Estimation Engineer - MEP

Role overview

Estimating and tendering

• Review MEP tender drawings, specifications, and BOQs; verify scope completeness, identify discrepancies, and prepare quantity take-offs for mechanical and electrical systems, including HVAC, plumbing, firefighting, power, lighting, and ELV.
• Prepare estimates for in-house and subcontracted work, including materials, labor, equipment, and overhead.
• Analyze drawings and value-engineer alternative materials or systems for cost efficiency while maintaining performance and compliance.
• Prepare tender packages, issue inquiries, evaluate quotations, negotiate with suppliers and subcontractors, and prepare comparison sheets, cost summaries, and compliance statements.

Cost control and commercial duties

• Assist with budgets and cost plans, monitor cost performance, and report cost status, forecasts, and profitability.
• Assess and certify subcontractor progress claims, variations, and change orders; maintain measurement, re-measurement, and cost variation records.
• Prepare variations, claims, and extensions of time with supporting documentation and drawings.
• Monitor procurement schedules, material submittals, and approvals for cost implications; analyze cost impacts of design or scope changes and material substitutions.
• Prepare interim payment applications and final account settlements; liaise with consultants, clients, and internal teams on commercial and contractual issues.
• Maintain a database of MEP material rates, labor productivity norms, and subcontractor performance; follow project specifications, contract terms, and company procedures.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• 10 or more years of MEP quantity surveying and estimation experience within building contracting companies, particularly well-known main contractors in the UAE.
• Experience in pre-contract estimation and tendering and post-contract cost control, variations, and final accounts.
• A bachelor's degree is marked preferred in the education section; 10 years of high-rise building experience is marked preferred.

Pay

• AED 15,000–20,000 per month.

Work location

• Work is in person.