Job ID: 10945
Location: Houston, TX
Category: Engineering & Manufacturing
Employment Type: Contract To Hire
Date Added: 07/03/2025
Job Description
Location: Houston, TX
Description:
- Work independently to prepare cost estimates for construction projects, including professional services and proprietary equipment, within the energy industry.
- Prepare estimates for mega Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) Oil & gas projects and specific components of mega projects.
- Typical project types include Oil & Gas Engineering Studies, Process Design Packages (PDP), Front-End Engineering Design (FEED), Basic Design Packages (BDP), Detailed Engineering & Procurement (EP), and Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) efforts.
- Occasionally lead a team of estimators for projects.
- Prepare change order estimates for existing projects and assist in developing department improvement initiatives such as historical data, tools, and template development.
- Review and explain work products with project and department leaders, and occasionally lead estimate reviews for projects with department leaders and company management.
Required Experience:
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines under time pressure
- Proven experience as a Construction Estimator in the Oil & Gas energy industry
- Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and presentation skills
- Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
- Experience with in-house or third-party estimating software
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or relevant experience in lieu of a degree
- 8 – 25 years of Oil & Gas project experience
Preferred Experience:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Construction Management
- Experience with multi-office execution and module fabrication yard execution
- Experience working on a field construction site or in a module yard fabrication facility
- Proficiency in MS Access and MS Power BI
- Experience in calculating cash flow analysis for estimates, including exposure costs
- Familiarity with quantitative risk analysis techniques and software
- Experience with construction and commissioning phases of a project
- AACE International certification or working knowledge of AACE recommended practices in Estimating or Project Controls
- Experience with AACE Class 4 and 5 (Factored and Order of Magnitude) estimates
- Experience with AACE Class 1, 2, and 3 Detailed estimates
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) in one or more estimating disciplines (civil, structural, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, professional services)
- Experience with projects related to the energy transition business
