**CHOOSING NEXANS**
Joining Nexans means being part of a technology-driven and collaborative organization. We offer a professional working environment where quality, safety, and continuous improvement are at the core of everything we do.
**WELCOMING YOU TO THE TEAM**
As a
**Lead Estimator – PWR Transmission**
, based in Oslo (or Halden), Norway, you will report to the
**Head of Lead Estimation**
in PWR-T. You will play a critical role in leading cost estimation for turnkey projects, supporting tender submissions, internal validation processes, and ensuring robust financial and commercial analyses.
**How You Make An Impact**
In this role, you will:
- Lead the cost estimation process for tenders, including preparation of P&L, price schedules, KPIs, and cash flow projections.
- Provide guidelines and templates for cost input across disciplines and ensure traceable, well-defined cost assumptions and contingencies.
- Analyze, benchmark, and challenge cost inputs collaboratively with project, tender, and finance teams.
- Support Tender and Sales Managers during tender submission, clarifications, and negotiations with optimized, competitive cost estimates.
- Perform cost simulations to evaluate execution alternatives, contract implications, and commercial risks.
- Collaborate with Procurement and Finance teams to manage risks from inflation, raw material volatility, currency fluctuations, and subcontracting.
- Ensure all financial assumptions, pricing structures, and adjustment mechanisms are aligned with internal policies and customer requirements.
- Contribute to lessons learned initiatives to improve tendering processes, costing accuracy, and commercial strategy.
- Monitor tenders to ensure compliance with approved mandates and support budgetary estimates with short turnaround times.
- Provide financial inputs during project handover to ensure accurate project cost establishment and risk mitigation.
**LEADERSHIP & TEAM DEVELOPMENT**
- Facilitate collaboration between tendering, finance, and project teams.
- Promote knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and best practices in cost estimation.
- Act as a role model for Nexans’ values, professional standards, and QHSE principles.
**YOUR STARTING POINT**
- Experienced in estimating complex turnkey projects with large contract values (€50M–€1B+).
- Strong understanding of commercial and financial risks, cost implications of bonds, insurance, taxes, import duties, and scope of work.
- Proficient in MS Excel, ERP, and cost estimation tools.
- Analytical, self-driven, and collaborative team player.
- Fluent in English; Norwegian is a plus.
- Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work under pressure, take initiative, and adapt to change.
**OUR GROWTH CULTURE**
At Nexans, we are pioneers of the energy transition, dedicated to delivering the highest standards of performance, and united by our ambition to build a more sustainable future. Our growth culture is built on trust, collaboration, and empowerment. We value autonomy at the local level while encouraging knowledge sharing across global engineering teams.
