Cost Engineer - #7472032

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The Company Where Energy Is Opportunity

The Saudi Arabia's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas) will be in Houston conducting face-to-face interviews for expatriate opportunities based in Saudi Arabia.

You will have a unique opportunity of being part of a multicultural energy company, getting involved with leading technologies and being engaged in the development of the production, shipping, and marketing of new low-carbon fuels.

Your family will enjoy a multicultural life in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a country that today is full of opportunities.

Our Client

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, our client combines market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven then to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

Why apply with us?

Apply with LHR Americas, the company chosen since 2007 by our client to support its attraction processes in Latin America. Apply to one of the vacancies we have posted, we will accompany you during the entire process. Working closely with our client's attraction team in Houston makes all the difference.

Where will you work?

Our client has a unique position in the energy industry worldwide, being the largest hydrocarbons producer with the least carbon intensity. With their considerable investment in technology and infrastructure, they strive to maximize the value of the energy they produce for the world, as well as their commitment to increase their contribution to society.

Based in Saudi Arabia, and with offices worldwide, they combine the market's discipline with a vision of the future, product of their experience of nine decades as responsible managers of the Kingdom's vast hydrocarbon resources.

This has brought them to contribute with huge social and economic benefits, not only to the Kingdom, but also to several communities and countries that depend on the vital and trustworthy energy they provide. Our client is one of the most profitable companies in the world and is amongst the first five global companies by capitalization in the stock market.

Who are we looking for?

We are seeking a Cost Engineer to join our Assets Maintenance Solutions Department (AMSD) within our Global Manufacturing Excellence Organization.

AMSD is responsible for providing maintenance technical consultations, towards best-in-class maintenance organization through conducting selective maintenance assessment, turnaround assurance and deploying cutting-edge technologies and best practice across Global Manufacturing portfolio.

Your primary role will be to carry out cost engineering functions related to maintenance and turnaround in the Oil & Gas downstream sector (refineries / petrochemicals).

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in establishing estimating standards and strategies for maintenance work and turnaround in order to optimize cost and reduce risks.
• Review bottom up estimate for yearly budget for maintenance.
• Review bottom up estimate for planned turnaround.
• Assist in establishing guidelines for yearly budgeting for maintenance and turnaround.
• Coordinate and work closely with Maintenance Engineer / Turnaround Engineer to prepare / review / finalize initial yearly maintenance budget and turnaround budget.
• Coordinate and work closely with Maintenance Engineer / Turnaround Engineer to review / finalize mid-year and Year-end budget.
• Carryout spending analysis and find out areas of improvement for cost savings and improvement.
• Carryout replacement vs maintenance cost of assets.
• Coordinate and work closely with Maintenance Engineer / Turnaround Engineer / Contract Advisor to estimate contract cost in proposal stage.
• Coordinate and work closely with Contract Advisor / Contract Engineer to evaluate price bid from a cost engineering point of view.
• Coordinate and work closely with Contract Advisor / Contract Engineer to prepare and establish cost evaluation criteria.
• Assist in preparing, developing and measuring Key Performance Indicators for cost performance.
• Maintain computer records of cost estimating standards and guidelines.
• Coordinate and work closely with Maintenance Engineer / Turnaround Engineer to monitor cost at regular interval and produce periodic cost report.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, preferably in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Construction, Production or closely related discipline.
• +10 years cost engineering experience in maintenance and turnaround.
• Experience in cost benchmarking such as Solomon will be an advantage.
• Be familiar & experienced with contracting process and cost engineering in contracting.
• Experienced in carrying out bottom up estimate for yearly budget for maintenance as well as planned turnaround.
• Experienced in the use of cost estimating tools and the application of market conditions and risk management to estimates.
• Experienced & knowledge in computer-estimating programs, such as Aspentech CCE (Capital Cost Estimator), etc. and shall be familiar with estimate databases such as Richardson or similar is required.
• Experienced with SAP system.
• Certification in Project Management Professional (PMP), AACE-CCP (American Association of Cost Engineers – Certified Cost Professional) or AACE-CEP (American Association of Cost Engineers – Certified Estimating Professional) will be preferred.
  
  

Learn about the most important aspects of the company's culture

To them, their main and most valuable resource, is their people; which is why they prioritize a work and family life balance, letting them do the work they always dreamed of, generating a positive impact which translates into quality time with their families.

They invest a lot in their human talent development, giving them opportunities to face professional, technical and industry challenges so their employees may reach their maximum potential and are paid accordingly, encouraging them at all levels, to improve their knowledge and specific skills for the industry with their development program, one of the biggest worldwide.

These are the steps to apply for this job

• Resume Evaluation:
  
  

A member of our recruitment team will evaluate that your resume matches the client's job description requirement. If your resume evaluation is not suitable, you will be receiving an e-mail notification in 2–3 days.

• Interviews Stage:
  
  

If your resume matches the client's Job description requirements, a member of the Talent Acquisition team from LHR Americas may schedule a call to verify your English level or professional experience. ONLY native or advanced speakers will approve this evaluation.

If this process is successful, your resume will be submitted to our client.

If your preliminary phone/video interview is not successful, our Talent Acquisition consultant will inform you.

• Client Interview:
  
  

This interview will happen only if your resume is approved by our client.

If your interview is successful, the hiring team will further evaluate your resume, decide, and then receive a conditional job offer.

If your phone/virtual interview is not approved, LHR Americas will inform you.

• Conditional Offer:
  
  

A successful interview may result in a conditional offer of employment.

Conditions for employment include but are not limited to medical examinations, and permission to secure a visa to work and reside in-country.

Throughout all these stages, we will be with you through every stage of the hiring process