Estimator (Mining - 12 month renewable contract - Kathu - Northern Cape)

About the position

Our client, a leading mining business, is currently seeking to engage with an Estimator to join their growing team to be based in Kathu, Northern Cape. This will be a 12 month contract with potential to be renewed for up to 3 years.

The Estimator is accountable for ensuring the class and accuracy of cost estimates for major and mega projects.

He / she is responsible to ensure:

• The development of an integrated estimating plan.
• The development and updating of the estimate aligned to the required class of estimate, all phases of a project supported by a detailed basis of estimate and assessing the estimate maturity in alignment to the estimating standard.
• The updating of the estimating database (including benchmarking).
• To ensure that a Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) is conducted to model the project risk profile and calculate the contingency and accuracy ranges (P10 & P90).

Minimum Requirements:

• University degree/diploma: In Cost Estimating, Quantity Surveying or Economics.
• Mining and related operations environment.
• Technical areas - Geology, Mining, Metallurgy, Engineering.
• 10 to 15 years' experience in the following:
• Construction / Engineering Project Management environment.
• Cost estimating.
• General management experience.
• Valid driver's license and own vehicle
• Demonstrate proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Willing to relocate to Kathu, if not in the province

Main duties will include, but are not limited to:
Development of integrated cost estimating plans:

• Ensuring alignment with the Group Estimating Standards for each phase (definition of what is required from a basis of estimate perspective).
• Ensuring alignment with other key elements / parties of the project e.g. Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Schedule, Project Economics.

Development and updating of the cost estimate and basis of estimate:

• Confirmation of the estimating structure, aligned to the WBS.
• Development of a basis of estimate.
• Assessing and validating components of the estimate prepared by 3rd parties.
• Application of Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA).
• Benchmarking of key elements of the cost estimate.
• Production and QA of the Cashflow that will be incorporated into the Project Economic model.

To support and work with the Project/ Study Manager and Project Economist during the study phases by providing cost data / benchmarking to support decision making.

• Provide support to cost engineer (if required).
• Support any material change requests - preparing new cost estimates.
• Feed real cost data (as-built data) back into estimating database.

Interfaces with: Procurement Manager, Controls Manager, Project Team Management, Suppliers, Contractors, EPCM Contractors and Consultants

Desired Skills:

• estimator
• mining
• cost engineer
• Estimating
• BOQ

Desired Work Experience:

• More than 10 years

Desired Qualification Level:

• Diploma