Cost Estimating Manager

Cost Estimating Manager

Lewiston, ME | $100,000–$150,000/year | Full-Time

Lead the Team That Turns Customer Requirements Into Manufacturing Reality

Before a new product reaches the manufacturing floor, someone has to determine what it will actually take to make it—materials, labor, processing, tooling, outside services, and cost. At Elmet Technologies, that responsibility sits at the intersection of Sales, Engineering, Production, Purchasing, and our customers.

We’re looking for a Cost Estimating Manager to lead our multi-site technical estimating team from our Lewiston, Maine facility. Reporting to the Chief Sales Officer, you’ll be responsible for the people, processes, and tools that produce accurate and timely cost estimates supporting customer RFQs and new business opportunities.

You’ll also remain hands-on as an estimator, analyzing drawings and specifications and developing estimates for machined and fabricated components, standard product forms, and other products manufactured from tungsten and molybdenum.

If you understand how things are made, know how to translate technical requirements into realistic manufacturing costs, and can lead a team while still digging into the details yourself, this is an opportunity to have a direct impact on Elmet’s growth.

What’s In It for You

• Benefits starting Day One, including medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Tuition assistance
• Professional development and internal growth opportunities
• Leadership responsibility for a multi-site technical estimating team
• A highly visible role supporting Sales, Engineering, Production, R&D, Purchasing, and senior leadership
• Direct influence on new-business opportunities and customer quotations
• Opportunity to improve estimating processes, tools, consistency, and accuracy
• Hands-on involvement with technically complex products and advanced manufacturing

What You’ll Do

As Cost Estimating Manager, you’ll lead both the estimating function and the people behind it.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead and develop a multi-site technical cost estimating team
• Manage the processes, software, and tools used to produce accurate and timely cost estimates
• Prioritize estimating activity to support customer RFQs and Sales requirements
• Resolve technical, process, and resource issues that arise during the estimating process
• Coach and develop members of the estimating team
• Remain actively involved in preparing estimates for new and existing products
• Analyze customer specifications, blueprints, drawings, and other technical documentation to understand complete manufacturing requirements
• Use ERP data to evaluate material pricing and established part routings
• Estimate labor, processing, material, tooling, fixture, and other manufacturing costs
• Use established estimating models and spreadsheets to calculate proposed product costs
• Collaborate directly with customers, Engineering, Sales, and R&D to clarify requirements and develop accurate quotations
• Partner with Purchasing to evaluate suppliers and obtain quotations for outside services and materials
• Work with Engineering and Production to validate estimates for new products
• Review existing bills of material and routings and identify changes when actual manufacturing requirements differ from established assumptions
• Create new part numbers, bills of material, and routings within Elmet’s ERP system
• Help strengthen estimating consistency, accuracy, responsiveness, and overall process effectiveness