Jobs / United States / Turner Townsend INC
Senior Offshore Oil & Gas Estimator
Turner Townsend INC · 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, US
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 65 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 22 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
A verdict summarises public evidence; it is not legal advice and never a guarantee — the employer and the immigration authority decide. Sign in to factor in where you can already work.
Or apply yourself on the official page →
Sponsor Radar — Turner Townsend INC
The US Department of Labor certified 65 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 22 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
Past sponsorship or register membership never guarantees sponsorship for this vacancy or for you. Full Sponsor Radar for Turner Townsend INC →
About the role
The Senior Offshore Oil & Gas Estimator is responsible for leading early estimating processes for capital projects or portfolios of projects. This role may deliver cost estimating and budgeting, as well as risk consulting, validating contractors bid, and maintaining and updating cost/estimating database, on projects of varying complexity and size. *Candidates must be local to Houston, and able to work full time in the downtown Houston office Key Responsibilities • Lead development of Project Cost Estimates and Basis of Estimate (BoE) in alignment with our clients Project Management System (CPMS) standards and requirements, including but limited to, WBS, OBS, Project Schedules, Resource and Staffing Plan and integration with funding request documentation. • Lead development and maintenance of Estimate Plan for various early phases of the project, in alignment with CPMS standards and requirements. • Collaborate with opportunity shaping, execution, engineering, procurement. and project management teams to verify and refine estimated costs for materials, labor, and indirect expenses. • Provide accurate cost projections and alternatives scenario analysis to support strategic decision-making. • Integrate contingency planning, escalation factors, and risk analysis into cost estimates. • Mentor and train team members on best practices in cost estimating and software tools. • Develop cost estimates, identifying variances, review and validate contractor's estimates and engineering studies. • Develop and implement procedures which tie estimates and budgets to appropriate project team members. • Coordinate and support Cost Estimates Assurance Review engagements, ensuring deliverables are comprehensive, accurate and aligned with Cost Engineering standards and project needs. • Perform cost estimate coordination and oversight of contractor cost estimates, ensuring cost estimates are: - Consistent, comprehensive and accurate. • Participate in cost and schedule risk assessment engagements, ensuring contingency is properly determined and incorporated in cost estimate and budgets. • Proactively support development of cost model in advance of the risk assessment engagements to ensure consistency and alignment with CPMS standards. • Ensure Project Cost Estimates and Basis of Estimate (BoE) are revised with revision control, based upon cost assumptions and any cost estimate changes. • Participate in developing Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) as basis for project budgeting, cost control and forecasting. • Critically review and analyze productivity and resource estimates, identifying impacts on cost and schedule, challenging the contractor's estimates as needed. • Proactively support generation of quality cost estimating & budgeting reports and required documents for project Funding Appropriation and Business Planning. • Support Project Management of Change (MOC) processes and procedures. • Evaluate contingency to establish appropriate contingency drawdown strategy required to complete the project based on proper risk analysis. • SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. Required Qualifications • 10+ years of offshore oil & gas estimating experience. • Early Concept, FEL experience with exploration knowledge and new country entry experience. • Must be able to work autonomously with limited oversight. • Demonstrated knowledge and application of standardized Cost Engineering Data work processes and tools (internal and external benchmarking, statistical analysis and regressions, cost estimating, cost and schedule assurance, etc.) throughout all phases of a major capital project. • Effective communication skills to collaborate with multid