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Estimator

DOHERTY STEEL, INC.
Paola, KS Full Time
POSTED ON 2/1/2026 CLOSED ON 3/21/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Estimator position at DOHERTY STEEL, INC.?

Job description

Doherty Steel, Inc. is one of the leading AISC Certified steel fabrication and erection companies in the Midwest. Our 165,000 sq ft facility is located in Paola, Kansas. Doherty Steel, Inc. has been in business since 1959 and is family owned and operated.

Mission:

At Doherty Steel Inc., our mission is to consistently provide superior products and unmatched service safely, on time, and within budget. This is done through an innovative and customer-focused organization that strives to improve the quality of life for each company member.

Job Brief:

The primary function of the Senior Estimator is to provide accurate bid proposals and scope analysis for potential projects. Additional estimator responsibilities will include quote review, project management, and material purchasing. The Estimator will prepare pricing estimates on new projects and estimate prices on change orders for existing contracts. He/she must exercise good judgment and have experience in working with purchasing, labor, equipment, and transportation costs. These qualifications are necessary to arrive at full cost estimates with appropriate profit margins to achieve company goals.

Estimator Responsibilities:

  • Review drawings, specifications, and other documents, to successfully bid jobs at a profit, for fabrication and erection when indicated
  • Understand how to quantify labor and material costs on a project
  • Negotiate with customers and communicate with DSI staff
  • Work with the Project Manager following a successful bid, to ensure an accurate transferring of information and defining of scope, including revisions, additions, and deletions
  • Present bids in their entirety, at job kickoff meetings
  • Continue to work with Project Management on pricing issues pertaining to the bid or to revisions.
  • Deal with customers in a firm but friendly manner
  • Know what is outside of our scope and what to sub out or to exclude

Requirements:

  • 3 years of estimating experience (structural steel estimating preferred)
  • Ability to read design drawings
  • Understand shop detail drawings, erection plans and construction specifications
  • Understand construction concepts and methods
  • Mathematical and organizational skills
  • Computer skills preferred: Tekla EPM PowerFab
  • Computer skills acceptable: Aveva FabTrol

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree (Preferred), or equivalent experience

Pay: $100,000-$125,000

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship. The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.

Job Type: Full-time

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) 4% Match
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

Experience:

  • Construction estimating: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $80,000 - $90,000

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