Estimator

Mc Dermott; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,880 - 312,480; Full time

Job summary

Mc Dermott in Dubai is looking for an Estimator to enhance enterprise-level estimating within the oil and energy sector. The role emphasizes EPC cost estimating and involves preparing insights for senior leadership.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s in Engineering and at least 3 years’ experience in EPC environments, focusing on continuous improvement initiatives and data analytics.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of EPC estimating experience.
• Experience in large Engineering, Procurement, and Construction company.
• Strong analytical skills with large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Review past projects and analyze cost data.
• Provide data-driven insights for new bid estimates.
• Prepare professional estimating deliverables for stakeholders.

Skills

EPC estimating

Cost estimating

Project controls

Data analytics

Historical cost analysis

Benchmark indices

KPI reporting

Proposal analysis

Bid estimate support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Excel

VBA

Visual Basic Analysis

Job description

Estimator – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Estimation
Experience: Minimum 3 years EPC estimating experience
Job Type: Full‑time

Salary: 18,000–28,000 monthly (market estimated)

Role Overview

Estimator in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is an Oil and Energy estimating role focused on EPC cost estimating, proposal analysis, benchmark data, KPI reporting, project controls, historical cost data, risk evaluation, and estimating process improvement.

This position is suitable for an estimating professional with experience in large EPC organizations who can analyze past project data, support bid confidence, improve estimating systems, and prepare high‑quality deliverables for senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Review past projects and analyze cost data, estimate performance, proposal outcomes, risk factors, impacts, exposures, and commercial assumptions.
• Provide data‑driven insights that help management gain confidence in new bid estimates.
• Support decision‑making on markup levels, risk allowances, estimating assumptions, and bid strategy.
• Update and maintain benchmark indices, key performance indicators, estimating statistics, and historical project data.
• Prepare professional estimating deliverables for senior internal stakeholders, including directors, senior directors, vice presidents, and executive‑level decision makers.
• Develop, support, and improve estimating processes, procedures, work instructions, and guidelines at enterprise level.
• Assist in creating standardized estimating practices that improve consistency, accuracy, and efficiency across operating units.
• Facilitate collaboration between operating units to increase alignment across departments and estimating stakeholders.
• Support estimating initiatives such as software implementation, parametric data usage, training programs, risk evaluations, escalation models, and process enhancements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on estimating accuracy, project controls integration, data quality, and enterprise reporting.
• Analyze historical project data and current estimating trends to identify useful patterns, benchmarks, and improvement opportunities.
• Support the development and management of project historical data collection and analysis systems.
• Use Microsoft Excel and VBA to organize, analyze, automate, and present estimating and project controls data.
• Assist with estimating function reporting, business analysis, data validation, and internal presentations.
• Attend relevant conferences or industry events to build professional networks and remain updated on market trends.
• Travel for short periods domestically or internationally when required to support estimating initiative development and rollout.
• Apply technical judgment, standard procedures, and estimating precedents to solve straightforward estimating problems.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement within the EPC estimating and project controls environment.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a large Engineering, Procurement, and Construction company.
• Experience in estimating, project controls, data analytics, cost analysis, or proposal support is preferred.
• Strong estimating and project controls background.
• Highly experienced in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience using Visual Basic Analysis or VBA for Excel-based automation and analysis.
• Background in developing, managing, or improving project historical data collection and analysis systems.
• Good understanding of EPC project execution, estimating workflows, bid support, benchmark data, and project performance analysis.
• Ability to review cost data, identify trends, assess risks, and prepare clear insights for senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to work with large data sets and convert information into useful estimating intelligence.
• Good communication and presentation skills with the ability to package deliverables professionally.
• Willingness to travel domestically or internationally for short periods to support estimating initiatives.
• Strong interest in improving estimating practices within a large EPC infrastructure organization.
• Ability to work with moderate guidance while building deeper knowledge of company procedures, business drivers, customers, and enterprise estimating processes.

Skills Set

• EPC estimating
• Cost estimating
• Project controls
• Data analytics
• Historical cost analysis
• Benchmark indices
• KPI reporting
• Proposal analysis
• Bid estimate support
• Estimate confidence review
• Risk evaluation
• Markup analysis
• Cost data review
• Parametric data analysis
• Estimating procedures
• Work instructions
• Process improvement
• Enterprise estimating
• Operating unit collaboration
• Estimating software implementation
• Microsoft Excel
• VBA
• Visual Basic Analysis
• Data collection systems
• Project historical data
• Senior leadership reporting
• Continuous improvement
• Market trend analysis
• EPC infrastructure
• Engineering procurement construction
• Business analysis
• Estimate deliverables
• Internal stakeholder coordination

Why Join Us

This opportunity is ideal for an Estimator who wants to support enterprise‑level estimating improvement within Dubai’s oil and energy sector. The role provides exposure to EPC bid analysis, historical project data, benchmark development, estimating systems, project controls, risk evaluation, software initiatives, and senior leadership reporting within a global engineering and construction environment.

About the Company

McDermott International, Ltd is a global engineering, procurement, construction, and installation company serving the energy industry. With more than 100 years of project delivery experience, McDermott supports complex offshore, subsea, onshore, and energy transition projects across international markets. The company delivers integrated solutions across the energy value chain, including subsea infrastructure, offshore platforms, fabrication, construction, offshore wind infrastructure, and sustainable energy developments through a global workforce operating across multiple countries.