Job Description

Who is our client and your future employer?

Ranked among the world\xe2\x80\x99s largest petrochemicals manufacturers, it is a public company based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With operations in around 50 countries, The Company has a global workforce of over 31,000 talented individuals. The company operates through three strategic Business Units - Petrochemicals, Agri-Nutrients and Specialties. They support customers by identifying and developing opportunities in key end markets such as construction, medical devices, packaging, Agri-nutrients, electrical and electronics, transportation, and clean energy. The company\xe2\x80\x99s manufacturing, sales, technology, and innovation facilities are located throughout the globe and are managed by four regional offices: the Middle East and Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The Company invests heavily in Technology and Innovation (T&I). The T&I facilities are spread across the globe with hundreds of dedicated scientists contributing to the ongoing development of new patents and certifications.

LHR Americas

The job opportunity you have long waited for. LHR Americas recruit people from around the world to work in Saudi Arabia.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for MTO Especialist to guide and check the MTOs coming from engineering and third parties to make sure they are in a form suitable for inclusion in estimates and that they align with estimate accuracy in addition to working collaboratively with the P&ES teams to ensure the development of high-quality estimate input deliverables commensurate with each project phase and estimate accuracy requirements. The role will involve supporting the estimating team to develop best in class Capital Cost Estimate development through planning, coordination, and quality assurance of all estimate input/support deliverables prepared by the P&ES teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Diploma in Technial / numerate discipline
• 16+ years of Estimating experience for projects in different geograpical locations,
• 16 years plus experience in petrochemical, oil, gas, refinery, or engineering companies
• Small/large project estimating experience with a project value over $500M.
• Multicultural management experience.
• Experience of EPC industry from PDP to EPC
• Detailed knpowledge of the estimating process and the factors that determine estimate accuracy from an engineering point of view
• Working knowledge of engineering disciplines vis a vis design development and MTO availability
• Strong knowledge of the risk factors arising in engineer affecting estimate accuracy
• Strong understanding of estimating methodologies
• Strong understanding of rules of thimb vis a vis MTO ratios
• Working Knowledge of interdisciplinary engineering work flow.

Duties and responsibilities

• Establish, communicate, and implement detailed development plans for estimate input/support deliverables
• Ensure all P&ES estimate inputs are complete, aligned with the project scope of work, and reflective of the estimate objectives
• Validation of MTOs against key scoping documents.
• Validation of MTO contents through benchmarking of quantities against company historical data and available quantitative benchmarks/metrics.
• Develop and implement processes for estimate and estimate input verification for each project phase
• Develop and maintain Company specific key project benchmarks and ratios (Quantitative and Commercial) to support the MTO and estimate validation
• Review & validation of in-house and 3rd party estimates
• Identify areas of excess in their party estimates vis a vis MTO\'s etc.
• Optimize Project Costs by being a key contributor to the Company Value Addition process.
• Support the development of engineering service man-hour budgets; maintain historical ratios.
• Identifying critical inputs to each estimate class.
• Establish final estimate package requirements from engineering to allow for proper validation/assessment and benchmarking.
• Estimating input deliverable validation, benchmarking and (as necessary) rectification.
• Development and maintenance of MTO validation procedures, standards, and template.
• Development and maintenance of third party MTO validation procedures, standards, and templates.
• Development and maintenance of MTO and engineering benchmarks.
• Development and maintenance of quantitative benchmarks and quantity relationships (inter-intra discipline dependencies).
• Develop and/or provide key input to the development of estimate plans for each project.
• Work with estimating to identify and document final estimate deliverable requirements for all in-house and 3rd party estimates.
• Ensure adherence to engineering requirements for submitted estimating packages.
• Prepare confidence reports for key estimating package MTOs in support of project/economic decisions.
• Ensure the MTOs in 3rd party estimates are adequate to support investment decisions (accurate).

Identify Excess/inadequate MTOs in third party estimates.

Which are the benefits you will enjoy if you are selected for this job opening?

This company has the goal to create a team of co-workers who can develop professionally and personally to the fullest. Thus, they are focused on offering them the best. Some of the benefits are:

• You will have the chance to keep developing your professional career in an innovative environment working with the latest technology, the most advanced tools, and the best practices.
• Two years contract, thereafter renewable by mutual agreement annually.
• If you are selected, all expenses associated to the relocation process will be borne by the employer.
• Working hours: 5 days / week (40 hours) \xcd\xbe The normal workdays are Sunday through Thursday, with Friday and Saturday as rest days.
• Competitive base salary
• Benefit for permanency in the company
• Free medical coverage for the employee and wife and four (4) children below 18 years of age who are staying in KSA, in hospitals and clinics designated by the company.
• Annual Paid Vacation: Twenty-two (22) working days equivalent to 30 days (Including Weekends). Twelve (12) working days of official holidays per year.
• Air Tickets: One round trip ticket (economy excursion) per year for employee, his wife and four (4) children below 18 years of age to the point of origin.

THE STAGES OF THIS PROCESS ARE: 1. Resume Evaluation: A member of our recruitment team will evaluate that your resume matches the client\'s job description requirement. Use the job description requirements to highlight your relevant experience and skills. Be specific and describe the significance of your work, keyword alignment is important. Emphasize the impact of the work you\'ve contributed to HR areas and tasks. Use your professional profile/resume to focus on major accomplishments and qualifications that match the job. If your resume evaluation is suitable for this position, the recruitment team will invite you to a preliminary phone/video interview in 2-3 days. If your resume evaluation is not suitable, you will be receiving an e-mail notification in 2-3 days. 2. Interviews stage 2.1 LHR Americas preliminary phone/video interview: A member of the Talent Acquisition team from LHR Americas will first schedule a call with you to discuss the details of the position, your interests, and qualifications. Furthermore, your English level will be evaluated at this stage, ONLY native or advanced speakers will approve this evaluation. If this preliminary phone/video interview 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. 2.2 Client Face to Face interview: This interview will happen only if your resume is approved by our client, we cannot guarantee the time our client will take to approve your resume, but it should take less than a week. If your resume is approved a member of the Talent Acquisition Team will get back to you and schedule a face-to-face meeting in a defined location. You will be told to go to the location. The client interview contains technical questions that help assess your familiarity with problem-solving in your given field and may include a behavioral evaluation. Be prepared to explain how you approach problems and produce solutions. If your face-to-face interview is successful, the hiring team will further evaluate your resume, decide, and then receive a conditional job offer. If your face-to-face interview is not approved, LHR Americas will inform you. 2.3 There could be additional video interviews with hiring managers, which may also contain technical questions that help us assess your familiarity with problem-solving in your given field. 3. 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.