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Chemelex
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 6/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/13/2026
Chemelex is a global leader in electric thermal and sensing solutions, protecting the world’s critical processes, places and people. With over 50 years of innovation and a commitment to excellence, we develop solutions that ensure safety, reliability, and efficiency in diverse environments – from industrial plants and data centers to people’s homes. We deliver future-ready technologies, advanced engineering capabilities and local expertise backed by global standards. Our offering includes a leading portfolio from our trusted brands: Raychem, Tracer, Nuheat and Pyrotenax.

  • Reviewing inquiry documents to identify competitive advantages, ascertain risks, & ensure compliance with or clarified exceptions to customer bid requests & specification requirements.
  • Participating in new business opportunity strategy development with Sales and Executive Management team.
  • Ensuring timely completion of estimating & proposal milestones.
  • Generating piping/snow melting/roof de-icing take-offs from piping isometrics, plan drawings, architectural and mechanical layouts.
  • Creating cost estimates inclusive of materials and labor (direct & indirect).
  • Providing clear communication of all correspondence and bid clarifications to the Estimating Team to aid in customer proposal generation.
  • Attending meetings with senior management and customers to clarify bidding issues.
  • Ensuring comprehensive transfer of proposal/contract basis information to the Project Execution Team.
  • Proactively identifying and supporting implementation of process improvement opportunities in estimating systems and processes.
  • Other duties as assigned.

You Have

  • University degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field preferred.
  • 2-years’ experience in Oil and Gas, Petrochemical, Power, Construction, or another related field.
  • 1 years Estimating experience
  • Strong technical writing skills, with attention to detail.
  • Team player with good communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
  • Experience in construction such as electrical, mechanical, or insulation is a plus.
  • Programming knowledge is an asset, such as C/C , VBA.
  • Interest in commercial aspects and sales processes.

At Chemelex

We protect places of progress through electric excellence.

Pioneering plants, sprawling data centers, busy transport hubs, and your own home. These are the places that bring progress to the world, and the places that we protect with time-tested technologies, advanced engineering, and a suite of services. Because here, excellence is everything.

Our Dimensions of Excellence reflect the core values of Chemelex. Together, they inspire our decisions and guide our actions – defining excellence in our work for colleagues, customers and communities.

  • Experts with empathy
  • Explorer mindset
  • Example for others
  • Exceptional impact

We are committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, federal, state or local law.

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