Senior Estimator – Civil Construction

Role overview

Estimation and tender responsibilities

• Prepare cost estimates for civil construction, building, and renovation projects based on tender drawings, specifications, and BOQs.
• Review tender documents, contractual conditions, technical specifications, and project requirements.
• Perform quantity take-offs and prepare, review, and validate BOQs.
• Develop cost breakdowns covering materials, manpower, equipment, subcontractor works, preliminaries, overheads, and project expenses.
• Obtain, evaluate, and compare supplier and subcontractor quotations.
• Prepare technical and commercial tender submissions with internal departments.
• Identify discrepancies, omissions, ambiguities, and risks in tender drawings and specifications.
• Attend site visits, pre-tender meetings, and clarification meetings when required.
• Coordinate with consultants, suppliers, subcontractors, and internal engineering teams.
• Conduct value engineering and recommend cost-effective construction methods, materials, and alternatives.
• Review variations, additional works, and change orders for cost implications.
• Maintain material rates, subcontractor pricing databases, and historical project cost records.

Additional tender duties

• Support tender negotiations, post-tender clarifications, and project handover to execution teams.
• Guide and review junior estimators and quantity surveyors.
• Complete accurate tender submissions within specified deadlines.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline.
• Extensive construction or contracting estimation and tendering experience.
• Previous UAE/GCC construction industry experience is strongly preferred.
• Proven experience preparing and managing tenders for civil construction, building, and renovation projects.
• Strong knowledge of quantity take-offs, BOQ preparation, rate analysis, and construction costing.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, PlanSwift, advanced MS Excel, and relevant estimation software.
• Good understanding of construction contracts, tendering procedures, material specifications, and subcontractor pricing.
• Strong analytical, commercial evaluation, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to independently handle complex tender packages and coordinate multiple submissions.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and time-management skills; able to work effectively with management, consultants, suppliers, and project teams.

Pay

• Pay is listed as AED 5,000–24,000 per month.

Work location

• In-person work in Dubai, UAE.