Estimator Engineer, Senior

Ausenco; Belo Horizonte; Hybrid; BRL 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Career development

Wellbeing program

Job summary

Ausenco in Belo Horizonte is seeking a Senior Estimator Engineer to join our Minerals & Metals team. You will prepare CapEx and OpEx estimates for large-scale mining projects and coordinate with suppliers and disciplines.

The role involves building unit price components, analyzing commercial proposals, and applying FEL or similar methodologies to drive project development and execution. Strong interpersonal and multidisciplinary engineering experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in CAPEX/OPEX for mining, metallurgy and infrastructure projects.
• Experience budgeting civil and assembly services.
• Knowledge of Budget Difference Indicator (BDI).
• Knowledge of taxation.
• Preparation of UPCs, incl. contingency, escalation and allowances for uncertainties.
• Commercial proposal analysis.
• Issuance of commercial evaluations of proposals.
• Knowledge of FEL methodology or similar for capital projects.
• Experience in preparing economic and financial disbursements for projects.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Best practices in strategic project management.
• Experience in multidisciplinary engineering projects.
• Experience with project implementation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare investment estimates (CapEx), operating costs (OpEx), and sustaining costs.
• Manage quotations and analyze commercial proposals.
• Develop unit price compositions and interface with suppliers and other disciplines.

Skills

CAPEX budgeting

OPEX budgeting

Budgeting large projects

UPC / unit price

Proposal analysis

Commercial evaluations

FEL methodology

BDI knowledge

Taxation knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Multidisciplinary engineering

Project implementation

Job description

Our team in Brazil is growing, we are currently recruiting for a Estimator Engineer, Senior to join our Minerals & Metals Business line in the Belo Horizonte office.

About The Role

• Responsible for preparing investment estimates (CapEx), operational costs (OpEx), and sustaining costs;
• Managing quotations and analyzing commercial proposals;
• Developing unit price compositions and serving as the interface with suppliers and other disciplines.

About You

• Experience in preparing CAPEX/OPEX for large-scale projects in mining, metallurgy, and infrastructure.
• Experience in preparing budgets for civil and assembly services.
• Analysis and preparation of BDI (Budget Difference Indicator).
• Knowledge of taxation.
• Preparation of unit price compositions (UPCs), including definition of contingency, escalation, and allowances for uncertainties.
• Commercial proposal analysis.
• Issuance of commercial evaluations of proposals.
• Knowledge of FEL methodology or similar for capital project development and implementation.
• Experience in preparing economic and financial disbursements for projects.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Best practices in strategic project management.
• Experience in multidisciplinary engineering projects.
• Experience with project implementation.

Benefits

• Compensation and work life balance – beyond a competitive remuneration package. Experience the best of both worlds with our hybrid work model, allowing you to balance office days with working from home. Enjoy the benefits of modern leave policies including paid parental leave and celebrate with us on special holidays.
• Career advancement – be supported in your ongoing development with technical training, mentoring programs and frequent networking opportunities.
• Balance and wellness – take a proactive approach to your overall wellbeing. Access to confidential counselling, health services and a benefits program that supports your needs.
• Recognition and appreciation – participate in multidirectional spaces where a culture of local and global recognition is fostered, where everyone is recognized for their contribution to the business and projects.
• Communication and commitment – live the experience of working in a dynamic company with global processes and work with highly reputable industry leaders who value your contribution.

As a global company we embrace and encourage diversity in its fullest sense – gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, experience, nationality, colour, language, religion, location, disability, education, skills, working styles and time availability. Our work environments are based on mutual trust and respect for the rights and opportunities of every individual.