Mechanical & Piping Estimator

Job Description

• Minimum 5–10 years of Mechanical & Piping Estimating experience in EPC Oil & Gas projects. • Experience in Brownfield and Greenfield projects. • Proven experience estimating piping and mechanical EPC projects. • Experience conducting Brownfield site surveys. • Experience preparing preliminary engineering layouts. • Experience preparing material take-offs. • Experience estimating fabrication and construction manhours • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. • AutoCAD Experience is advantages. • Experience in Navis Works Experience • Minimum 5–10 years of Mechanical & Piping Estimating experience in EPC Oil & Gas projects. • Experience in Brownfield and Greenfield projects. • Proven experience estimating piping and mechanical EPC projects. • Experience conducting Brownfield site surveys. • Experience preparing preliminary engineering layouts. • Experience preparing material take-offs. • Experience estimating fabrication and construction manhours • Experience with BP, SOCAR, ADNOC, Shell, TotalEnergies or similar clients is advantageous. • Experience in shutdown and tie-in projects is highly desirable

Key Responsibilities

• Work safely in compliance with ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018 and company HSSE requirements.
• Report any HSSE, Quality or Compliance concerns immediately to the line manager.
• Review Invitations to Tender (ITT), technical specifications, drawings, BOQs and client documentation to establish the complete project scope.
• Conduct Brownfield site surveys to verify existing facilities, collect field data, identify constraints and validate tender information.
• Develop preliminary piping and mechanical engineering concepts to support tender submissions.
• Prepare accurate material take-offs and labor estimates using recognized estimating methodologies.
• Produce competitive and technically compliant project cost estimates within tender deadlines.
• Support continuous improvement of estimating systems, databases and productivity norms.
• Tender Review
• Review ITTs, specifications, contract documents, BOQs and client requirements.
• Identify tender deliverables, assumptions, exclusions and commercial risks.
• Attend internal bid kick-off meetings.
• Prepare technical queries and clarification requests.
• Brownfield Site Surveys
• Carry out site surveys at operating plants and facilities.
• Verify existing piping systems, equipment and tie-in locations.
• Assess access requirements, lifting requirements and construction constraints.
• Identify live plant interfaces and shutdown requirements.
• Gather dimensional information required for estimating.
• Prepare site survey reports including photographs and marked-up drawings.
• Identify demolition, modification and temporary works requirements.
• Preliminary Engineering
• Prepare preliminary engineering documents including:
• General Arrangement Drawings
• Equipment Layouts
• Preliminary Piping Layouts
• Tie-in Drawings
• Isometric Sketches
• Plot Plans
• Pipe Routing Drawings
• Preliminary Pipe Support Layouts
• Equipment Relocation Drawings (where applicable)
• Coordinate preliminary layouts with:
• Civil Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Instrumentation Engineering
• Process Engineering
• Quantity Take-Offs
• Prepare detailed quantity take-offs from:
• P&IDs
• General Arrangement Drawings
• Isometric Drawings
• Plot Plans
• Mechanical Layouts
• Equipment Data Sheets
• Vendor Drawings
• 3D Models (where available)
• Material Cost Estimation
• Prepare complete material schedules.
• Obtain quotations from approved suppliers.
• Compare supplier quotations.
• Evaluate commercial and technical compliance.
• Recommend preferred suppliers.
• Develop material cost summaries.
• Labor Estimation
• Prepare detailed labor hour estimates for:
• Pipe Fabrication & Installation
• Welding, NDT, PMI & Fit-up
• Structural Fabrication & Erection
• Equipment Installation, Rigging & Alignment
• Hydrotesting, Pneumatic Testing, Flushing & Chemical Cleaning
• Blasting, Insulation
• Scaffolding or Rope Access
• Temporary Works
• Preservation & Reinstatement
• Mechanical Completion Activities
• Tender Preparation
• Prepare pricing schedules.
• Support to prepare the Bid Schedule
• Prepare technical qualifications.
• Prepare commercial assumptions.
• Prepare exclusions.
• Develop value engineering proposals.
• Participate in bid review meetings.
• Support clarification meetings.
• Support post-tender negotiations.
• Prepare Labor, Equipment & Materials Estimation and Cost Estimation
• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commercial departments during bid preparation.
• Coordinate with vendors and subcontractors as required.
• Identify commercial and technical risks and recommend mitigation measures.
• Maintain estimating databases, productivity norms, and historical cost records.
• Maintain and update estimating databases, productivity rates, unit costs, supplier pricing, and historical cost information.
• Provide technical and commercial support during bid clarification meetings, negotiations, and post-tender discussions.
• Project Handover
• Following award:
• Explain estimate basis.
• Transfer estimating documentation.
• Explain assumptions and exclusions.
• Participate in project kick-off meetings.
• Support the Project Team during mobilization.
• Authority
• Stop work at any time if there are concerns about HSSE, Quality or when there are any deviations from the approved work plan.
• Request additional information required to complete estimates.
• Reject incomplete or technically non-compliant supplier quotations.
• Recommend preferred suppliers and subcontractors.
• Escalate technical or commercial risks to management.
• Recommend value engineering opportunities.
• Interfaces
• Internal External
• Tendering team colleagues, Engineering Colleagues, Operation colleagues.
• Other Rapid solutions departments as and when required Client representatives, vendors and third party contractors

Requirements

• Experience in Navis Works
• Minimum 5–10 years of Mechanical & Piping Estimating experience in EPC Oil & Gas projects.
• Experience in Brownfield and Greenfield projects.
• Proven experience estimating piping and mechanical EPC projects.
• Experience conducting Brownfield site surveys.
• Experience preparing preliminary engineering layouts.
• Experience preparing material take-offs.
• Experience estimating fabrication and construction manhours.

Required Skills