# Sr. Technical Specialist – Cost Estimation

**Company**: Shell
**Location**: Chennai
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Energy

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## Description

The Sr. Technical Specialist – Cost Estimation role involves establishing, delivering, maintaining, and managing a standardized and consistent suite of Project Services, including Project Cost Estimating. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership, coach and mentor staff, and act as a focal point for project services - Cost Estimation.

Key responsibilities:

- Develop estimate basis and plan detailing how the estimate will be developed

- Prepare cost estimates at various stages of project maturity (Concept to Execution)

- Develop estimates using approved methodologies, historical data, benchmarks, and cost models

- Support estimate reviews, validations, and assurance activities

- Collaborate with project teams to collect actual cost performance data and develop metrics and benchmarking information

- Update and maintain Project/Portfolio dashboards, including automation of reports and integrating with existing tools

Requirements:

- University degree in Engineering and/or certification as Project Services Manager/Lead or equivalent

- At least 10 years of work experience in Project Services in Oil & Gas/Petrochemicals or equivalent industries

- Solid hands-on experience in Project Controls, Scheduling, Cost Engineering, Cost Estimating, Project Management, and other aspects of Project Services

- Certification in Project Management from PMI/IPMA

Benefits:

- Progress as a person while working on the energy transition

- Continuously grow transferable skills

- Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices

- Collaborate with experienced colleagues

- Achieve balance in a values-led culture

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## Skills

### Required
- Cost Estimation
- Project Management
- Cost Engineering
- Project Controls
- Scheduling

### Nice to have
- ASPEN TECH
- CCET
- Excel
- Estimation tools

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