knowledge of industry trends, cost shifts, fuel, steel, and cooper surcharges, currency rates with major suppliers and Clients globally
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Seniority level
* Seniority level
Associate
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Other
* Industries
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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