Senior Cost Estimator Offshore

As senior cost estimator you have impact on the contracts we win and are well-known for, which means you are partly responsible for the success of Boskalis!

In this position you fulfill a key role in successfully completing a tender phase from kick-off to submission. After all, you are connected to all internal processes and therefore the one to ensure that the various departments provide their input in time. Their input is what you use to properly advise on different scenarios and associated cost estimates for our projects.

Make your mark as a senior cost estimator by contributing to our various international and one of a kind projects which often get media exposure, such as:

• The transport and installation of five floating wind turbines for the Kincardine floating wind farm.
• The installation scope for a large offshore wind farm, the Taiwanese Changfang and Xidao project.

Your responsibilities as senior cost estimator

• Coming up with different scenarios and drawing up a cost calculation or budget, based on customer demand and the available specification and tender documents.
• Arranging the registration of documents and keeping the calculation / budget file and the calculation database up to date.
• Advising on risk scenarios during risk sessions in the tender or implementation phase.
• Supporting the project team with work preparation, such as drawing up a concept plan and initiating a working budget.
• Inventory and assess prices at subcontractors, hiring services and suppliers.
• Challenge the tender team and stakeholders on their inputs to create an accurate cost basis.

You can make your mark as senior cost estimator if you have:

• A minimum of 8 years of pertinent work experience, predominantly focused on cost estimation, particularly within the Offshore Energy Transport and Installation. This experience is an absolute must.
• A bachelor’s degree.
• Tangible expertise in stakeholder management and advisory roles within the tender team and business unit management.
• You have demonstrable technical and commercial insights.
• In-depth knowledge of contract management and financial-economic business processes.
• A good command of written and spoken English.
• An analytical and accurate approach, and are result-oriented and pro-active.

What you can expect:

• A dynamic environment: A job where you can make an impact, in an earth-moving company, as part of a diverse, international team of experts.
• Rewarding conditions: A competitive salary and much more, including holiday allowance, holiday entitlement of 26 days (based on a full-time contract), a non-contributory pension scheme, collective schemes such as company health insurance, travel allowance.
• Career development: Plenty of opportunities to realize your full potential. Challenge yourself with (online) courses in our Boskalis academy.
• The Boskalis campus: Experience the unique Boskalis vibe at our Papendrecht site, complete with restaurants, sports fields, and a wharf where our vessels dock. We offer a state-of-the-art auditorium, brainstorming rooms, experience center for client meetings, and a coffee place where you can connect with colleagues.
• Young Boskalis: Are you under 36? Come and join Young Boskalis!. Have fun and join in social and sports activities ranging from pub quizzes to yoga, bootcamps and an annual sailing boat race. Networking and knowledge sharing are a vital part of Young Boskalis as well.

Requirements

• Your team: You will be part of the cost estimating team of Boskalis Offshore Energy which exists of approximately 15 professionals. All cost estimators work for Boskalis Offshore Energy’s business units. As senior cost estimator you take part in one or more tender teams. In these tender teams you will work closely together with the tender manager, planning engineer, risk engineer and procurement.
• Where you will work: You will be based in the head office in Papendrecht. For office-based roles, in consultation with your manager and your team, you work partly at home and partly in the office.
• Full/part-time job: The position of senior cost estimator is a fulltime job (40 hours a week).