Job description
Job Purpose
Provide quantity take off and estimating support to the proposal managers and project managers. In addition to developing and maintaining a standard estimating work process, the Estimating Manager is responsible for the planning, coordination, and execution of Company standards for estimating systems
Essential Functions
- Planning
- Coordination
- Execution
- Company and Project Goals
- Quality Control
Responsibilities:
- Develop bid cost estimates of oil and gas fabrication and offshore construction activities, ensuring the assessment of costs for all project activities
- Prepare bid price sheet by first principle and preliminary project cash flow
- Prepare bid price breakdown and any prices/cost details
- Prepare initial project budget and liaise with other company offices to maintain consistency in estimating standards
- Select reference vendor quotations
- Provide cost estimates or cost plans for projects during design development stage
- Maintain and further develop in-house cost estimating tools in conjunction with designated focal points and central estimating team
Desired Skills and Experience
Essential Qualifications and Experience
- Degree qualified or suitable industry experience
- Minimum 20+ years of relevant working experience in cost estimating / tendering
- Demonstrable experience in the build-up of cost estimates for oil and gas Brownfield and Greenfield onshore and offshore projects
- Advanced level skills in the MS Office Suite specially Excel
- Candidate with overseas experience will be an advantage
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrated knowledge of the preparation of estimates for onshore, offshore and subsea facilities for Brownfield and Asset Management proposals and projects
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the flow and logistics needed for the execution of EPC proposals and projects
- Possess excellent leadership skills and have the ability to effectively lead employees in the estimating group. Possess the ability to facilitate and promote a team concept where estimating provides resources and expertise in a structured format to the proposal managers and project managers in a manner that will foster all involved to work as a cohesive group.
- Possess the ability to organize large amounts of information into a coherent, meaningful format
- Effectively communicate, both formally and informally, within the project estimating group, the corporate resources division, as well as to the project teams.
- Proactive manner demonstrating high numeracy and interpersonal skills.
- Accountable and delivers on commitments
- Good working knowledge of cost estimating principles, systems, techniques and industry standards
- Must be able to prepare estimates for onshore, offshore and subsea facilities for Brownfield and Asset Management, utilising in-house estimating tools