Role: Naval Shipyard - Cost Estimator
Location: Newcastle, UK
Duration/End: 31st January 2025
Rate: Negotiable
Experience:
- Prior experience projects cost estimation for shipyard/maritime projects, including dredging, reclamation, and marine structures (quay walls, jetties, breakwaters, revetments, etc.), as well as infrastructure, utilities, industrial workshops, and supporting facilities.
- Familiarity with Saudi Aramco estimation procedures.
- More than 10 years' experience in projects cost estimation, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
Technical & Professional Capabilities:
- Degree in Civil Engineering, Marine Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
- Professional certifications in cost estimation (if available).
- Competent in preparing detailed Bills of Quantities (BoQs), cost breakdowns, and unit rates.
- Ability to evaluate direct and indirect costs, equipment/productivity rates, and contingencies.
- Skilled in quantity take-offs from models and drawings.
- Proficient in estimation and planning software (e.g., CostX, Excel, Primavera) or similar tools.
- Ability to use CAD/Navisworks and interpret drawings accurately.
- Awareness of local (KSA) and regional market rates for materials, labour, equipment, and subcontractors.
- Knowledge of supply chain challenges, lead times, and logistics.
- Ability to quantify and incorporate risk allowances and contingencies into estimates.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with the FIDIC contractual framework and its pricing implications.