Senior Estimator
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The Senior Estimator is responsible for leading the pre-contract estimation and tendering process, ensuring accurate cost planning, risk assessment, and competitive bid preparation for construction and fit-out projects.
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Job Summary
The Senior Estimator is responsible for leading the pre-contract estimation and tendering process, ensuring accurate cost planning, risk assessment, and competitive bid preparation for construction and fit-out projects.
The role supports strategic bid decisions through effective coordination with internal stakeholders, suppliers, subcontractors, and project teams while maintaining commercial viability and profitability.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and evaluate tender documents, drawings, specifications, and project requirements to determine scope, risks, and bid strategy.
- Prepare accurate quantity take-offs, cost estimates, budgets, and pricing proposals for construction and fit-out projects.
- Obtain, analyse, and negotiate supplier and subcontractor quotations to ensure cost-effective and competitive tender submissions.
- Identify commercial, technical, and contractual risks, assumptions, and exclusions during the tendering process.
- Coordinate with design, procurement, planning, and project teams to optimize solutions and ensure alignment of project requirements.
- Finalize tender submissions and provide management with recommendations for bid approval and decision-making.
- Support project handover activities and provide cost-related clarifications, variation assessments, and commercial guidance during project execution.
- Maintain estimation databases, market pricing information, and historical cost records to improve estimating accuracy.
- Monitor tender performance, prepare management reports, and contribute to continuous improvement of estimation processes.
- Lead, mentor, and provide technical support to the estimating team while ensuring compliance with company procedures and industry standards.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related field.
Experience
- Minimum 8 years of experience in construction estimation and tendering.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in building construction and fit-out projects.
- GCC experience is preferred.
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