**Requisition ID: 261755**
- ** Relocation Authorized: None**:
- ** Telework Type**:Full time Office/Project**:
- ** Work Location: Brisbane, QLD**
**Company Overview**:
Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact.
We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security and Environmental; Energy; and Mining & Metals markets.
Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.
Core to Bechtel are our values - ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants - integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery.
They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.
**Project Overview**:
The Project is a FEED stage for one of the world’s largest solar farms to generate, store and transmit renewable energy to Asia.
**Position Summary**:
The role forms part of the Integrated Project Delivery Team (IPDT) consisting of the client, the Project Delivery Partner (PDP JV) as well as a Project Advisory Partner and an insurance/Risk Advisor.
Reporting to the Project Lead estimator, the Senior Estimator (VSC, OHTL, Controls and Network) will be responsible for compiling the CAPEX estimate for their assigned areas.
**About the role**:
The following duties are performed with respect to Estimate Execution, the process of conducting an evaluation of services and/or capital cost elements for the project that will be used to make key management decisions:
- Manages the development of estimates from inception to completion.
Consolidates the estimate components and prepares the CAPEX cost volume and bid forms.
- Reviews estimate and ensures quality and integrity.
Ensures lessons learned are incorporated into the estimate.
- Prepares basis and assumption documentation.
Ensures lessons learned are incorporated.
Fully understands the needs of the customer.
- Reviews design or Request for Proposal (RFP) scope criteria and quantities for completeness and reasonableness, and coordinates with the project to develop additional estimating basis when information is incomplete.
Suggests alternatives when appropriate.
- Establishes and reviews the conceptual scopes of estimates and studies when definition is not available through a demonstrated ability to conceptualize the design of the finished product.
Demonstrates specialized contingency skills to compensate for undefined scope.
- Support bid evaluation of cost and schedule criteria and prepares bid evaluations.
May participate in discussions with vendors.
- Prepares non-manual, distributable or contractors indirect cost estimates, developing basis for temporary facilities, miscellaneous construction services, construction tools and equipment, non‑manual staffing, startup services, payroll taxes and insurance, camp facilities and operation, and other field costs.
- Effectively presents estimate Management Review package to estimate team, department management and business line management.
Schedules internal reviews.
- Prepares and provides guidance in the preparation of proposal cash flow models and working capital analysis.
- Performs and reviews escalation calculations for estimates of complex jobs.
- Identifies ways to mitigate risk.
Assesses the uncertainties associated with productivity, material pricing, wage rates and quantity variation.
The following duties are performed with respect to the process of establishing and maintaining technical capabilities for personnel, cost databases and tools:
- Supports development of estimating standards and procedures.
- Sponsors, develops and presents training in areas of expertise for courses and on‑the‑job training.
- Performs analysis on received commercial data.
The following duties are performed with respect to Project/Site Management Support, the process of providing support services to the project or sites in the form of external cost analysis and estimate reviews in addition to estimate-to-budget conversions:
- Prepares cost studies utilizing historical data, statistical analysis and cost and quantity comparisons.
Develops new techniques as required to meet specific needs.
- Converts estimates into project budgets with execution team clearly communicating assumptions and rationale.
Assists projects in identifying scope deviations.
- Analyzes cost/price data from suppliers/subcontractors, historical pricing with the ability to generate comparative data (other metrics) as part of the cost/price analysis.
- Participates in and contributes to Value Engi
📌 Estimating Vsc, Ohtl Controls and Networing
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📍 Australia