Proposal Junior Engineer

The Proposal Junior Engineer works in support of activities pertaining the economic evaluation of the following categories in scope, accordingly to the candidate skills and experience: The Control Systems Equipment and Materials; The MV and LV Electrical Equipment and Materials; The Fired Heaters Equipment. The analyst is called to define the purchasing benchmark (Should Cost) considering the material costs of different regions (EU, Fareast, Middle East, USA) based on the procurement strategy applied on the EP/EPC projects.Key activities & responsibilitiesThe Proposal Junior Engineer, reporting to the Should Cost Group Director, is called to perform the following activities for one of the a.m. categories, accordingly to the experience and background:To prepare the report of the analysis to be shared with the internal departs and projects involved.To define the cost estimation models for one of the a.m. categories, following the “Bottom Up” approachTo participate to identify the cost parameters and to organize a database for parametric evaluation of material costs based on previous purchasingTo prepare the Should Cost analysis of one of the a.m. categories, defining the benchmark for purchasing as per the current market price conditionsKeep relationship with vendors and sub-vendors for updating of the costs' database following the Group's proceduresTo assist and support the purchasing department, when required, during the negotiation with the vendorsTo analyze discrepancies between the S.C. analysis result and market's feedback and propose corrective actions to improve internal cost's modelsPersonal Attributes Preferably first level degree in technical/Engineering disciplineGood command of Microsoft Office packages and in particular with ExcelStrong interpersonal, team-oriented skills, self-motivation, and direction, with a strong bias toward timely performance and problem resolution.Fluent EnglishAvailability to travel for short and long period in Italy and abroad