Head of Cost Estimating
CR/080073
Posted: 30/11/2025
- Competitive
- Qatar, Doha
- Contract
Job Purpose Provide professional advice on cost management—covering estimating, forecasting, reporting, allocation, planning, and stewardship—to ensure effective control of costs and expenditures throughout project lifecycles.
Key Responsibilities
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop efficient cost services and provide expert guidance on cost estimating, forecasting, accounting, allocation, planning, reporting, and cost control to ensure best practices are applied across all project phases.
- Lead financial input and support for funding package submissions, including Advance Commitments, Full Funding, and Supplementary Funding, ensuring alignment between approved budgets and Project Cost at Completion.
- Develop and maintain benchmarking databases (man-hours, costs, productivity, etc.) to support estimating and analysis requirements.
- Estimate and review cost impacts for potential change orders and claims submitted by contractors.
- Forecast cost estimates and prepare annual Work Program and Budget (WP&B), taking into account project scope, progress achieved, remaining work, and cost trends.
- Conduct probabilistic cost risk analyses to determine contingencies and accuracy ranges.
- Monitor contractors’ and project teams’ cost performance against established control plans, recommending and supporting corrective actions when required. Review and endorse contractor deliverables related to cost reporting, including VOWD, trend management, and earned value analysis.
- Advise leadership teams on potential cost issues, propose corrective measures, and support the development and implementation of recovery plans where necessary.
- Verify project commitments in line with approved budgets and ensure proper governance for change orders, including compliance and management approval. Develop in-house cost reporting tools to ensure accuracy, integrity, and consistency of data.
- Support tenders and technical evaluations by developing evaluation plans, coordinating the review process, and preparing technical bid evaluation reports.
- Ensure all activities are executed in compliance with applicable Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality policies and standards.
- Contribute to the development of national employees, where applicable.
- Ensure all work activities comply with applicable competition laws and internal compliance policies.
- Bachelor’s degree in one of the following disciplines:
Business, Accounting, Commercial, Marketing, Sciences, Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Law, Communication, Technologies, Mathematics, or Statistics.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in a business-related discipline.
- At least 6 years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry.
- Minimum 2 years in a supervisory, acting, or oversight role involving contractors, subcontractors, vendors, or service providers.
- Experience with Oil & Gas companies, EPC contractors, subcontractors, vendors, or service providers.
- Strong knowledge in key project and business areas, such as:
- Planning and scheduling
- Cost control and estimating
- Claims management and risk management
- Change management
- Procurement
- Contract management (pre- and post-award)
- Reporting and dashboards
- Support services and lessons learned
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage business functions or disciplines.
- Extensive knowledge of international standards, best practices, and methodologies related to business and cost disciplines.
- Subject Matter Expert competency in cost estimating.
- Strong understanding of risk assessment and decision support processes.
- Proficiency in relevant software and digital tools (e.g., data analytics, dashboards, SAP, cost systems).
- Experience working in large-scale operating organisations in areas such as operations or major projects.
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Alecz Palas
Senior Recruitment Consultant
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