Estimator

Estimator

Note - This is a hybrid role and offers relocation within Europe to Netherlands.

Location: Velsen, Noord-Holland

About the company

Our client is a leading technology supplier for the liquid phase of integrated steelmaking. They are committed to your success and embrace your targets as our own. Our client has a track record of 45 years as an engineering company and plant builder for the global steel industry. Our client prepares and executes projects, ranging from technical consultancy to the construction and commissioning of entire blast furnace facilities. All technology is state-of-the-art and customized to fit client requirements. Much of the approximate 100 million Euro business volume is based in emerging economies. Our client has around 300 employees, working at offices in The Netherlands, India and China. Our clients mission it is to serve clients with competitive plant and process technology to produce quality at the lowest depreciation and production costs.

Job description

As an Estimator, you will create estimates and budgets for proposals, projects and studies.

The Global Sales Department is responsible for acquiring sufficient order intake for securing the sustainability of our growing organization. The primary task of the Estimating group, as a vital part of Global Sales, is to accurately compose cost estimates and assess the corresponding risks. Therefore, the hit rate of our proposals remains high while projects are executed at costs within a narrow bandwidth of the estimates.

In this position you will create estimates and budgets for proposals, projects, and studies. 

The most important tasks are:

• Create and coordinate cost estimates (on time in full)

• Determine risks and financing costs

• Prepare cashflow schemes

• Check, challenge and approve proposals and budgets of colleagues and

third parties

• Develop and update unit rates based on finalized projects

• Update pricing information in ERP and other systems

• Optimize the proposal tools and techniques, stay on top on profession

Requirements.

• Knowledge of estimating techniques re. industrial pricings (man hours, construction, materials, project management etc.)

• Experience, at least 5 years, with cost engineering/estimating of international capital projects, preferable with a technical, multi-disciplinary contracting company

• Ability to guide, coach and challenge a small team of professionals (continuous improvement)

Important!

Prepared to travel and work internationally (limited to trips of one week a few times per year)

Candidates are welcome from the contracting sector (industry does not matter), where capital goods (materials and equipment) and labour hours are budgeted for new projects. More important is the affinity with technology and advanced Excel skills.

Must

• ERP System
• English
• Bachelor's Degree
• Microsoft Excel

Preferable

• Dutch

Benefits

• Days at the office: 4 / Home: 1

• 37 vacation days

• Visa sponsorship possible