Estimator

Operational responsibilities

• Administer tender documents, including stamping and filing.
• Operate estimation software and update the tendering log.
• Prepare basic rate build-ups.
• Visualize drawings and conceptualize them in 3D.
• Generate and follow up on RFIs and RFQs.
• Prepare comparison sheets for each item.
• Break down scope, calculate quantities, and provide accurate unit rates.
• Understand tender documents and construction sequences; demonstrate knowledge of filling a BOQ.
• Suggest reasonable supplier or subcontractor discount levels for manager approval.
• Help expedite tendering from quantity surveying through completion of estimation sheets.
• Manage administration and RFI/RFQ processes for one or two full tenders; verify scope, quantities, and rates and authorize comparison sheets for a tender.

Review and coordination

• Provide the Chief/Senior Estimator with relevant information for the Tender Review Pack.
• Translate value-analysis studies into value engineering for a tender.
• Identify contradictions between drawings, specifications, and the BOQ.
• Identify critical project items requiring Operations support or advice and highlight them to the Chief Estimator in advance.

Strategic contributions

Requirements

• Understand the components of a complete tender document.
• Understand the sequence of constructing a project.
• Demonstrate knowledge of filling a BOQ.
• Provide relevant information to the Chief/Senior Estimator for the Tender Review Pack.
• Identify contradictions between drawings, specifications, and the BOQ.