Cost/Estimating Manager

Requisition ID: 279706 

• Relocation Authorized: International - Camp 
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project 
• Work Location: Sharma 

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Saudi Arabian Bechtel Company will provide executive project management consultancy services (including technical, commercial, and construction management) for the development of certain defined aspects of the NEOM Infrastructure in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”  NEOM is a planned cross-border city in the Tabuk Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia. The site is near the Red Sea and the borders of Egypt, and Jordan. It will cover a total area of 26,50 km2 (10,200 sq. mi) and will extend 460 km along the coast of the Red Sea.” NEOM will be the home and workplace to more than a million residents from around the world. It will include towns and cities, ports and enterprise zones, research centers, sports and entertainment venues, and tourist destinations. As a hub for innovation, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and companies will come to research, incubate, and commercialize new technologies and enterprises in groundbreaking ways.

Establishes estimating policy and guidance for cost estimating. Manages overhead budgets. Provides input to operating plans, department budgets, forecast and other financial reports. Manages high-level strategies with senior management, and joint venture partners, as applicable. Clearly communicates the implications of solutions and changes to reach workable solutions. Maintains liaison with other global/regional business units to coordinate workload and staffing plans. Works closely with Manager of Estimating in planning workload and resource allocation. Responsible for annual performance reviews, salary administration and career counseling for assigned personnel

• Responsible for the quality and integrity of estimates produced by the team
• Audits to ensure the quality of estimating functions
• Reviews estimate basis and assumptions for completeness and reasonableness
• Ensures that lessons learned are incorporated into estimates
• Reviews and approves estimate plans inclusive of readily correlating to other projects and Bechtel standards
• Responsible for evaluating NEOM Spine / Connector project execution plans and risks associated with scope requirements. Recommends level of contingency and risk required for management decision. Participates in development of proposal and project execution plans
• Reviews and approves the preparation of proposal cash flow models and working capital analysis
• Leads or directs discussions in management reviews. Presents proposal and engineer’s estimates to senior management and clients
• Keeps NEOM and Bechtel stakeholders fully informed of progress to ensure buy-in of the developing estimates
• Ensures development of tools and databases to support pricing of estimates. Ensures use of latest tools and techniques by expert estimating professionals
• Provides leadership and guidance in developing parametric methods and techniques, estimating automated systems and databases
• Assists in developing and implementing estimating policies, standards, procedures and training programs
• Provides input to Estimating Department policies that may apply across global business units
• Develops estimating training programs that include developing curricula, selecting instructors, teaching and monitoring effectiveness of programs
• The following duties are performed with respect to Regional Infrastructure Project Management Support, the process of providing support services to projects/sites in the form of external cost analysis and estimate reviews in addition to estimate-to-budget conversions:
  • Performs on site project reviews, as needed
  • Reviews estimate-to-project budget conversions
  • Reviews cost/price analysis

• University Degree in Engineering or Construction Management
• 25 Years of total experience

• Demonstrated expert understanding of Estimating core processes and procedures.
• Expert-level estimating knowledge and experience, with a significant portion of that time spent providing engineering and construction services to a global industry. High level of technical excellence and inspires confidence in the integrity of the estimate.
• Thorough knowledge of and demonstrated experience in all aspects of estimating. 
• Stays abreast with current state-of-the-art developments.
• Knowledge of planning/scheduling and cost engineering project activities. 
• Technical and practical comprehension of engineering procurement, and construction functions and general business techniques.
• Knowledge of commercial terms and conditions such as currency exchange impacts and hedging arrangements.
• Expert knowledge of Estimating and cost management work processes and systems.
• Knowledge of competition, targeted markets, current industry and technical developments.
• Excellent skill in oral and written communication with demonstrated skill to present estimating information to management and client.
• Demonstrated skill in management, supervisory and administrative functions

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