Estimating Project Estimator / Project Controls

Requisition ID: 278604 

•  Relocation Authorized: National/International - Family 
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework 
• Work Location: Houston, TX 

 

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Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. 

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Job Summary:

Supports and prepares overall project and discipline specific estimates.  Responsible to support all aspects of developing large scale (multi-billion $) lump sum turnkey and cost reimbursable project estimates, ranging from initial conceptual estimates to detailed forecasts for projects in execution. Supports cost, schedule, and risk analysis and a full range of estimate planning, coordination and consolidation.

 

This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and will require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership. #LI-CS1

Major Responsibilities:

Direct Disciplines

• Provide technical expertise and leadership in the review of design scope criteria and quantity development for undefined scope assumptions in coordination with other stakeholders/departments 
• Supports/reviews prediction/extrapolation of cost curves based on experience of scheduled activities and cost correlation analysis in area of responsibility 

Services 

• Provides guidance in pricing nonmanual costs and associated ODC’s 
• Has a deep understanding of international pricing of non-manuals and associated ex-pat costs 
• Supports in depth audits and analysis of proposals, change order, and other estimates 

Overall 

• Provides technical guidance to area of responsibility to promote consistency in approach and outcomes across projects, customers, and business lines; provides and leads discipline specific detailed support to capital cost estimates, cash flow, and working capital assessments; reviews and supports the preparation of estimate basis and assumption documentation in area of responsibility 
• Supports complex/conducts basic conceptual/order of magnitude (OOM) estimates in area of responsibility 
• Leads cost studies, trend estimates, and life cycle cost estimates in specialized areas or in specialized discipline area; provides area of responsibility-specific guidance and direct support in establishing pricing structures to be applied to quantities for estimates 
• Provides guidance and oversight in the Identification of risk items and assignment of risk levels to portions of the project work 
• Prepares cost trend estimates in support of project cost trend programs; takes a lead role for area of responsibility in estimate reviews and presentations to