Senior Estimator

Wyatt Field Service•Houston, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Execute all estimating functions for Wyatt Field Service Company (Wyatt) including the creation of well-organized, accurate, compelling, and ultimately successful proposals for Turnarounds, Capital Projects, and Maintenance work throughout the Oil, Gas, and Chemical industry.

Requirements

Minimum 7 years' experience as an estimator or equivalent combination of technical training and/or related.
Minimum 7 years' craft experience in Turnarounds, Capital Projects, Greenfield, and Brownfield projects.
Experience in turnaround procurement, accounting, construction, production, or operations.
General knowledge of construction market, estimating techniques, engineered drawings, cost control, and scheduling of equipment procurement and construction of projects.
Well-developed working knowledge of purchase orders, contracts, and cost accounting systems.
Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
Working knowledge of project cost accounting including WBS set-up, budget and actual cost allocations, and variance reporting.
Proficiency with Word, Excel, and general knowledge of PowerPoint and other scheduling software.
Primavera (P6)
Ability to identify numerous variables and identify parameters that produce consistency and trends in capital project materials and construction pricing.
Ability to work independently and accurately under pressure.
Valid state issued driver's license.
TWIC card.

Nice To Haves

Experience in heavy mechanical capital projects, outages and/or turnaround environments, estimating civil, structural steel, piping, and/or related field is a plus.
Primavera (P6) scheduling and planning turnarounds.

Responsibilities

Review proposed project requirements, specifications, and drawings to determine scope of work and estimate costs to complete the project.
Conduct project site visits with construction management personnel and client/EPC contractors.
Display personal and professional ethics and comply with company policies and procedures.
Develop a complete mechanical estimate inclusive of shop fabrication, pipe erection, equipment setting, and instrumentation based on the Request for Proposal documents.
Quantify project quantities using on screen and manual take off tools.
Assemble estimates into project estimates for intermediary budgeting and bid day submittals.
Attend pre-bid meetings/site visits to evaluate constructability, site conditions, and factors that could impact labor productivities.
Develop a complete labor and material estimate inclusive of general conditions (i.e., staff, equipment, consumables, etc.) inclusive of labor productivities and installation schemes.
Interface with rigging engineers to develop crane requirements.
Interface with schedulers/planners to develop "waterfall" logic and support resource loading of the proposal schedule.
Interface with in-house procurement or outside vendors to obtain subcontractor proposal or commodity pricing.
Maintain conformance with estimating standards and work instructions.
Working knowledge of the operating procedures for project controls estimating practices.
Maintain orderly files of all electronic correspondence, electronic or hard copy deliverables, specifications, etc. used for the estimate.
Manage bid pricing from all vendors.
Coordinate and monitor estimate activities and systems to ensure availability of timely, accurate information.
Conduct a detailed analysis to estimate the quantities of materials required for construction through means of computerized take-off or manual method.
Perform risk analysis and consider the factors that may interfere with project progress, adjust estimate accordingly.
Ensure estimated items are correctly allocated by established Work Breakdown Structures/Cost Breakdown Structures.
Able to read and understand major engineering deliverables (P&ID's, Site Plans, General Arrangements, etc.).
Assist in the review of risk analysis on projects as they relate to project cost/schedule.
Detailed knowledge of design, procurement, and construction/field service processes and their inherent cost performance risks.
Detailed understanding of estimating processes.
In depth knowledge of research and data analysis methods and estimation formulas.
Strong background in Mechanical construction estimating in the industrial market.
Proficient in estimating methods for Lump Sum, Fixed Price, Cost Plus, T&M, and Unit Price contracts.
Proficient with computers including experience with: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams) and Primavera (P6).
To be familiar with take-offs and pricing self-performed merit shop work; must have experience in lump sum, competitive bid environments.
Have excellent written and oral communication skills, self-directed with strong organizational skills, attention to details, and strong analytical skills in regard to cost/pricing of material, labor, and equipment.
Ability to work effectively and efficiently under tight deadlines.
Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships.
7-10 years minimum experience estimating mechanical and piping projects.
Experience in heavy mechanical capital projects, outages and/or turnaround environments, estimating civil, structural steel, piping, and/or related field is a plus.
Primavera (P6) scheduling and planning turnarounds.