Estimation Manager

As a head hunter we are searching for our client for following position:

Estimation Manager, UAE (M/W)

The Company

Our client is one of the leading offshore dredging companies in the Middle East. Located in the United Arab Emirates, our client acts in the Gulf Region, in India and beyond. The aggressive expansion course of our client brings it with it that numerous positions are to be filled in over the coming months. Attractive salary packages and an interesting field of activities in a multinational environment makes the client one of the most sought after employers in the region.

Key Result Area

• To independently advise on production and costs for the employers projects,
• Contribute to operational effectiveness by independently and proactively advise on process improvement opportunities.
• Focus on the employers business priorities while meeting customer demands.

Reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer

Supervises Senior Production Estimator, Senior Cost Estimator

Expected relationships with other departments

Tender, Contracts, Engineering & Design & Business Development Division, Projects Department, HSE Division, QA/QC Division, Technical Department, Technical Service Department, Finance Department

Description of Activities and Key Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the realization of independent advice on cost estimation and production estimation. 
• Develop on a yearly basis business improvement approach and goals in close collaboration with Chief Commercial Officer.
• Recommend Chief Commercial Officer on business improvement opportunities accompanying benefits and approach in cooperation and consultation with operations Excellence analyst.
• Advise other departments or Chief Commercial officer on estimation and/or contract matters if required. 
• Ensure high quality of cost and production estimations standard. 
• Provide reports to Chief Commercial Officer on milestones, work/done, progress, budget, issues and mitigation activities.
• Ensure knowledge management in order to improve knowledge and best practices
• Ensure that all required advises and reports for other departments are timely provided.
• Monitor costs and effectiveness of the department activities to optimize resources, prioritize spending, and maintain professional standards. 
• Provide leadership and guidance towards employees of Estimation and operational advisory department. 
• Pro-actively communicate with Chief Commercial officer and his subordinates (e.g., Tender manager, design engineer etc.) on engineering and tendering aspects.
• Pro-actively communicate with other department heads regarding process improvement opportunities/ activities. 

Educational Qualifications & Certificates

• Technical/Engineering Bachelor degree or equivalent professional qualification

Behavioral Skills

• Act as a role model in the division.
• Be able to manage personnel with different cultural backgrounds.
• Motivate and inspire colleagues to develop knowledge, skills and competencies. Provide objective and constructive feedback in an appropriate way.
• Stimulate a result-oriented organizational culture by regularly sharing the division's performance and results.
• Be able to translate department targets into concrete and measurable goals for the division for a timely achievement of goals.
• Take over ownership of own objectives agreed upon and of the objectives of the division.
• Investigate, understand and respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders. Build and maintain strategically important client contractor relations.
• Proactively serve and constructively respond to external client needs in order to meet business priorities.
• Initiate and stimulate teaming: horizontal (between departments) and vertical (Within the different departments) cooperation in the organization.
• Show respect, flexibility and loyalty towards colleagues throughout the organization.
• Collaborate constructively and effectively with all levels within and outside the organization orally and in writing. Actively listen and be persuasive in reasoning.
• Communicate clearly and succinctly orally and in writing. Adapt oral and written communication style to the audience.
• Drive the change and innovation of the division.
• Manage conflict, solve problems and mediate between different interests of multiple stakeholders.
• Be able to identify and mitigate risks within the scope of the division and related to other divisions/department interfaces.

Relevant Experiences

• Extensive experience on dredging & marine activities

Years of Experience

• 12+ years

Languages

• English in verbal and writing
• Arabic preferred
• Any other language is an asset

IT skills

• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Projects