Fabrication Estimation Engineer

Overview

The Fabrication Estimation Engineer will be stationed at the Ras Laffan yard, reporting to the Operations Engineering Manager. This role focuses on transforming tender documents for large-scale Oil & Gas offshore projects into detailed, defensible cost estimates, including work on jacket structures, topsides, and bridge modules.

Primary Duties

• Carefully analyze customer tender packages to fully understand scope, technical details, and deadlines, raising clarification questions as needed.
• Disaggregate contract pricing into unit-rate and lump-sum elements.
• Translate bid strategies from operations engineers into practical technical plans outlining build sequences and construction approaches.
• Collaborate across departments such as Production, Shop Engineering, Yard Superintendents, Planning, Welding Engineering, QA/QC, Construction Support, and Procurement to assemble comprehensive costings.
• Identify equipment shortfalls early and coordinate with Procurement to price required items not on hand.
• Prepare and evaluate RFQs for outsourcing scope beyond yard capabilities to select competitive subcontractor bids.
• Perform quantity take-offs and calculate costs for labor, rented equipment, and materials per bid.
• Develop estimations based on standard rates, historical yard data, or fundamental calculations when precedents are unavailable.
• Consolidate and present final estimates for management approval and defend them until signed off.
• Maintain thorough documentation of estimate bases, assumptions, and client communications to ensure transparency in project execution.
• Create and update a historical estimating database, comparing projected versus actual project costs.
• Analyze cost deviations and suggest improvements for future estimating benchmarks.
• Propose enhancements to the estimation processes over time.

Qualifications and Experience

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Structural Engineering or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in offshore construction, with direct knowledge of jackets, topsides, and bridge modules including their construction and components.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings proficiently.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel) and PDF tools.
• Ability to maintain productivity under tight, changing deadlines.

Compensation and Benefits

• Monthly salary of 6000 QAR.
• Medical insurance coverage for the employee and dependents where relevant.
• Entitlement to annual paid leave.
• Annual flight ticket or travel allowance provided.
• Company-supplied or subsidized housing.
• Opportunities for career development and exposure to significant offshore project bidding, paving the way for advancement in senior estimating, cost control, or operations engineering roles.