General Description

General description includes handling, managing and leading medium and large estimates with minimal supervision.  A Senior Project Estimator should also be capable of handling complex major estimates while under the supervision and guidance of the estimating manager. A Senior Project Estimator reports functionally to the Estimating Manager.  Promotion to Senior Project Estimator requires approval of both Estimating Manager and Vice President Estimating. 

A Senior Project Estimator must have the capability to perform all discipline estimates. He/ she knows how to generate a complete estimate from basic takeoffs through final cost (all materials, fabrication, subcontracts, construction, localization and indirects) for all work required for a project and take responsibility for the complete cost estimate.  He/she must be capable to organize and plan the estimating effort, including leading and guiding the discipline estimators and effective coordination with other disciplines and their management.  He/she should also be capable of developing conceptual and budget estimates..

Local Job Description (London)

Place in Organization

Reports to Manager Estimating Department.

Responsibilities & Duties

·  Act as a leader of a small team

·  Maintains communication with Project Management and Sales.

·  Responsible for the preparation of complete LSTK estimates.

·  Develops correlations such that estimates can be prepared with a minimum of information.

·  Keeps himself up-to-date regarding the market trend for equipment and commodity cost.

·  Capable of doing conceptual estimating on basis of process flow diagrams.

·  Presentation of estimates to CB&I Management and Clients.

·  Develops a plan or action for the preparation of a bid to a Client / estimate based on the received ITB.

·  Participated in the preparation of risk analyses.

·  Estimation of technical alternatives from a cost point of view.

·  Preparation of complicated quote calculations.

·  Preparation of order of magnitude estimates.

·  Cash flow preparation.

·  Show flexibility and ensure proper hand-over with regards to:

o   The reassignment to other departments.

o   The replacement of other colleagues during illness and holidays.

o   The provision of assistance to other colleagues with heavy workload also other departments when possible / desirable.

o   The managing / learning of current working methods and software applications.

Contacts

INTERNAL

·  Project / Proposal Managers.

·  Sales.

·  Management.

EXTERNAL

·  Clients.

·  Material suppliers (via Procurement).

·  Subcontractors (via Subcontracting)

Training requirements

·  Capable of working under stress conditions.

·  Must be creative and flexible in case available information / data is insufficient.

·  Combines a broad technical interest with a good feel for the financial and commercial side of the work.

·  Working knowledge of contractual concepts.

Required Skills

·  Capable of working under stress conditions.

·  Must be creative and flexible in case available information / data is insufficient.

·  Combines a broad technical interest with a good feel for the financial and commercial side of the work.

·  Working knowledge of contractual concepts.

Experience

The typical experience in the Global Requirement Guide must be read as a guideline only.