Lead Estimation & Proposals Engineer
Full time
at Ghobash Trading & Investment Company
in
UAE
Posted on February 8, 2025
Job details
Role Overview:
- This role will be reporting directly under Proposals & Estimation Manager and leading the efforts for preparing, coordination and compiling technical / commercial proposals for all the tenders in Oil & Gas, Petrochemical vertical and support other tenders in energy and infrastructure.
- To liaise during the technical proposal phase between various team members of Proposals & Estimation Department as well as intra-company departments e.g. Sales, Projects, Procurement, Construction Disciplines, HR, Finance, Contracts, and other external stakeholders and compile a competitive and winning techno-commercial proposal.
- To be responsible and work closely with Line Manager for estimation of entire proposal scope of work, review and compile techno-commercial bids received from subcontractors and suppliers and prepare the full project cost by application of established norms, databases and capitalizing other estimators in the department.
- Participate in technical clarification meetings and close out comments from clients / main contractors.
- Review technical proposal and recommend bid-no-bid analysis to Line Manager and prepare SWOT analysis.
- Responsible for preparing, coordinating and compiling techno-commercial proposals. Review specifications, drawings, and attend meetings, etc. to determine scope of work and required contents for estimation.
- Ensure the quality of technical proposals and estimation is done in all aspects to avoid any scope creep or cost estimation missing.
- Ability and experience to both lead and contribute in detail to all aspects of estimates, including detail of MTOs, BOQs, unit rates and factored approaches.
- Actively contribute to preparing a response to EOIs and pre-qualifications.
- Provide technical expertise for all sizes of projects, this includes reviewing RFT / tender documents, analysing and preparing bid-no-bid analysis and preparing recommendation report to Proposals & Estimation Manager. Prepare tender kick-off meeting presentation and explain the scope of the work to all the team members in the company who shall be assigned as per responsibility assignment matrix.
- Prepare responsibility assignment matrix and coordinate, expedite and collect the inputs and deliverables from internal team members and external subcontractors and suppliers.
- Perform site visits and attend client presentations for scope clarifications, coordinate LOA for site visits.
- Identify from tender documents by reviewing contract and preparing a list of contractual obligations like milestones, LD, and special contract conditions and discuss with Contracts Manager and Proposals & Estimation Manager and identify the risks.
- Collaborate with the planning engineers for preparing the project schedule, manpower and equipment histogram.
- For the assigned tenders wherever applicable, regularly conduct meetings with engineering subcontractors for FEED review or engineering support during tendering stage and for LLI’s pre-bid delivery negotiations with suppliers and vendors.
- Lead the effort for technical proposal, this involves discussing the technical aspects of execution strategy e.g. engineering, procurement, construction, subcontracting and yard / warehousing, camp accommodation and logistics. Work closely with Planning Engineer and other departments to prepare the resource planning and identify the resources and machinery needed for execution.
- Bifurcate SOW into different packages and discipline-wise as required. Ensure that SOW accurately assigned while splitting and sending inquiries to subcontractors and suppliers wherever applicable.
- Work closely with other estimation team members and Project Manager and Sr. Project Engineer and prepare detail scope of work and set up baseline for all disciplines (Civil/Structural/Mechanical/Piping/Pipeline/I&C/Electrical).
- Prepare project WBS, activity breakdown and finalizing work packages for all disciplines.
- Preparing RFQs for package items, bulk and subcontracting services required for the project. Assign responsibilities to estimators and engineers for floating the RFQs, receiving and responding to their queries, receiving their bids/proposals, doing bid evaluation in consultation with the technical team.
- Work closely with Planning Engineer and Projects Department for preparing and finalizing construction crew composition and productivity basis for all project activities.
- Participate in intra-company and third-party audits and ensure that department policies and procedures are adhered to.
- Maintain confidentiality and ensure that the confidential data and information is protected within the department.
- Monitor the need of establishing various templates, processes, norms and libraries for data to become available to other department estimators.
- Coach and mentor other proposals & estimation engineers in the department and capitalize their knowledge and competencies and identify the areas for improvement.
- Minimum Bachelor Degree in Engineering in any discipline preferably Mechanical or Electrical with 15+ years of minimum experience in the Oil & Gas / Petrochemical Industry.
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