Estimating Engineer

Job description / Role

Overview

Aramco energizes the world economy. Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco's value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations-spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades of experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom's vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced estimating engineer to join the project controls of Sofon Projects, part of our project management department. The project management department manages and executes projects usually from multiple site offices or engineering contractor design offices, geographically scattered throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Aramco project management teams are directly responsible and accountable for the delivery of best-in-class capital projects assigned to the department. PMT is directly involved in executing and managing assigned projects safely, on schedule, within budget, and to the highest standards of integrity and compliance.

As an estimating engineer, your role will be to develop multi-discipline conceptual and definitive estimates for heavy industrial, commercial, and residential capital projects including cost aspects of engineering, material, equipment, and construction.

Key Responsibilities

As a successful candidate, you will be required to perform the following:

• Execute overall capabilities in preparing detailed estimates for various types of projects, including multi-billion-dollar oil and gas projects.
• Develop material take-offs (MTO) and/or verify MTOs and material, equipment, and bulk quantities against P&IDs and drawings.
• Prepare multi-discipline conceptual, detailed, and definitive cost estimates for Saudi Aramco capital projects and review estimates to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with the scope of work.
• Interface with multiple organizations to review and discuss project scope and estimate basis, and consult on company estimating methods and procedures.
• Provide professional expertise in the resolution of estimating problems.
• Prepare multi-discipline conceptual and definitive cost estimates for Saudi Aramco capital projects.
• Provide technical support in the review of design packages and drawings, and assist project management and contracting personnel with bid analysis and contract negotiations as necessary.
• Coordinate with teammates on company estimating methods and procedures and preparation directions.
• Keep abreast of changing developments in estimating advances by reviewing technical literature, contacting contractors, visiting construction locations, and attending professional and technical meetings.

Minimum Requirements

As a successful candidate, you will hold a:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering. A master's or higher degree is preferred, but not required.
• Minimum 10 years of estimating experience, including at least 3 years devoted to petrochemical, refinery, pipeline, or power generation projects.
• A professional engineer (PE or PEng) or chartered engineer (CEng) license is desirable.
• Must be familiar with construction practices, materials, and equipment.

Working Environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical, and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly. At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world's biggest technical, logistical, and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs - one of the largest in the world.

About the Company

Saudi Aramco is an integrated global energy enterprise. The company markets and exports crude oil, petroleum products, natural gas liquids and sulfur. It also ships crude oil worldwide through an affiliated company and participates in petroleum refining and marketing activities at home and abroad. Its overseas affiliates are in the United States, Egypt, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea and Japan.

Saudi Aramco's subsidiaries span the globe, with offices in Houston, Washington, New York, London, Leiden, Dubai, Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul.