Cost Estimation Engineer

Responsible for preparing accurate competitive compliant and auditable cost estimates and tender pricing packages for EPC oil gas power and industrial projects.

• Review tender documents, drawings, specifications, scope of work, client instructions, contract conditions, and site requirements to develop a clear basis of estimate.
• Attend pre-bid meetings, site visits, and organize internal tender review meetings as required.
• Develop tender clarifications, assumptions, exclusions, qualifications, and commercial notes in coordination with proposal engineering procurement legal and operations teams.
• Prepare cost estimates, BOQs, MTOs, manpower histograms, equipment requirements, subcontract packages, temporary facilities, preliminaries, and risk allowances.
• Analyze vendor and subcontractor quotations technically and commercially, prepare comparison sheets, identify deviations, and recommend compliant and cost-effective options.
• Support value engineering, alternative solutions, constructability reviews, and cost optimization.
• Maintain an organized database of rates, supplier quotations, assumptions, and lessons learned for future tenders.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 6-8 years of experience.
• BOQ, MTO, tendering, rate build-up, procurement interfaces, subcontract evaluation, technical/commercial clarification, cost database management.
• Strong ability to work with multicultural teams, client representatives, subcontractors, vendors, and internal departments.
• Experience with Aramco, SEC, EPC, oil & gas, power, industrial maintenance, construction, or shutdown tenders preferred.
• Strong Excel skills; knowledge of estimation software, and ERP systems is an advantage.