Senior Estimation Engineer
Key Skills for This Role
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Key responsibilities
- Analyze project specifications, tender documents, and scope of work to prepare competitive commercial and technical proposals.
- Perform detailed quantity take-offs for earthworks, concrete, structural steel, paving, and drainage using architectural, structural, and IFC drawings.
- Develop comprehensive bills of quantities and pricing schedules for project components.
- Build unit-rate breakdowns for labor, materials, plant, and equipment, and maintain a regional cost database.
- Obtain, review, and negotiate commercial quotations from vendors and subcontractors.
- Identify technical and commercial risks during bidding and propose value-engineering or cost-saving alternatives.
- Coordinate with planning engineers, quantity surveyors, site teams, and procurement departments upon project award.
Qualifications and requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or Quantity Surveying.
- Typically 3 to 8+ years of progressive experience in civil/infrastructure cost estimation and tendering.
- Proficiency in MS Excel, AutoCAD, and specialized estimation or takeoff software.
- Strong knowledge of local building codes, regulations, and standard contracts such as FIDIC.
- Familiarity with local material pricing and regional supply chains, such as in the UAE/GCC market.
- Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, negotiation abilities, and capacity to handle tight tender deadlines.
Pay
- Pay is AED 2,400–9,400 per month.
Work location
- Work is in person.
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