Associate Estimating Engineer

Role overview

Estimating responsibilities

• Prepare material takeoffs from engineering drawings, plans, and specifications, including AutoCAD drawings.
• Develop work breakdown structures and define scope from contract documents and project requirements.
• Support historical cost data collection, evaluation, documentation, and estimate database management.
• Prepare bases of estimate covering scope, methods, pricing, rates, assumptions, exclusions, escalation, comparisons, quality review, and recommendations.
• Use parametric historical data to develop probable-cost estimates and define asset scope through top-down WBS development.
• Prepare estimates using labor, material, equipment, productivity, and efficiency rates and other resource impacts.
• Use estimating tools for takeoffs, calculations, bid details, resource reports, and work activity definitions.
• Develop scope information to obtain subcontractor, vendor, and supplier quotations.
• Classify and organize historical contract cost data for future estimates and company databases.
• Review contract documents for cost and schedule risks and estimate potential exposure.
• Deliver quality-controlled estimates when assigned and perform other appropriate duties.

Required skills and qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Ability to work with construction contract commercial documents, drawings, and specifications.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Preferred and desirable qualifications

• At least three years of related estimating experience involving infrastructure projects and pre-contracts is preferred.
• Experience using estimating database software is preferred; familiarity with tools such as Primavera, Estimate/Schedule Transfer tools, Contract Manager, and DMCS is listed.
• A master's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field is desirable.
• Experience with Cost OS, CostX, or 5D BIM is preferred.
• Experience in Abu Dhabi or the UAE is ideal; contractor or leading PMC experience in the GCC is preferred.
• Experience as part of a large team and ability to learn company processes are desirable.

Location

• The role is listed in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.