Strategic Bid Estimation Lead for Energy Assets

CB&I; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

CB&I Asset Solutions in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, seeks an Estimation Manager to lead bid costing and provide cost estimates across pre-award activities. You will coordinate inputs from Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance and Legal to produce robust, competitive tenders while managing risks and pricing strategies.

The role requires extensive experience in energy-related estimating, strong analytical skills and clear communication to present to senior management.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction Management, Commerce or a related discipline.
• Significant estimating experience within the energy, engineering, construction or industrial services sectors.
• Strong understanding of cost estimation, pricing methodologies, bid governance and commercial risk assessment.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary and geographically dispersed teams to develop complex estimates.
• Advanced analytical, commercial and financial acumen with strong attention to detail.
• Experience with EPC, EPCm, maintenance, shutdown/turnaround and integrated services contracts is advantageous.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and presentation skills, with the ability to present estimates and recommendations to senior management and approval committees.

Responsibilities

• Supports the Commercial and Proposals teams by leading the development of accurate, competitive and risk-based cost estimates and pricing models across pre-award activities.
• Owns the bid costing process and coordinates cross-functional inputs to ensure compliant and commercially robust tenders.
• Own the end-to-end bid costing process, including estimate development, pricing strategy, cost consolidation and submission support.
• Review ITT documentation, scopes of work, schedules and commercial requirements to develop robust and competitive estimates.
• Identify, assess and quantify commercial, contractual, execution, schedule and market risks, ensuring appropriate risk allowances and mitigation strategies are incorporated into bid pricing.
• Coordinate estimating inputs across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, Finance, Tax, Legal, Insurance and intercompany stakeholders.
• Obtain, evaluate and benchmark subcontractor and supplier quotations to ensure technically compliant and commercially competitive pricing.
• Develop estimate basis memorandums, pricing assumptions, exclusions, clarifications and qualifications.
• Prepare estimate summaries, risk assessments, pricing recommendations and supporting documentation for bid reviews and approval packs.
• Support proposal strategy development, value engineering initiatives and identification of commercial opportunities.
• Maintain estimating tools, unit rates, cost models, historical databases and lessons learned to continuously improve estimating accuracy and efficiency.
• Support client clarifications, negotiations, bid updates and post-bid discussions as required.
• Provide estimating support to active projects and capture project performance data to enhance future estimate development.

Skills

Estimating experience

Cost estimation

Pricing

Bid governance

Commercial risk

Stakeholder mgmt

Presentation skills

O&M experience

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying/Engineering/Construction Management/Commerce

Job description

CB&I Asset Solutions in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, seeks an Estimation Manager to lead bid costing and provide cost estimates across pre-award activities. You will coordinate inputs from Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance and Legal to produce robust, competitive tenders while managing risks and pricing strategies.

The role requires extensive experience in energy-related estimating, strong analytical skills and clear communication to present to senior management.