Location

Hoofddorp

Discipline

Business Development

Hours

Full Time

Our Tender Department, including its Cost Estimating Section plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of our business. We craft winning proposals across all areas of our operations, aligning with client needs and driving our company’s strategic goals forward.

As a Senior Cost Estimator, you’ll be at the heart of our tendering process, transforming data into actionable insights and building cost estimates that help us win projects.

Lead the development of CAPEX cost estimates for diverse projects in a Team effort, using data from our knowledge base, quotes from suppliers and cross-functional input.
Create estimating plans and basis of estimate documents that set the foundation for
successful proposals.
Collaborate with Contracts & Procurement to obtain and analyse supplier and subcontractor pricing.
Develop proposal schedules, contribute to cost risk analyses, and drive cost optimization
initiatives.
Integrate OPEX estimates from the Operations Support Group to ensure full lifecycle cost
coverage.
Play a strategic role in tender boards and proposal strategy meetings, advising on cost insights and estimate accuracy.
Continuously improve our estimation tools, identify cost correlations, and update our knowledge base with real-world feedback.
Innovate our working methods through parametric analysis, benchmarking, and process
improvements.

What we offer:

a fulltime/40 hours per week position within an international environment
besides a competitive salary, you will receive a 13th month, holiday allowance and travel allowance
29 days of paid holiday annually and the opportunity to purchase 10 additional holidays annually
the opportunity to take part in our collective health insurance scheme
a good pension scheme of which we pay the complete pension contribution
onboarding program; we warmly welcome our new colleagues, so they feel home as soon as possible
different activities which are very diverse and always voluntary, for example playing sports, CPC run, Friday drinks, quiz night, Sail day and our annual Christmas party

We are looking for

A communicatively strong Estimator with attention to detail, who can take the lead to
project winning estimates.

Furthermore, you have:

Bachelor’s degree in Technical Business Administration or other relevant education
A strong technical background being developed in the oil and gas and/or shipping industry
Over 5 years of relevant cost estimating experience in the offshore/oil & gas industry
Solid communication skills in English, verbally as well as in writing
Knowledge of Cleopatra Enterprise and other cost estimating software
Computer literacy for document processing, spreadsheets and database management

If you would like to apply for this position, please click on the ‘apply’ button below. This will lead you further through the application process. We kindly ask you to upload your motivation and cv and within 2 weeks, we will inform you on the status of your application. Please note that this is a permanent staff position. Interim candidates should not apply. We can only accept applications from candidates who are currently eligible to live and work in the Netherlands. An (online) assessment could be part of the selection procedure. Acquisition by agencies is not appreciated and will not be responded to.