Estimator

Description

Summary: This role involves comprehensive tender and quotation management, cost estimation, client coordination, and ensuring compliance within shipyard operations, focusing on strong communication and safety. Highlights: 1. Manage end-to-end tender and quotation processes 2. Coordinate extensively with internal and external stakeholders 3. Focus on estimation, invoicing, and compliance in ship repair **Communication** **Internal Communication** * Manager – Commercial, VP \& Other Key Management team of Shipyard * All Milaha Shipyard Employees * Business Development \& Key Accounts Team * Milaha Corporate functions **Purpose** * Submit quotations / invoices for approval. To ensure and monitor that the shipyard strategies are being implemented effectively and accurately * Coordinate for issues relating to all kinds of resource plans for cost estimation of jobs. * Coordinate with the Business Development team to meet the customer expectation **External Communication** * Suppliers \& subcontractors * Shipyard regulatory bodies * Client representatives **Purpose** * To ensure compliance of services received with the job requirements \& Milaha's standards * To ensure compliance with Shipyard's rules and regulations * To maintain good working relationship with Client representatives **Occupational Health \& Safety and Environment** **Accountability** * Are accountable for their acts and omissions. **Responsibility** * To follow agreed safe systems of work; to follow training and instructions; and to report accidents, incidents and near misses. **Authority** * To stop work if they think the work is unsafe. **Education \& Professional Qualification:** * Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Preferably in Mechanical or Electrical engineering **Professional Experience:** * Minimum 3\-5 years of similar experience in estimation \& invoicing in a reputed fabrication yards and / or Ship building yard. **Geographic Experience:** * Middle East experience is preferred. **Computer and Language Skills:** * Proficiency in MS Excel \& other MS office applications, Oracle, SAP and web applications **Market / Industry /Functional Knowledge:** Strong knowledge of Estimation and Invoicing practices and techniques. Research skills and analytical thinking. Strong knowledge in Ship Repair activities. **Roles and Responsibilities** * Review the RFQ / Tender documents and clarify with the client if any technical or commercial queries. * Circulate the relevant portion of the RFQ’s to the respective departments and corporate functions for getting their inputs / queries / feedback. * Co\-ordinate with other departments within the organization for collecting the resource resource plans/requirements for preparing the cost estimates. * Seek cost / estimate for materials and specialist / subcontractor's jobs * Perform estimating tasks as assigned, ensuring that the estimating services provided would enhance the company's image as being a full service provider and competitively priced contractor * Prepare Tenders, Proposals (Technical \& Commercial) \& Cost estimates for O\&G, EPC, Offshore, Onshore, Shutdown, manpower supply or other fabrication projects. * Co\-ordinate with legal, insurance, tax, CFT \& other applicable corporate functions for getting their inputs which are relevant for the tenders. * Review, inspect, clarify, interpret and develop detailed scope of work for every project / job enquired by the client * Prepare Cost Estimates / Commercial Proposals / Tenders based on client's specifications. Prepare the technical \& commercial tenders and forward to Manager – Commercial or Higher management for review. • Upon approval from the Management, submit the Commercial / Technical Proposal or Tenders via Business Development team to the Client. • Prepare the both Technical \& Commercial Tender Clarifications receiving from Client by coordinating with the relevant departments or corporate functions. • Coordinate with the Business development team to meet the customer expectation and support Business Development team by attending the Client meetings and understand the actual requirements of Client. • Monitor the client approved job progress against the estimated time frame and budgeted cost. • Visit work site for work follow up and preparation of additional quotations or Variation Orders or Invoicing as and when required. • Prepare and submit daily Cost update to client \& Shipyard Management for major projects; • Prepare draft invoice with details pertaining to quoted prices, actual booked cost, cost incurred and forward to Manager – Commercial for approval. • Discuss the draft invoice with the Customer representative and get the relevant approvals. • Perform the negotiation with the Customers and inform the output to the management for taking decisions. • Finalize the invoices along with owner representatives prior projects completion and sign off the memo of settlement. • Submit the Invoices to the client representative or Client's Finance Department for the payments. • Perform any other duties assigned by Manager–Commercial and VP\-Shipyard. • Update \& maintain the Departmental Registers such as Quotation Register, Invoice Register, Project/WO register, contracts register etc. • Maintain the files \& documents in soft copy and Hard copy as applicable. • Attend the relevant meetings \& events as per the guidance from management **Education \& Professional Qualification:** * Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Preferably in Mechanical or Electrical engineering **Professional Experience:** * Minimum 3\-5 years of similar experience in estimation \& invoicing in a reputed fabrication yards and / or Ship building yard. **Geographic Experience:** * Middle East experience is preferred. **Computer and Language Skills:** * Proficiency in MS Excel \& other MS office applications, Oracle, SAP and web applications **Market / Industry /Functional Knowledge:** Strong knowledge of Estimation and Invoicing practices and techniques. Research skills and analytical thinking. Strong knowledge in Ship Repair activities.