Project Controls Estimator

The estimating role will partner with Team Based Projects and Construction Management in the development and delivery of Capital Projects and Turnarounds estimates from conceptual phase through construction execution budget reconciliation, and in the benchmarking analysis of project competitiveness.

• Develop complete project estimates with multiple disciplines in accordance with phased project delivery guidelines and procedures from conceptual phase (+/-50%), Funding (+/- 10%) and through to detail construction budget reconciliation (+/-3%).

• Develop accurate, realistic, and competitive estimates based on competitive scope and execution that support industry leading results using
  • Process Flow Diagrams
  • Piping and Instrument Diagrams
  • Piping routing plans, Isometrics
  • General Arrangements
  • Electrical single lines and routing plans
  • Instrument index and loop diagrams
  • Civil and Structural layouts, elevations and sections

• Identify, mitigate, and eliminate risks or gaps and influence competitive project outcomes through estimate reviews, field walk downs, constructability, interactive planning sessions and benchmarking analytics

• Work direction with the Cost Engineering and Construction Management teams to:
  • Validate that estimates are developed within competitive budgets and coded correctly according to WBS.
  • Ensure projects adhere to published change management procedures and analyze submitted change requests.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years’ experience in Project Cost Estimating on industrial projects. (Refining, oil & gas, power, energy etc.)
• Experience estimating multiple disciplines to include piping, electrical, instrumentation, structural steel, civil and all related crafts required to perform project execution.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite with proficient skills in Excel (creating charts, formatting cells, pivot tables, etc.) and PowerPoint.
• Experience in project cost estimating and creating an estimate using material take-offs [MTO], piping diagrams, bill of materials, etc.
• Willing and able to perform physical requirements as listed in job posting.
• Availability to travel domestically up to 10%.

• Experience in Project Cost Estimating with at least 2+ years of that experience preparing/supporting capital project estimates within the petrochemical or chemical industries.
• Proficiency with ACCE Aspen Capital Cost Estimating software
• Experience with Microsoft PowerBI a Plus

EEO Statement We are an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Third-Party Agency Notice KAP Project Services will not accept any unsolicited resumes from any third-party recruiting agencies either domestic or international. KAP Project Services nor its subsidiaries will be responsible for any fees from the use of any unsolicited resumes either through our ATS or via electronic mail systems from any agency representative or agency consultant unless your firm is an approved vendor partner with a current executed agreement.