Cost Estimator (Variable Hours)

LMR Resourcing; New Ferry; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Cost Estimator to join their team, offering flexible hours and hybrid remote work. The successful candidate will convert specifications into quotations, provide detailed cost estimates, and ensure the accuracy of tender documents. Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and proven experience in the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, or Renewable Energy sectors. This position requires strong analytical and mathematical skills, with opportunities to work closely with clients and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience providing cost estimates in Oil & Gas, Petrochem, Renewable Energy sectors or similar.

Responsibilities

• Turn specifications and tender information into quotations.
• Review enquiry or invitation to proposals documents and Client pricing forms.
• Provide detailed cost estimates for full engineering packages.
• Ensure tender documents are correct and technically accurate.
• Prepare and submit tenders to numerous clients.
• Attend site visits and client briefings as necessary.
• Participate in Conceptual and FEED cost estimates.
• Finalise all tenders to clients and pre-order meetings.
• Prepare the Basis of Estimate and present to senior management.
• Liaise with customers to review electrical specifications/requirements.

Skills

Cost estimation

Analytical skills

Mathematical skills

General IT skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in business, finance, math, engineering or related disciplines

Job description

Cost Estimator - Staff or Contract - West Wales / Remote Working

Location: West Wales / Remote Working

This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading engineering business during a period of continued growth as they support the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical and Renewable Energy sectors. Our client can accommodate hybrid working, though this role will be variable hours and not a guaranteed 40 hrs p/w.

This role is outside IR35.

Role & Responsibilities

• Turning specifications and tender information into quotations.
• Review all enquiry or invitation to proposals documents and Client pricing forms. Review Tender Documents including detailed review of the Instructions to Tenderers, Scope of Work, key Contract Dates, Commercial price forms and terms of payment, as a minimum.
• Providing detailed cost estimates for full engineering packages with a defined +/- forecast.
• Ensuring tender documents are correct and technically accurate.
• Timely preparation of and submission of tenders to numerous clients in co-ordination with other engineering disciplines within the business.
• Providing detailed cost estimates for full engineering packages with a defined +/- forecast.
• Attend site visits and client briefings as necessary.
• Participate in Conceptual and FEED cost estimates, reporting and analyses, and in preparation of Order of Magnitude Estimates (OME) / Pre-Market survey quotes / Pre-Qualification estimates.
• Finalisation of all tenders to clients and pre-order meetings to secure contracts and hand over to Project Managers.
• Prepares the Basis of Estimate (BoE) / Executive Bid Summaries (EBS) and present the same to the senior management during reviews.
• Working closely with engineering and business development teams to identify additional opportunities.
• Liaising with customers to review, interpret, and understand customer electrical specifications/requirements.
• Maintain specification confirmations for all contracts, identifying and costing for upcharges and requesting concessions.
• Developing key relationships with supply chain and with customers / specifies.

Key Skills & Knowledge

• Bachelor's Degree in business, finance, math, engineering or related disciplines
• Must have proven experience providing cost estimates in Oil & Gas, Petrochem, Renewable Energy sectors or similar.
• Strong analytical, mathematical and general IT skills

Additional Information

This role will be variable hours and not a guaranteed 40 hrs p/w.