Chief Estimator

Role Overview

Chief Estimator (MEI) at Archirodon Group N.V. The role leads mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and control estimating for EPC / EPCC tenders on oil & gas, refinery, petrochemical and gas-processing projects across the Middle East and North Africa.

Company Overview

Archirodon is an international contractor with more than half a century of reputation in the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) market. The company executes complex EPC projects worldwide and is recognized for superior standards of performance.

Role Purpose

The Chief Estimator is accountable for the accuracy, competitiveness and consistency of all MEI estimates. The role leads the mechanical, piping and E&I estimating team across multiple concurrent tenders, reviews and signs off all estimates before submission, and sets estimating strategy in partnership with Construction and Planning.

Key Responsibilities

Estimating Delivery & Oversight

• Lead, allocate and review the work of the mechanical, piping and E&I estimating team across several tenders running simultaneously; set priorities and internal deadlines.
• Oversee and deliver estimates for mechanical – static and rotating equipment installation, storage tanks and packaged units.
• Oversee and deliver estimates for piping – shop / yard prefabrication, field erection, supports, NDT, PWHT, painting and insulation.
• Oversee and deliver estimates for flowlines and pipelines – welding, coating, lowering-in and tie-ins.
• Oversee and deliver estimates for electrical – transformers, switchgear, MCCs, cabling, containment, earthing and lighting.
• Oversee and deliver estimates for instrumentation & control – field instruments, hook-ups, DCS, ESD / SIS, F&G, PLC, SCADA and telecoms.
• Oversee and deliver estimates for hydrotesting, pre-commissioning, loop checks, mechanical completion and commissioning support.

Estimate Review & Validation

• Review and sign off quantities, unit rates, productivity norms, subcontract prices and the basis-of-estimate before submission.
• Validate estimates against benchmarks, ratios and awarded-project data; challenge quantity and rate assumptions.
• Present and defend estimates at tender review and management approval meetings; support negotiations and post-bid client clarifications.

Strategy & Standards

• Set the estimating strategy for each tender with Construction and Planning – self-perform vs. subcontract, prefabrication / modularisation and construction methodology.
• Own the MEI cost database, productivity norms and benchmarks; set estimating standards and templates for the team.
• Lead the MEI input to risk & opportunity, contingency, escalation and value-engineering alternatives.

Stakeholder & Team Management

• Develop strategic relationships with fabrication yards, E&I subcontractors and equipment vendors across the GCC.
• Mentor and train estimators, assess performance and support recruitment; capture lessons learned from awarded projects.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering (mandatory).
• 10–15 years of estimating experience with EPC contractors on oil & gas, refinery, petrochemical or gas-processing projects in the Middle East.
• At least 5 years leading the MEI discipline.

Additional Information

• A background check on your profile may be carried out depending on the nature of the position and its associated compliance risk level.