Senior Estimator

Overview:
Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

**Role Purpose**

**Senior Estimator**

**Salary: From £41,520.00 - £45,649.00**

This opportunity, based at our **Prestwick** site offers:

- 37 hour working week (half day Friday)
- 33 days holiday per year, rising with service
- Annual Bonus related to company performance
- Defined contribution pension scheme (default contributions; 4% employee and 8% employer)
- Virtual GP Service 365 days per year
- Employee Assistance Program
- A wide range of flexible benefits
- Death in service payment (default 4 times basic salary)
- Professional development and growth
- Free car parking
- And more

**Responsibilities**:

- Establish cost estimates for the construction of competitive quotes for new business and customers ranging from detail parts to major aircraft components and projects.
- Authorised to provide and negotiate quotations to internal and external customers and suppliers within delegated limits
- Ability to read and interrogate detailed 2d engineering drawings and 3d engineering models
- Using engineering data and/or knowledge, compile a fully indented Bills of Material where required in order to define the cost base of a project.
- Compile estimates using parametric or historical data with supporting assumptions where minimum engineering data is available
- Compile estimates using empirical or comparative data with supporting assumptions where historical data is available
- Present estimates, clearly highlighting all assumptions, to others that may not be familiar with the data and issues so that they are readily understood
- Participate in the compilation and maintenance of estimate toolsets to ensure consistency of standard and fast retrieval and amendment of information
- Liaise with other departments, functions and stakeholders in order to obtain and analyse all required data to complete estimates and quotations.
- Evaluate the dataset to ensure that all special terms and needs are understood and accounted for in the estimate
- Analyse actual performance against estimated performance to benchmark the estimate standards and assumptions
- Provide an estimating service to the Projects and Functions in support of engineering change and cost reduction opportunities
- Continually update knowledge of technology, manufacturing techniques, supplier capability and commercial governance
- Participate in contract and commercial negotiations as required in conjunction with Commercial team members. Represent the company at senior level customer reviews when required
- Develop and maintain standard templates in line with policies and procedures

Qualifications:
**Knowledge, Skills and Experience**
- Extensive manufacturing and technical background
- Experience in the manufacture of Sheetmetal, Machining and Composite details and assemblies would be advantageous
- High level of general IT skills with ability to extract, analyse and compile various data formats
- Systematic and uniform approach to complete tasks in timely manner
- Competent in job role, coupled with minimum five years’ experience in a technical environment
- Adequate knowledge to undertake job role with potential to develop further through on job and vocational training.
- Continuous Improvement and Cost Saving expertise on manufactured parts and processes would be an advantage
- Developed commercial and financial awareness
- Ability to communicate written and orally both internally within the business and externally with customers.
- Ability to manage complex tasks and small projects
- Understanding of Contract Terms and legal requirements
- Knowledge of export control of data and product requirements

**Closing Date; 22nd February at 4pm**

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.