Fire Estimation officer

4 weeks ago

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India AkzoNobel Full time

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we've been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people's lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We're active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It's what you'd expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that's dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let's paint the future together.

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The position is accountable for development and accuracy of all estimates and quotes related to PFP projects.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Providing specialist engineering advice and interpreting customer's exact requirements for passive fire protection in order to produce an estimate of Interchar / Chartek product requirements and/or specification requirements, once trained by our team.
  • Effective communication of the advice/estimate to the customer, sales team and project tracking in order to assist sales team to ensure estimates are converted to orders. Gain a reputation of service excellence for the department which creates additional inquiries on a global basis.
  • Assess the type of tender, client and closing date of tender to determine prioritization of all tenders.
  • Analyse drawings, specifications and other documentation to prepare comprehensive DFT and volume estimates.
  • Uses mathematical equations to determine the correct and accurate estimates.
  • Acts as a resource to internal project management to clarify any issues to be considered in the estimate.
  • Coordinates with sales on all changes in scope, questions or clarifications regarding the work, during the bidding process.
  • Understands and adheres to estimate deadlines requests and the effort necessary to meet those requirements.
  • Ensures estimates are logged into appropriate system (at present CRM) for measurement, management and tracking.
  • Coordinates development of the estimate with functional departments as required
  • Responsible for optimizing and improving the estimation process and tools
  • Knowledge on the PFP assortment
  • Manages the communication of the estimate to the sales team involved

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering (Civil / Mechanical).
  • Basic paint technology knowledge particularly regarding Interchar / Chartek products and Knowledge of basic passive fire protection principles is desirable.
  • 1 to 5 years of Customer and support experience preferable in coatings industry.
  • Experience in handling complex estimation process.
  • Ability to read and interpret structural engineering and architectural drawings and a broad knowledge and understanding of structural steelwork and general engineering principles is mandatorily essential.
  • Ability to operate CAD drafting software, particularly AutoCAD is desirable.
  • Ability to quantify steelwork materials in a listed format would be a benefit.
  • Confident in dealing with a client over telephone or email in order to determine all the relevant technical information required to enable a project to be accurately quantified.
  • Good excel skills − Strong customer service orientation.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a diverse environment with all level of employees.
  • Ability to learn and operate new tools and programs quickly.
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and analytical skills
  • Should possess good communication skills and should be a good Team player with a positive "can do" attitude.

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

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