Cost Engineer

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We believe in supporting our customers differently by providing a unique HR analysis, along with tailored advice and tools for managing day-to-day recruitment.

Today, as we are supporting our client on one of their major projects for 2025, we are currently looking for a:

COST ENGINEER - PERMANENT POSITION

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND CAMPAIGN FOR EXPAT OPPORTUNITY IN SAUDI ARABIA

They are seeking a Cost Engineer to join our Assets Maintenance Solutions Department (AMSD) within our Global Manufacturing Excellence Organization. AMSD is responsible for providing maintenance technical consultations, towards best-in-class maintenance organization through conducting selective maintenance assessment, turnaround assurance and deploying cutting-edge technologies and best practice across Global Manufacturing portfolio.

Your primary role will be to to carry out Cost Engineering functions related to maintenance and turnaround in the Oil & Gas downstream sector (refineries / petrochemicals)

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist in establishing estimating standards and strategies for maintenance work and turnaround in order to optimize cost and reduce risks.
• Review bottom up estimate for yearly budget for maintenance.
• Review bottom up estimate for planned turnaround.
• Assist in establishing guidelines for yearly budgeting for maintenance and turnaround. Coordinate and work closely with Maintenance Engineer / Turnaround Engineer to prepare / review / finalize initial yearly maintenance budget and turnaround budget.
• Coordinate and work closely with Maintenance Engineer / Turnaround Engineer to review / finalize mid-year and Year-end budget.
• Carryout spending analysis and find out areas of improvement for cost savings and improvement.
• Carryout replacement vs maintenance cost of assets.
• Coordinate and work closely with Maintenance Engineer / Turnaround Engineer / Contract Advisor to estimate contract cost in proposal stage.
• Coordinate and work closely with Contract Advisor / Contract Engineer to evaluate price bid from Cost Engineering point of view.
• Coordinate and work closely with Contract Advisor / Contract Engineer to prepare and establish cost evaluation criteria.
• Assist in preparing, developing and measuring Key Performance Indicators for cost performance.
• Maintain computer records of cost estimating standards and guidelines.
• Coordinate and work closely with Maintenance Engineer / Turnaround Engineer to monitor cost at regular interval and produce periodic cost report.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, preferably in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Construction, Production or closely related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years Cost Engineering experience in maintenance and turnaround.
• Experience in cost benchmarking such as Solomon will be an advantage.
• Be familiar & experienced with contracting process and Cost Engineering in contracting.
• Be experienced in carrying out bottom up estimate for yearly budget for maintenance as well as planned turnaround.
• Be experienced in the use of cost estimating tools and the application of market conditions and risk management to estimates.
• Experienced & knowledge in computer-estimating programs, such as Aspentech CCE (Capital Cost Estimator), etc. and shall be familiar with estimate databases such as Richardson or similar is required.
• Be experienced with SAP system.
• Certification in Project Management Professional (PMP), AACE-CCP (American Association of Cost Engineers – Certified Cost Professional) or AACE-CEP (American Association of Cost Engineers – Certified Estimating Professional) will be preferred.

Salary will be based on level of experience.

If you recognize yourself in this job position, don’t hesitate to send us your application at recruitment@oberon-solutions.co.uk