Director, Estimating

Worley•Houston, TX

25d

About The Position

Worley is a global energy, chemicals and resources company headquartered in Australia. It partners with customers to deliver projects and create value throughout the lifecycle of their assets, providing consulting, engineering, procurement, construction, operations and decommissioning services. The company uses its experience and AI-enabled delivery to help customers navigate complexity and transition toward more sustainable solutions. The Director, Estimating develops Type I, II, III and IV CAPEX cost estimates and OPEX estimates for major projects. Estimates cover engineering, project management, procurement, fabrication, transport, installation, hook-up and commissioning, OPEX, and abandonment. The role requires working knowledge of estimating software, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access and Visual Basic, along with technical estimating expertise and leadership experience. The position ensures that estimates are prepared and reviewed in accordance with approved procedures through project phases including Pre-FEED and FEED. It provides estimating guidance and supports estimating standards, procedures, systems, benchmarking, tools, and project cost-trend programs. The role also develops estimate plans and methodologies, coordinates scope and quantity reviews, evaluates cost risks and contingency, and prepares and presents estimating information to management and customers. The role has a 25% travel requirement.

Requirements

Thorough technical and practical estimating skills, with the ability to deliver quality, accurate and timely work.
Knowledge of the fundamental requirements of the estimating discipline and basic requirements of other disciplines.
Knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory requirements.
High competence with relevant software, including the MS Office Suite and discipline-specific software and tools.
Thorough technical, practical and leadership experience in the relevant discipline, including project engineering and management experience with specialized estimating expertise.
Understanding of project planning and scheduling, with demonstrable leadership working with a multidisciplinary team on large-scale projects.
Experience developing indirect estimates and staffing plans.
Good working knowledge of estimating software, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access and Visual Basic.
Ability to uphold sound industry processes and procedures and explain the consequences of deviating from them.

Nice To Haves

Local candidates in Houston and Baton Rouge are strongly preferred.
Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant discipline; management or supervisory qualifications, or equivalent qualification and experience.
Previous LNG and major-project experience leading a group of estimators.
Strong organizational skills and ability to handle challenging situations.
Strong understanding of contractual and subcontract language and evaluation.
Previous estimating experience with Aspen Capital Cost Estimator and Cleopatra.
Previous project controls experience and cost-report creation.

Responsibilities

Ensure preparation and/or supervision of cost estimates in accordance with approved procedures during project phases, including Pre-FEED and FEED.
Support development of estimating standards, procedures and systems for tenders and proposals.
Provide cost-estimating guidance to projects.
Work with the team to define an appropriate Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) based on customer and project requirements.
Prepare estimate plans, including the estimating methodology and cost-estimating principles applicable to the estimate.
Review design scope criteria and quantities for completeness, and coordinate with the project team to develop additional estimating bases when information is incomplete.
Support collection, verification and integration of all work scopes into the cost estimate.
Help identify, analyze and develop innovative solutions to cost-estimating problems.
Compare and analyze scope, quantities and cost data across projects; benchmark estimates against previous estimates, outcome costs, vendor prices, high-level norms and industry standards.
Support development of future benchmarking and estimating tools.
Develop escalation models when required and assist with development of owners’ costs.
Coordinate identification of cost-estimate risks and evaluate appropriate contingency levels; perform Monte Carlo-type cost risk analysis when necessary to determine contingency and accuracy levels.
Ensure cost estimates meet quality requirements and Worley cost-estimating review procedures at relevant project phases.
Prepare and present cost-estimating information to management and customers, including Basis of Cost Estimate reports where applicable.
Participate in establishing pricing structures to apply to estimate quantities.
Prepare cost-trend estimates in support of project cost-trend programs.
Develop indirect estimates and staffing plans.
Lead and work with multidisciplinary teams on large-scale projects.
Travel up to 25%.