Senior Cost Estimation Engineer
BH-319581
Posted: 28/11/2025
- Competitive
- Qatar Ras Laffan
- Permanent
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Oil & Gas
Senior Cost Estimation Engineer – Qatar
NES is working with its Oil and Gas client to hire a Senior Cost Estimation Engineer who will take ownership of delivering accurate, detailed cost estimates for onshore, offshore, and subsea projects. Your expertise will be critical in assessing project viability, managing budgets, and performing benchmarking through comprehensive estimates and risk analyses.
Key Responsibilities:
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
NES is working with its Oil and Gas client to hire a Senior Cost Estimation Engineer who will take ownership of delivering accurate, detailed cost estimates for onshore, offshore, and subsea projects. Your expertise will be critical in assessing project viability, managing budgets, and performing benchmarking through comprehensive estimates and risk analyses.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead cost estimation activities across all project phases using stage-gate project delivery methodologies.
- Develop detailed and reliable cost models to support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning.
- Conduct risk analysis to identify and quantify cost uncertainties and impacts.
- Perform benchmarking and data normalization to enhance accuracy and consistency of estimates.
- Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and external vendors to gather data and validate costs.
- Monitor cost trends and provide regular reports to project control and management teams.
- Drive continuous improvement of cost estimation processes and tools.
- Minimum 8 years’ experience in project controls, including at least 3 years focused on cost estimation in petrochemical or industrial projects.
- Strong knowledge of stage-gate project delivery frameworks and advanced cost modeling techniques.
- Proficiency in industry-standard cost estimating software and adherence to estimation standards and norms.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to liaise effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Experience with benchmarking and data normalization methodologies.
- Familiarity with both Brownfield and Greenfield project environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- Proven track record of delivering cost estimates for complex, large-scale projects.
- Fluency in English (written and verbal).
- Strong interpersonal skills for teamwork and vendor coordination.
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.