Senior Estimator

Job Description

Job Description

Job Overview:

The senior estimator will be expected to: plan and lead estimating efforts on small to large projects and all types of contracts; understand and apply standard estimating concepts, practices, and company procedures; provide guidance and leadership to project teams on estimate related topics. The senior estimator will work relatively independently providing regular updates to and seeking guidance from the Estimating Manager. May support Principle or Senior Principle Estimators on complex proposals. May lead and direct the work of discipline/functional estimators.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Work as part of a proposals team to complete estimates within the allotted time
• Review invitations to tender, specifications, drawings and attend meetings to understand the scope of work and estimate requirements
• Conduct estimate planning activities (produce written plan, support the development of the proposal schedule, identify resource requirements, etc.)
• Lead and direct work of discipline/functional estimators
• Collaborate with other functions (Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Project Management, etc.) to manage the estimate schedule and the completion of estimate inputs
• Compile estimate based on inputs from discipline/functional estimators and other functions within the company
• Provide evaluation of estimate compared to benchmarks/historical data
• Calculate Escalation based on expected expenditures
• Support project risk and opportunity management process by participating in project risk reviews and conducting the Monte Carlo simulations
• Conduct cost review meetings with the project teams and local management
• Participate in area proposal reviews
• Maintain organized estimate files in accordance with area guidance
• Create basis of estimate documents and presentations

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Four-year bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction, or business; or equivalent training/related experience
• 5-10 years of applicable experience.

Preferred Qualifications and Education:

• Advanced word processing and spreadsheet user
• Intermediate presentation software user
• Ability to effectively communicate and present estimates to internal audiences
• Ability to operate independently with minimal guidance
• Has knowledge of estimating best practices both for detailed estimating and conceptual estimating
• Able to solve complex problems and arrive at solutions based on previous experience and exercising judgement based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
• Familiar with offshore fabrication (jackets/topsides) and subsea installation processes.

Company Overview and Core Values:

McDermott is a premier, fully-integrated provider of technology, engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry. For more than a century, customers have trusted McDermott to design and build end-to-end infrastructure and technology solutions-from the wellhead to the storage tank-to transport and transform oil and gas into the products the world needs today.

At McDermott, we hold all employees accountable to follow our 5 core values.

• Integrity – we maintain a firm adherence to legal and ethical conduct
• One Team – we are one company, where everyone is equally important
• Go Beyond – we seek courageous and creative solutions
• Well-Being – we promote all forms of well-being
• Commitment – we are reliable and dependable in delivering quality solutions