Senior Cost Estimator

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About you and this role

As a Cost Estimator, you will be responsible to prepare estimates for Capital Projects. You will coordinate data inputs from various disciplines and functions to ensure accurate and competitive estimates. You will engage with the project steering team to understand causes of any deviations and the need to establish actions to mitigate, where deviations from established tolerances occur.  

Responsibilities

• Utilizes historical data with appropriate installation factors, site specific factors and experience to produce cost estimates for project authorization and execution purposes. 
• Collects and correlates necessary project-related cost and schedule data needed to determine equipment, material, subcontract, construction labor, expenses, and in-direct reports such as engineering, taxes, etc. 
• Ensures accuracy of estimates by working closely with Project Team members to understand scope and details of project. 
• Evaluates project deviations in order to provide data to project steering team for proper decision making. Keeps abreast of global economic trends and execution methods that affect project capital costs. 
• Provides supporting data for project measurements, external benchmarking and project closure. Utilizes project estimated scope of work and aligns costs with schedule. 
• Contributes to improvement of Cost Estimating Work Process and leveraging of learning experiences. 
• Supports the implementation of Most Effective Technology (MET). Provides coaching to developing estimators.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree or relevant experience of 10 years of relevant experience in Project controls estimating.
• Prior experience in the Chemical, Petrochemical, Oil and Gas or Energy industry.

Preferred Skills

• Proficient using Aspen Capital Cost Estimator (ACCE) estimating tool.
• Previous experience as a lead estimator.
• Experience in all phases of estimating from FEL through detailed for project authorization/funding.
• Prior experience estimating in all disciplines including material takeoff.
• Proficient in Microsoft applications, such as Word and Excel.
• Strong facilitation skills and ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment.

Benefits – What Dow offers you 

We invest in you. 

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career.  You bring your background, talent and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.  

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee: 

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. 
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental and emotional well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it. 
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals. 
• Become a Dow shareholder through various employee stock programs.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building. 
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs. 
• Global Paid Time Off (PTO) policies:
  • Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).  
  • ​Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.  
  • Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation. 

Join our team, we can make a difference together. 

About Dow Chemical International Pvt Ltd

Dow Chemical International Private Limited (Dow India) aims to be the most innovative, sustainable, inclusive customer-centric materials science company. The company is committed to delivering the right solutions to its customers’ challenges. With broadest technology sets spanning performance materials, industrial intermediates, and plastics Dow India delivers differentiated science-based products and solutions in high-growth segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, automobile, and consumer care.

A Great Place to Work® Certified company with approximately over 1000 employees, its operations comprise of manufacturing sites, innovation center, established centers of excellence, and commercial office. As a responsible corporate, the company supports its Corporate Social Responsibility (program) with technology expertise and employee volunteerism. Dow India works with non-profit partners towards the empowerment of differently abled, women, and children in communities where it operates. The company aims to redefine the societal blueprint, by supporting holistic sustainability and circular economy initiatives.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment.  We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.