Estimation Engineer
Role Overview
Prepare accurate, competitive estimates for infrastructure, civil, and landscape construction projects.
The role emphasizes project estimation, quantity take-offs, BOQs, rate analysis, tender pricing, and supplier and subcontractor quotations.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Prepare accurate, competitive estimates for infrastructure, civil, and landscape construction projects.
The role emphasizes project estimation, quantity take-offs, BOQs, rate analysis, tender pricing, and supplier and subcontractor quotations.
Responsibilities
- Review tender documents, drawings, specifications, BOQs, scope of work, and contractual requirements.
- Prepare cost estimates, quantity take-offs, BOQs, tender pricing, rate analyses, and unit-rate calculations.
- Estimate roads, paving, drainage, stormwater systems, utilities, kerbs, earthworks, and related civil works.
- Obtain, review, and compare supplier and subcontractor quotations; calculate material, manpower, equipment, subcontractor, and other costs.
- Identify risks, exclusions, assumptions, discrepancies, and commercial opportunities; coordinate with Procurement, QS, Engineering, and Project teams.
- Interpret civil, infrastructure, utility, and landscape drawings; conduct site visits when required.
- Compare estimates with historical data, budgets, and actual costs; support tender submissions, clarifications, and negotiations.
- Maintain material, labour, equipment, and subcontractor rate databases; identify value-engineering and cost-optimization opportunities.
- Prepare estimation reports and cost recommendations for management.
Requirements and qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or a related field.
- 4–6 years of relevant experience as an Estimation Engineer in infrastructure or civil construction.
- Strong experience in quantity take-offs, BOQs, rate analysis, cost estimation, and tender pricing.
- Knowledge of infrastructure and civil works, including roads, drainage, utilities, paving, earthworks, and related works.
- Landscape construction experience is an advantage.
- Ability to read technical drawings, specifications, and tender documents; understand materials, methodologies, manpower, equipment, and productivity.
- Experience coordinating with suppliers and subcontractors for quotations and pricing.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Excel; estimation/QS software knowledge is an advantage.
- Strong analytical, numerical, problem-solving, communication, and coordination skills.
- UAE experience, particularly in Abu Dhabi, is preferred.
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