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Job title - Estimating Lead– Fabrication (Structural steelwork & pipework)
Worley Field Services is seeking an experienced Estimating Lead tojoin the fabrication team in Grimsby on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will lead a small estimating department responsible for preparing competitive and accurate estimates forstructural steelworkand pipework fabrication projects, combining strong technical estimating capability with leadership, commercial awareness and close collaboration with operations and clients.
·The Lead Estimatoris responsible for leading the estimating function, assigning bid packages, prioritising workload and reporting progress tomanagement.Lead, mentor and support the estimating team toensure consistency, accuracy andtimely submission of bids.
·Reviewing tender documentation to identify commercial risks, exclusions and opportunities.
·Supporting pricing strategy and bid adjudication with senior management.
·Ensuring estimates align with operational capability, execution approach and commercialobjectives.
·Workingwith subcontractors to prepare and issue RFQ packages forwork not performed
·internally, including defining scope, providing drawings/specifications and required documentation.
·Developing detailed indirect cost estimates for on-site and off-site support activities.
·Completing detailed cost calculations includingIndirect, direct labour, materials, rentals, subcontracts and equipment.
·Determining bid response strategies including schedule approach, execution plan and subcontractor requirements.
·Gathering, analysing, inputting andcompiling information for negotiated work and submit required inputs toOperations.
·Compiling workpackages upon award forshop and site works to enable efficient handoverto delivery teams.
·Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with clients, subcontractors and suppliers.
·Responsible for developing and managing estimate plansacross platingas the primary discipline, with support to piping estimates as required.
·Contributing to and overseeing the detailed development of the estimates
·Coordinating with other departments and/or offices as required and conducting estimate reviews with senior management.
·Preparing and managing estimate/bid packages, ensuring all required documentation is included.
·Preparing discipline by discipline quantity take-offs (plating/structural fabrication and installation as primary; piping materials and installation as secondary
·Attend site walkarounds with the client to fully understand the proposed scope of work.
·Workwith subcontracts toprepare and distribute subcontractor RFQ packages for work
·within project scope but not performed internally, including defining the scope of work,providing drawings, specifications and required documentation.
·Develop detailed indirect estimates, both on-site and off-site support.
·Compile workpackages, upon successful award forshop and site works Worley is an equal opportunity employer.
·Runweekly Estimating meetings todefine outstanding actions, newestimates and discuss current bids and workin partnership with fabrication workshop and projects team todiscuss upcoming workload.
·Reporting into the Customer Solutions Manager you will produce proposal documentationto develop a winning bid for Worley Field Services.
·Be responsible for monthlyreporting forestimating
You’ll have -
·Experience leading or mentoring estimating personnel, including allocating packages,
·prioritising workload and reporting progress.
·Strong commercial awareness and understanding of fabrication project delivery (shop
·fabrication and site installation).
·Ability tointerpret fabrication isometrics, GA drawings and specifications and translate
·them intoaccurate cost estimates.
·Strong communication and stakeholdermanagement skills, including supporting bid
·adjudications with senior management and interfacing with clients.
·Detailed understanding and experience in Plating fabrication activities(primary
·discipline)
·Excellent Microsoft Office software skills particularly in Excel and Word
·Working knowledge of piping scope and estimating principles (secondary skill set),
·including interpreting isometrics/piping drawings, specifications and MTOs.
·Experience in reading drawings and specifications and translating them into cost
·estimates
·Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and resourceful, with strong interpersonal skills
·Strong time management skills and able tomulti-taskworking on a number of bids.
·Experience in computerized estimating systems
·Understanding of project execution planning and criticalpath scheduling
·Mechanical and Structural knowledge is beneficial, including piping experience whereavailable.
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