Senior Cost Estimating Engineer Responsibilities:
FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Assists the Lead Cost Estimating Engineer to coordinate with Project Managers, Project Engineers, and Cost Estimating Engineers to ensure correct implementation of cost estimating procedures and requirements.
• Reviews and closely monitors the development of the cost estimate to ensure objectives are met. • Prepares all types of estimates from inception to completion and review.
• Prepares estimates of certain disciplines or trades. • Forecasts and monitors work packages and contracts. • Advises on construction methods and engineering economics. • Proposes units to be used and prepares the justification for their use.
• Evaluates and recommends allowances for design unknowns, escalation, and contingency and fee structure to the department.
• Obtains approval of unit costs to be used, content of analysis, and reports from the project control manager or department manager.
• Researches on cost & productivity trends.
• Evaluates scope changes, contract values, cost trend impacts, field orders and trade-off studies.
AUTHORITY/LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES
• Providing technical guidance to co-workers.
• Organizing and supervising work within a small work unit composed of employees within own discipline or a related area of specialization.
• Determining the training and development needs of employees.
Requirements:
• BS in Electrical/Instrumentation/Communication/Electronics Engineering with 10 years of significant experience.
• Has experience in the oil/gas, hydrocarbon, refinery, offshore, or infrastructure industries and has cost estimating experience on large to mega projects.
• Must have thorough knowledge of cost estimating practices, calculation methods/software, standards, and procedures.
• General understanding of schedules.
• Aspen Capital Cost Estimator (KBASE) experience
