Proposal Procurement Lead

The Proposal Procurement Lead (estimator) is an individual contributor role that is responsible for determining the current/expected material costs of Veolia Water Tech-supplied equipment to establish the budget during the project's execution. This role can be performed from any of our key sites in the U.S.A. or Canada. Key sites: Trevose, Pennsylvania, Norfolk, Virginia, Minnetonka, Minnesota, Boulder, Colorado, Houston, Texas, Oakville, OntarioDuties & Responsibilities:Be a Strategic Partner to help to WIN projects, ensuring successful execution and improving marginsWork in conjunction with different stakeholders such as Project Proposal/Sales, Category Team, Engineering, Logistics,  Quality, and Procurement  to develop the best and optimized cost strategy for the projects, which include materials and procurement laborCoordinate and lead project teams, focusing on procurement, during the tender phaseGuide project cost strategy utilizing quotations, vendor contracts, material costing database, cost standards and historical dataDevelop and maintain cost standards, tools, and records to assist in future costingCollaborate with project execution teams on cost strategy transfer and REX (Return-on-Experience)Evaluate risk and contingencies to be included in proposal material costing; Develop and maintain familiarity with current and expected market conditions that affect costsMaintain skills for the utilization of Company software, such as Google Suite and SAPAdhere to the Company Values, Ethics, and Safety PoliciesAbility to provide Cost estimation on 3rd party material cost QualificationsHard SkillsAbove average mathematical skills and mechanical aptitude in an engineering environmentSolid understanding of costing methodology, ability to apply logic and reasoning to properly develop costs with limited inputAbility to read and understand engineering drawings, fabrication drawings, and specificationsAbove average knowledge in engineering equipment or a manufacturing environmentSoft Skills Effective communication & Team SpiritExpert: Demonstrate subject matter expertise in the fieldStrategic: Gets the big game. Understands long-term. Respects short term but doesn’t get hung up in the noiseInspirational: Ability to inspire/ motivate othersCurious: Ability to pose high-impact questions, seeing opportunities in areas where others see problemsCourageous: Champions ideas and helps transform them into actionsHumble: Respectful towards peers, team members, leadership, and stakeholdersHolistic: Think Customer and Company firstAccountable: Demonstrates responsibility, ownership, and commitment. Taking responsibility for making tough calls when necessaryAmbitious: Identifies underlying truths and comes up with ideas that change the way we conceptualize issues, depicting a vision of the future that rallies teams to compete in new ways.