Project Estimator (Dallas, TX or Tulsa, OK areas)

ONEOK Services Company; Dallas (TX); In loco; USD 80.000 - 140.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

ONEOK Services Company, a Fortune 500 energy company, seeks an experienced estimator to contribute to project cost estimation in a fast-evolving energy industry. The role involves developing and refining project estimates, cost models, and resource forecasts while collaborating with Operations, Engineering, and Finance teams.

Based in the Dallas, TX or Tulsa, OK areas with relocation flexibility, you will translate complex requirements into structured estimates and support governance and

Mansioni

• Develop and prepare moderately complex project estimates, cost models, and resource forecasts for business processes, service quality, operational improvement, and related project initiatives.
• Define estimate bases, assumptions, exclusions, and estimating methodologies appropriate to scope, maturity, and project complexity.
• Translate technical, operational, and business requirements into structured estimates that support planning and decision-making.
• Evaluate estimate quality and recommend adjustments based on scope changes, market inputs, historical performance, and execution risks.
• Support development of estimate packages and documentation that can be consistently applied across projects.

Descrizione del lavoro

#WeAreONEOK - Fortune 500 company. 100+ years in business. Leading midstream service provider. Safety first. Sustainable operations. Environmentally responsible. Employee focused.

JOB SUMMARY

Your ideas have a place here-step into a role where your work directly drives solutions in a fast-evolving energy industry. At ONEOK, you'll contribute to delivering energy products and services that power progress while gaining hands-on project estimator experience while supporting the business. We're looking for candidates based in the Dallas, TX or Tulsa, OK areas, or willing to relocate.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Estimating Strategy & Estimate Development

• Develop and prepare moderately complex project estimates, cost models, and resource forecasts for business process, service quality, operational improvement, and related project initiatives.
• Define estimate bases, assumptions, exclusions, and estimating methodologies appropriate to scope, maturity, and project complexity.
• Translate technical, operational, and business requirements into structured estimates that support planning, prioritization, and execution decision-making.
• Evaluate estimate quality and recommend adjustments based on scope changes, market inputs, historical performance, and execution risks.
• Support development of estimate packages and documentation that can be consistently applied across projects and initiatives.

Project Controls, Cost Analysis & Forecasting

• Analyze labor, materials, equipment, contractor, and indirect cost inputs to develop accurate and supportable cost projections.
• Monitor estimate-to-actual performance and identify trends, variances, and opportunities to improve forecasting accuracy.
• Maintain cost benchmarks, historical databases, unit rates, and estimating reference information to strengthen future estimating efforts.
• Support scenario analysis, what-if modeling, and alternative evaluations to inform project and business decisions.
• Collaborate with project controls and finance partners to align estimates with budgets, forecasts, and reporting requirements.

Business Process & Service Quality Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve estimating processes, templates, workflows, and data quality to increase consistency, efficiency, and usability.
• Standardize estimating practices and documentation to support repeatable execution and stronger quality control across the organization.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts that enhance planning quality, resource visibility, and service reliability.
• Support implementation of process changes, system enhancements, or digital tools that improve estimating capability and reporting quality.
• Promote disciplined estimating practices that align with operational needs and quality expectations in an oil and gas environment.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Cross-Functional Support

• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain, Finance, and other stakeholders to gather scope information and validate estimate inputs.
• Facilitate alignment on assumptions, risks, schedule drivers, and resource needs to ensure estimates reflect business and operational realities.
• Communicate estimate development approach, key drivers, risks, and recommended actions to stakeholders and leadership.
• Serve as a knowledgeable resource for estimating methodologies, cost modeling, and estimate quality practices.
• Support cross-functional planning and prioritization by providing clear, timely, and decision-ready estimating information.

Risk, Governance & Documentation

• Identify estimate risks, uncertainties, and key cost drivers and incorporate them into estimating assumptions and documentation.
• Maintain clear records of estimate methodologies, revisions, approvals, and supporting data to improve auditability and traceability.
• Ensure estimating outputs align with internal controls, project governance expectations, and applicable company standards.
• Support reviews of estimate