Jagal Group is a leading Nigerian conglomerate with operations in the Oil&Gas, Construction and Manufacturing industries. The company has been growing successfully over the past 40 years, and has become a valuable and respected contributor to the development of the country’s economy.
Nigerdock’s fabrication yard is the standard by which excellence in the industry is measured. It has delivered on the country’s most important oil & gas construction projects including Total’s Usan and Akpo fields, ExxonMobil’s Erha and MIPS projects, Chevron’s Agbami and Escarvos Gas Projects as well as Shell’s Bonga project. The company’s capability includes construction of FPSO topside process modules, offshore platforms, flares, bridges and has built several of the world’s largest deepwater SPM buoys. The company is focused on becoming an FPSO topside integration centre for the industry.
Nigerdock is committed to the highest safety standards in the industry and has defined and maintained Health, Safety and Environmental Manuals, Policies and Procedures for all of its operations. The company’s workforce is consistently trained in the safe working practices of their individual fields.
Estimating Manager
Location: Lagos
Job Purpose
Provide quantity take off and estimating support to the proposal managers and project managers. In addition to developing and maintaining a standard estimating work process, the Estimating Manager is responsible for the planning, coordination, and execution of Company standards for estimating systems
Essential Functions:
- Planning – Ensure the development and maintenance of company standards and resources for quantity take off and estimating services. Provide a structure that will facilitate a coordinated effort to insure the proper resources are available at all times to the project teams. In addition, planning involves a coordinated effort with the quality management group to insure standards, policies and procedures are available for the estimating group.
- Coordination – Facilitate effective communication and efficient resource deployment within the estimating group as well as with the Proposal and Project Managers.
- Execution – Ensure the commitments of the estimating group are fulfilled. This includes the development and deployment of resources, the implementation and continual improvement of quantity take off and estimating standards, policies and procedures, and providing the project teams with excellent service.
- Management – Establish and maintain the organisation of the estimating group. Ensure that quantity take offs and estimating methods are standardised and proper mentoring is administered. In coordination with the human resources group, insure career development is promoted for all employees within the group.
- Company and Project Goals – Assure that all company and/or project goals are properly communicated to and acted upon by all estimating personnel.
- Quality Control – In a coordinated effort with the quality management group, develop quality standards and monitor compliance through all phases of quantity take off and estimating processes.
Responsibilities:
- Develop bid cost estimates of oil and gas fabrication and offshore construction activities, ensuring the assessment of costs for all project activities
- Prepare bid price sheet by first principle and preliminary project cash flow
- Prepare bid price breakdown and any prices/cost details
- Prepare initial project budget and liaise with other company offices to maintain consistency in estimating standards
- Select reference vendor quotations
- Provide cost estimates or cost plans for projects during design development stage
- Maintain and further develop in-house cost estimating tools in conjunction with designated focal points and central estimating team
Job Requirements
Required Experience: 15+ year(s)
Essential Qualifications and Experience
- Degree qualified or suitable industry experience
- Minimum 20+ years of relevant working experience in cost estimating / tendering
- Demonstrable experience in the build-up of cost estimates for oil and gas Brownfield and Greenfield onshore and offshore projects
- Advanced level skills in the MS Office Suite specially Excel
- Candidate with overseas experience will be an advantage
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Brownfield Knowledge – Demonstrated knowledge of the preparation of estimates for onshore, offshore and subsea facilities for Brownfield and Asset Management proposals and projects.
- EPC Knowledge – Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the flow and logistics needed for the execution of EPC proposals and projects.
- Leadership – Possess excellent leadership skills and have the ability to effectively lead employees in the estimating group. Possess the ability to facilitate and promote a team concept where estimating provides resources and expertise in a structured format to the proposal managers and project managers in a manner that will foster all involved to work as a cohesive group.
- Organization – Possess the ability to organize large amounts of information into a coherent, meaningful format.
- Communication – Effectively communicate, both formally and informally, within the project estimating group, the corporate resources division, as well as to the project teams. Proactive manner demonstrating high numeracy and interpersonal skills. Accountable and delivers on commitments.
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