Chief Estimator (Civil & Structural)

Tanqeeb; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Archirodon in the United Arab Emirates requires a Senior Chief Estimator (Civil & Structural) to lead the estimating function for EPC/EPCC bids across oil & gas, refinery and petrochemical projects in the GCC region. The role ensures accurate, competitive estimates and sign-off prior to tender submission.

The candidate will manage a team, set strategies, review baselines, and collaborate with Construction and Planning to optimize outcomes while handling price volatility and remote-site logistics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (mandatory).
• 10–15 years of estimating experience in EPC Oil & Gas / Refinery / Petrochemical projects, with at least 5 years in the GCC.
• Proven track record of leading and signing off the civil & structural pricing of major NOC tenders (e.g. ADNOC, Saudi Aramco, QatarEnergy, PDO, KOC).

Responsibilities

• Lead civil & structural estimating team across several tenders running at the same time; set priorities and deadlines.
• Review and sign off quantities, unit rates, productivity norms and basis-of-estimate before submission.
• Set estimating strategy for each tender with Construction and Planning; self-perform vs. subcontract, prefabrication/modularisation.
• Oversee estimates for site preparation, foundations, reinforced concrete, structural steel, buildings, roads and marine works.
• Mentor and train estimators; deliver multiple large tenders with limited teams.

Skills

Estimating leadership

Civil & Structural pricing

Tendering management

Risk & value engineering

Mentoring estimators

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Job description

Job description

Company Description

Archirodon, having earned its reputation as a reliable and respected international contractor for more than a half century in the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) market, continues to create value to its stakeholders by executing complex EPC projects worldwide, in recognition of its superior standards of performance.

The E&I Estimator prepares accurate, competitive and well-qualified cost estimates for the electrical, instrumentation, control and telecom scopes of EPC / EPCC tenders for oil & gas, refinery, petrochemical and gas-processing projects across the Middle East and North Africa.

Job Description

The Chief Estimator (Civil & Structural) leads the civil and structural estimating function for EPC / EPCC tenders for oil & gas, refinery, petrochemical and gas-processing projects across the Middle East and North Africa. The role is accountable for the accuracy, competitiveness and consistency of all civil, structural and building estimates, and for reviewing and signing them off before submission.

• Lead, allocate and review the work of the civil & structural estimating team across several tenders running at the same time; set priorities and internal deadlines.
• Review and sign off quantities, unit rates, productivity norms, subcontract prices and the basis-of-estimate before submission.
• Set the estimating strategy for each tender with Construction and Planning – self-perform vs. subcontract, prefabrication / modularisation and construction methodology.
• Oversee estimates for:
  • Site preparation, earthworks, grading, dewatering and soil improvement
  • Piling and foundations for equipment, pipe racks, tanks and buildings
  • Reinforced concrete – cast-in-situ and precast
  • Structural steel – pipe racks, shelters, platforms and pipe supports
  • Buildings – substations, control rooms, warehouses and workshops
  • Underground works, roads, paving, fencing and pipeline civil works
  • Marine and jetty structures, where in scope
• Own the civil & structural cost database, productivity norms and benchmarks; set estimating standards and templates for the team.
• Validate estimates against benchmarks, ratios and awarded-project data; challenge quantity and rate assumptions.
• Lead the civil & structural input to risk & opportunity, contingency, escalation and value-engineering alternatives.
• Present and defend estimates at tender review and management approval meetings; support negotiations and post-bid client clarifications.
• Develop strategic relationships with piling, precast, steel fabrication and building subcontractors across the GCC.
• Mentor and train estimators, assess performance and support recruitment; capture lessons learned from awarded projects.
• Delivering several large tenders at once with a limited team, without losing quality.
• Balancing competitiveness against risk when FEED is limited and quantities are uncertain.
• Volatile steel, rebar and cement prices and wide regional variation in rates.
• Geotechnical uncertainty and remote-site logistics.
• Keeping estimating standards consistent across estimators, clients and countries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (mandatory).
• 10–15 years of estimating experience in EPC Oil & Gas / Refinery / Petrochemical projects, with at least 5 years in the GCC.
• Proven track record of leading and signing off the civil & structural pricing of major NOC tenders (e.g. ADNOC, Saudi Aramco, QatarEnergy, PDO, KOC), including large lump-sum EPC bids.

Additional Information

Depending on the nature of the position and its associated compliance risk level, a background check on your profile may be carried out.