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Estimating Engineer

Location: Portugal/ France

Subsea 7 is a global leader in the delivery of offshore projects and services for the evolving energy industry, with over 80 nationalities across more than 30 countries. Everywhere we operate, our people are inspired to develop new ways of working and adapt to the changing energy industry.

We provide project management, engineering and construction expertise across the full field lifecycle. These services are delivered within three operational business units: Subsea and Conventional, Life of Field, and Renewables and Heavy Lifting.

Within Africa, Middle East & Caspian region (AMEC), we safely execute Subsea and Conventional projects which connect seabed wellhead infrastructures to surface facilities such as platforms and floating production systems. We are actively present in a significant number of countries in Africa, Europe, Caspian Sea, Middle East and Asia.

 

DESCRIPTION OF FUNCTION

Reporting to the Africa Estimation Manager, the Estimating Engineer will be based in Suresnes office and will be in charge of establishing complete and competitive cost estimates in accordance with client requirements and the solution developed by Subsea7 for a wide range of services.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Build up cost estimates of Commercial Proposals respecting internal rules and procedures.
  • Develop the execution plan with the Tender Lead and Commercial Lead with a continuous target to achieve a complete, accurate and optimized cost estimate.
  • Perform cost simulation to evaluate the execution alternatives and to support the Tender lead in the selection of the most cost effective solution.
  • Analyze the deliverables issued by all the departments involved in tenders and challenge where necessary in a collaborative and constructive manner.
  • Provide an early cost estimate upfront to support the other departments in establishing the priorities in close collaboration with the Tender Lead and the Commercial Lead.
  • Prepare the commercial deliverables for our proposal, especially the price schedule, unit rates and commercial qualifications.
  • Perform and optimize the cash flow analysis in order to obtain favorable payment conditions in the contract.
  • Evaluate the cost impacts during the contract clarification and negotiation phase.
  • Consolidate the assumptions and deliverables used to perform the Handover to the project team at contract award.
  • Contribute to the improvements initiatives.
  • Contribute to the development of estimating tools and benchmarks.
  • Develop good knowledge of the estimating benchmarks (Ratios, Assets Productivity, Unit cost,..).
  • Support the commercial activities by providing budget estimates.
  • Support the other departments to perform estimates for Sales & Marketing and Front end budget estimates.

MAIN INTERFACES 

  • Tender Lead and Commercial Lead.
  • All departments involved in the tendering process.
  • Africa Management team
  • Clients
  • Business Developers
  • Field Development Group

PROFILE – KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND BEHAVIOURS 

  • Graduated from engineering school. 
  • 3/5 years technical experience in engineering, fabrication or operations department, ideally in the Oil & Gas subsea segment. 
  • Proactive and curious. Willingness to understand the decision drivers, the technical solutions and to develop a winning offer. 
  • Excellent work relationship skills. 
  • Meticulous and organised while working on complex tenders
  • Independent and knowledgeable
  • Engaged and committed to meet tight deadlines.

 

MANAGEMENT OF APPLICATIONS

All applicants that meet the job criteria will be contacted in the next two weeks by the recruitment team. Remaining applications will be integrated in our database and considered in future job opportunities.

 

WE LIVE BY OUR VALUES

SAFETY | INTEGRITY | SUSTAINABILITY | PERFORMANCE | COLLABORATION | INNOVATION

Our values are not just Corporate words on our Website or a poster on the wall in an office or a vessel. They are our continuous drivers of our behaviours, our actions and they guide our choices.”

John Evans, CEO

AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU CAN THRIVE

Whatever your ambitions or professional aspirations, Subsea 7 provides exciting career opportunities, by connecting people and energy all over the world. Here, you’ll have the chance to work in a multicultural environment and embrace new career opportunities, either across AMEC countries or in other Subsea 7 business units.

A PLACE FOR INNOVATION

The knowledge, creativity and ideas our people bring to some of the most challenging and inspiring energy projects around the world drive our growth and success.

A CAREER YOU CAN BE PROUD OF

Subsea 7 is an equal opportunity employer. You’ll be surrounded by a diverse, international community of experts, who bring different skills and ideas that help us challenge the status quo and inspire innovation. Diversity makes us smarter.

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