Job ID: 12675
Location: Houston, Texas
Category: Engineering & Manufacturing
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Date Added: 11/05/2026
Job Description
Location: Houston, Tx
Description:
Develops accurate conceptual as well as cost & quantity based detailed capital estimates in the context of TCO. Ensures that Group policies and procedures are used appropriately whether the work is internally driven (OTF) or externally driven (TPS).
Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
- Works cooperatively with Company Global E&C Solutions US disciplines including, solution development / proposals, E&I, Mechanical, Construction, Project Controls.
- Works cooperatively with other Company/E&C groups in Europe, India, Asia, and elsewhere.
- Assist in World Wide Engineering convergence efforts with other managers and estimators in other countries.
- Prepare overall Capital Estimate (ISBL/BOP/OSBL/Owner’s Cost) at all stages to ensure consistency with latest Facilities Scope Definition (FSD), Project Execution Strategy Summary (PESS) and Risk & Opportunity Profile (ROP), or other documents as required per stage, for assigned proposals. Estimates will be on an EP and / or EPC basis.
- Develop and perform the @Risk Monte Carlo ranges and the required evaluation of the estimate P50;
- Develop, communicate, influence and defend estimating deliverables and analysis in support of management decisions and commercial negotiations.
- Comply with E&C Global and local engineering standards and other industry standards, meet or exceed the company’s safety standards
- Coordinate estimates of contributing groups and maintain interface relations with stakeholder and supplier elements to leverage existing Company tools and talents.
- Coordinate with product and project groups to understand technical scope and division of work and ensure complete and accurate costs are estimated.
- Work with the business group to understand the commercial aspect of the projects to ensure accurate modeling.
- Work closely with the CIG Benchmarking and Cost Integrity Manager in support of the validation of Target and investment CAPEX, contributing to investment confidence & competitiveness on assigned opportunities.
- Ensure application of benchmarking & estimating procedures while providing input to their continuous improvement.
- Contribute to benchmarking studies, give recommendations for project design standards and decisions through value analysis, design to cost and risk management techniques.
- Interact with key interfaces (CIG, CI Hubs, WBL, external EPCs, subcontractors and suppliers)
- Analyze, and monitor business performance during Project Development and Execution activity, contributing to the development, maintenance and improvement of cost references.
- Participate in key gate reviews such as PRB A/C/B/O.
- Develop and approve estimating plan and time to develop the estimates
- Review & approve revisions of Basis of Estimate;
- Understand and stay informed on the use and development of E&C estimating techniques, tools and formats.
- Optimize estimating methods and tools and update procedures and training material.
- Recommend necessary modifications in estimating strategies as needed.
- Be the focal point in the development of capital estimates (ISBL/BOP/OSBL/Owner’s Cost) and develop networking accordingly with the Company business lines/operations ( Airgas, ALLIUS, H2E US, EL US, GM&T,…).
- Validate estimates input and output deliverables, as well as final capital estimates.
- Lead scope clarifications with regards to estimating with both internal and external customers
- Actively collaborate to competitiveness reviews, such as risk and benchmarking analysis, ensure they are performed in a timely manner (in support of management reviews)
- Proactively seek market information
- Analyze win/loss data to ensure continuous improvement
- Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry or equivalent in Engineering field required
- Basic knowledge of Company’s technology portfolio, plant engineering, processes and tools
- Estimating of industrial projects, inclusive of risk processes (PRI, PRA, E&C Risk Analysis)
- Strong analytical skills
- Market interest and analysis; Ability to understand the Company business objectives.
- Strong communication skills
- Able to apply rigorously estimating standards & procedures, keep excellent traceability of the work performed.
- Proactive, team player, able to quickly build respect with internal clients and other stakeholders
- Able to work under significant pressure and to adapt to changing environment
- 5 to 10 years experience in an estimating function with focus on construction activities
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Excellent problem solving skills. Will be called upon to take independent decisions.
- Interfacing with Marketing, External customers, Alliance Partners.
- Strong organizational skills
- Good understanding of various vendor equipment used in industrial gas plants
- Short term travel locally or internationally is required depending on the assigned work tasks
- Notion of French, German language is an asset
- Previous interactions with other Company Groups entities, worldwide is an asset
