AddressCB&I® is the world's leading designer and builder of storage facilities, tanks and terminals. With more than 60,000 structures completed throughout our 130-year history, we have the global expertise and strategically-located operations to provide customers world-class storage solutions for even the most complex energy infrastructure projects.
Overview
The Sr. Estimator is responsible for handling medium and small EPC estimates with minimal supervision or large estimates under the supervision and guidance of the Estimating Manager. This employee routinely interacts with leaders in Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Fabrication to develop a fully priced EPC estimate and is responsible for presenting the basis of estimate to the Management team.
This person has the capability to perform most discipline estimates, producing a complete estimate for all required work from basic takeoffs through final cost (all materials, fabrication, subcontracts, construction, localization, and indirects) for all work required for a project. They organize and plan the estimating effort, including the leading of discipline estimators, and take responsibility for the complete cost estimate. They are capable of producing detailed takeoffs as well as developing both conceptual and budget estimates.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for preparing estimates for commercial proposals by working with operations, engineering, supply chain, and fabrication groups
- Develops the estimate based on estimating standards, closeout data, and the scope of work
- Analyzes scope documents, including specifications, drawings, bills of material, historical data, and calculates project costs using labor and material pricing schedules
- Prepares the estimate by the work breakdown structure and chart of accounts
- Responsible for preparing conceptual and definitive total installed cost estimates
- Conducts precontract kickoff meetings with project managers and business line management to plan bid strategy and ascertain methods of performance based on the scope of work
- Assists in obtaining firm quotes for material suppliers, equipment, and subcontractors
- Obtains review and input from Legal, Tax, Insurance, Finance, and other corporate support groups
- Collaborates with other functions during estimate creation to ensure overall accuracy
- Has the ability to recommend cost-reduction and value-engineering options
- Performs risk analysis and leads risk register workshops
- Presents estimates to the team and management in a timely and professional manner including developing estimate basis document and comparable metrics
Qualifications
- BS in Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent experience
- 15+ years of relevant experience, with 10+ years in an Estimating role
- Proficiency in MS Word and Excel
- Experience with VBA programming is valued
- Strong critical thinking, analytical, and organizational skills
- Strong understanding of construction processes
- Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision
- Understands relationships between work processes and the cost to our business
Skills and Behaviors
- Strong understanding of construction projects and some experience in engineering, procurement, fabrication, and/or construction
- Strong communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Technical proficiency with typical software
- Fully understands and comprehends project requirements and has a knowledge of how to meet them.
- Identifies and addresses technical inconsistencies and contract scope changes
- Knowledge of products and markets served by CB&I
- Proactively identifies and solves complex problems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to multi-task intelligently and efficiently to meet competing deadlines
- Proactively embraces and promotes the company’s values and culture
