CAD Designer & Cost Estimator

Cost Estimating DesignerDepartment: Engineering - Estimating Reports to: Cost Estimating Supervisor FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Salary Grade: 6Prepared Date: 11/2007, 06/2021, 06/2022, 01/2026 Summary Determine cost estimates by utilizing the costing program, referring to previous equipment costs, and working with vendors. Create and maintain sales drawings. Review preliminary and current projects for quotation. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Review customer specifications and drawings checking hydraulics, mechanical and electrical; verify manufacturability, clarify discrepant information, and revise standard equipment cost to reflect project documents. Performs engineering calculations to verify the equipment will operate properly in the application. Review vendor quotation for specification conformance and Aqua quality standards. Determine cost estimates by utilizing system costing program, previous equipment costs, and working with vendors/purchasing. Required project Engineering and Field Service time are included in cost estimates. Collaborate with Application Engineering to create bid proposals based on cost estimates and project requirements. Attend project hand-off meetings to confirm scope of supply, provide exception and clarification background and highlight special notes related to project costs. Create project sales drawings. Create and maintain standard sales drawings, collaborating with Engineering. Serve as liaison between Mechanical/Electrical Engineering and Application Engineering to check design parameters, review job costs, and recommend product cost changes. Review shipped projects cost and provide analysis compared to estimated cost. Create new costing groups, proposals and specifications for newly developed or expanded product lines. Maintains costing database as directed; Creates spreadsheets, provides calculations as required to support database updates and maintenance. Create and maintain master specifications as directed, collaborating with Product Management and Engineering. knowledge, skills and abilities Adept at reading and interpreting technical specifications and contract plan drawings. Strong mechanical background required; familiarity with water/wastewater, hydraulics and electrical/control systems preferred. Must be proficient with MS Office and AutoCAD 2D software. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIESNoneWORK ENVIRONMENTUsual office working conditions with moderate noise such as computers and printers, telephones and copy machines.Minimum qualificationsAssociates Degree in Technical or related field and a minimum of 3 years of related training and experience or any equivalent combination of training and experience.CUSTOMERSInternal - 95% External - 5%

Created: 2026-03-07