Chief Estimator (Civil & Structural)

Role Overview

Chief Estimator (Civil & Structural) at Archirodon Group N.V., leading the civil and structural estimating function for EPC / EPCC tenders across the Middle East and North Africa.

Company Overview

Archirodon is an international contractor with more than half a century of experience in the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) market. The company executes complex EPC projects worldwide for oil & gas, refinery, petrochemical and gas-processing sectors, recognized for superior standards of performance.

Role Purpose

Lead the civil and structural estimating function for EPC / EPCC tenders in oil & gas, refinery, petrochemical and gas-processing projects. Own accountability for the accuracy, competitiveness and consistency of all civil, structural and building estimates, and review and sign them off before submission.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Oversight

• Lead, allocate and review the work of the civil & structural estimating team across several tenders running simultaneously; set priorities and internal deadlines.
• Mentor and train estimators, assess performance and support recruitment.
• Capture lessons learned from awarded projects.

Estimate Review & Sign-Off

• Review and sign off quantities, unit rates, productivity norms, subcontract prices and the basis-of-estimate before submission.
• Present and defend estimates at tender review and management approval meetings.
• Support negotiations and post-bid client clarifications.

Estimating Strategy & Standards

• Set the estimating strategy for each tender with Construction and Planning – self-perform vs. subcontract, prefabrication / modularisation and construction methodology.
• Own the civil & structural cost database, productivity norms and benchmarks.
• Set estimating standards and templates for the team.
• Keep estimating standards consistent across estimators, clients and countries.

Cost Estimation & Analysis

• Oversee estimates for site preparation, earthworks, grading, dewatering and soil improvement.
• Oversee estimates for piling and foundations for equipment, pipe racks, tanks and buildings.
• Oversee estimates for reinforced concrete – cast-in-situ and precast.
• Oversee estimates for structural steel – pipe racks, shelters, platforms and pipe supports.
• Oversee estimates for buildings – substations, control rooms, warehouses and workshops.
• Oversee estimates for underground works, roads, paving, fencing and pipeline civil works.
• Oversee estimates for marine and jetty structures, where in scope.
• Validate estimates against benchmarks, ratios and awarded-project data.
• Challenge quantity and rate assumptions.

Risk & Value Management

• Lead the civil & structural input to risk & opportunity, contingency, escalation and value-engineering alternatives.
• Balance competitiveness against risk when FEED is limited and quantities are uncertain.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Develop strategic relationships with piling, precast, steel fabrication and building subcontractors across the GCC.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (mandatory).
• 10–15 years of estimating experience in EPC Oil & Gas / Refinery / Petrochemical projects.
• At least 5 years of experience in the GCC.
• Proven track record of leading and signing off the civil & structural pricing of major NOC tenders (e.g. ADNOC, Saudi Aramco, QatarEnergy, PDO, KOC).
• Demonstrated experience with large lump-sum EPC bids.

Additional Information

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