Estimation Manager

Job description / Role

Estimation Manager is required by a leading EPC contractor currently executing brownfield refinery maintenance, upgrades and shut downs in Oman for major clients within Oil & Gas facilities as well as greenfield construction projects to existing plants and construction of cross country pipelines

This position is as a result of growth within the business following a large number of wins and successfully delivered projects in the region with major government and private organisations. The ideal industry experience may include estimations or/and proposals management or quantity surveying for mechanical engineering equipment or services for Oil and Gas operators or subcontractors. Oil & Gas facilities maintenance estimation/contract experience would be ideal: LNG; GTL and CPF refineries, facilities and production units.

Projects will involve: fabrication and construction of steel structures, pressure vessels, jackets, piping and pipeline projects etc

Responsibilities:

- Prepares or supervises the preparation of cost studies utilizing historical data, statistical analysis, and cost and quantity comparisons.
- Prepares and analyses comparisons of scope, quantities, and cost data against budgets.
- Coordinates information input into specific studies. Responsible for integration of activities and total work scope identification. Evaluates study results and recommends conclusions for project team consideration and discussion.
- Coordinates with other Project Control disciplines for scheduling, quantity reporting, and alignment of budgets, staffing and quantity reporting.
- Develop cost estimates and coordinate proposals for assigned estimating projects.
- Provide area specific forecasts and report projects status.
- Manage multiple bids and perform as liaison between estimating team and VP.
- Revise estimates and implement required changes.
- Maintain client relations by being lead contact of proposal for client.
- Monitor and ensure bid format meet clients standards.
- Evaluate Customer Request for Tender/Bid/Quotation documents.
- Identify and learn customer requirements for bid purposes.
- Coordinate bid inputs from all organizational departments.
- Coordinate with subcontractors to receive input on pricing on labor, materials and other costs.
- Participate pre and post bid meetings as required.
- Log proposals and tenders into database for cost tracking and historical information.
- Perform as liaison for Project Management when tender is awarded and becomes job.
- Management of unit priced elements of construction contracts, valuations and variations through to final accounts.
- Identifying changes and implementing change control process.
- Identify shortfalls in existing policies and procedures and formulate recommended corrective actions.
- Market companys services to existing and potential clients.
- Strong budgeting focus.
- Proven ability to communicate well with operational and supervisory personnel.
- Other duties include project specific procedures, support in development of the control budgets, co-ordination with the Project Controls Manager and project planners to ensure consistency in reporting.
- Source and analyze available market with regards to competitors and existing & potential clients.
- Defines project needs for cost control in accordance with clients contractual requirements, objectives, and procedures. Provides input to the Project Control Plan and cost resource requirements for the project.
- Responsible for coordinating, estimating and development of control budgets aligned with clients accounts and project cost codes.
- Identify strategic resourcing needs to exploit potential new work.
- Verifies consistency with previous reports to ensure compatibility. Responsible for issuing reports required by management and project procedures.
- Excellent in IT, accounting, communications and written skills, other languages very appreciated

Requirements

- Mechanical Engineering background
- Minimum of 10 years overall experience in Cost Engineering
- Essential qualifications or professional qualification.
- Experience working for main contractors/ MEP subcontractors preferred.
- Previous experience in a QS/Project QS/Senior QS role or equivalent, working at senior management level.
- Experience within the Oil & Gas industry.
- Ability to identify and implement improvements in budget changes and reports.
- Has significant cost engineering experience in Oil & Gas and Petro Chemical industry.
- Statistical knowledge in distributions, probability, contracts construction and start up work processes for projects.
- Experienced in Quantity Surveying/Finance/Cost Reporting/ Account management.
- Experience with budgeting, re-forecasting, cost-reporting and monthly accounts
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multinational team and as an individual.
- Ability to work flexibly and support any performance improvements that may be implemented.
- Good Interpersonal and Communication skills

About the Company

Over 30 years of local industry experience.

New name, proven expertise In 2009, recruitment leaders Beresford Blake Thomas (BBT), Hill McGlynn and Ma Foi integrated under the Randstad brand to form Randstad Middle East.

Experience and local knowledge are essential commodities within the Middle East region, so it made perfect sense to combine 30 years recruitment experience in the Gulf, providing a larger, more streamlined service to our clients and candidates.

As well as having the largest geographical footprint of any recruiter, Randstad is the worlds largest specialist recruitment provider, employing over 28,000 members of staff and helping over 2.5 million people find work every year. With an enviable reputation worldwide, we have an established and respected presence in the Middle East, and are the preferred choice for specialist staffing solutions in more customary and emerging markets across the entire region.

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