Lutech Resources provides recruitment and integrated resource management for leading energy sector companies worldwide. We help clients find the right managers, contractors, engineers, project managers, and other high-level professionals. We recruit top candidates for industries upstream (oil & gas exploration and production, LNG) and downstream (petrochemicals and refineries), and our expertise includes power and automation, utilities, and manufacturing.
Lutech Resources is recruiting to fill the below position of:
Job Title: Cost Estimator
Duration: 6 Months
Reference Code: 2979
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria
Job Description
He/she will have responsibilities for the following:
- Coordination cost estimating activities and input from various disciplines and units
- Ensure that rates charged are in line with prevailing rates in the industry
- Compiles, checks and benchmarks cost estimation data
- Advise head - project controls and leads of projects in relation to cost estimates
- Estimate project costs based on bills of materials, projects specifications and other key inputs in determining the most realistic cost estimate
- Regularly update market price database of materials, manpower and machinery use for cost estimate
- Analyze profit viability of projects based on identified economic variants, and determine cash flow forecasts and potential problem areas and actions to be taken, if necessary.
- Carry out any other duty that may be assigned from time to time by the Engineering Manager
- Collect and update market price data of materials, equipment, and manpower to be used in the cost estimate
- Analyze project cost estimate of the project based on economic parameters.
- Perform sensitivity analysis on the estimates and cash flow forecasts to determine cash requirements and potential problem areas and corrective action to be taken
- Mentor/train Nigerian cost Estimating personnel on the project.
Requirements
- Experienced Cost Estimating professional in the oil and gas industry -ideally in both upstream and downstream, onshore and offshore
- Substantial experience in front end work - conceptual and define (FEED) stages
- Be a competent user of MS Excel
- Have experience in the development and application of quantitative risk analysis techniques
- Be familiar with cost and schedule impacts under alternative contract strategies - Lump Sum, Bills of Quantities, Reimbursable, etc.
- The successful candidate must fulfil a substantial proportion of the following requirements:
- Proven ability to challenge and influence others in a constructive manner, negotiate with internal peers, vendors and consultants to influence decisions or ways of working
- Skilled in the development and implementation of best practice project controls standards, procedures
- Extensive experience as a professional in the oil and gas industry
- Familiar with diverse political and cultural environments
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Good team player with a pro-active and flexible attitude, able to work in a multi-cultural environment
- Educated to first degree, or equivalent, in a relevant discipline
- Chartered member of a relevant engineering institution, or equivalent, preferred (AACE / ACostE)
Conditions
- Assignment Duration: approx 6 Months
- Expected start = asap
- Hourly rate: Negotiable
- Hours: 55 Hours/Week
- Rotation: 8 weeks ON x 2 weeks OFF
- Provisions made by Company:
- Visas/Work permit reimbursed by Company
- Flights: Economy Class
- Meet and greet at airport in Lagos
- Accommodation within secured area, close proximity to the office. Single Self contained apartment / Flat with facilities.
- Subsistence Allowance /provisions for food 130,000 Naira Only/Month
- Local transportation would be provided
- Medical Insurance provided
Application Closing Date
3rd March, 2013
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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