Job Description
Senior Estimator is responsible for performing cost estimating and pricing activities for project tender commercial proposals. The individual should have experience in applying standard estimating practices, techniques processes, and procedures in estimating tasks. Collect, Analyze, and communicate with sub-trades their pricing to determine the commercial, scope & financial needs of completing a project and organizing bid documentation submission
Responsibilities:
- Study tender documents including drawings, specifications, BOQ, scope of work, contract details, and conditions.
- Participate in pre-tender meetings, site visits, and preparing site visit reports to analyze conditions assessment of risk, and identification of activities that may or may not be shown in tender documents.
- Prepare and issue RFQ, receive and review supplier and subcontractor proposals, and determine the suitable pricing for the special & sub-trades
- Review take-off prepared by others to check the completeness and accuracy.
- Carry out quantity takeoff/measurements (where necessary) and verify consultant information.
- Preparing technical clarifications to clients for discrepancies in tender documents after reviewing, incorporating the changes after response.
- Preparation of Cost Estimates and Project Budgets.
- Preparing budgets for executions/zero budgets.
- Preparing required bid submission documents including commercial and technical submittals.
- Preparing to coordinate post-tender technical clarifications.
- Preparing Value Engineering Proposals if required.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering
- Minimum 8 years UAE experience working in the Tendering and Estimation Department related to Residential and Commercial Buildings
Technical Skills:
- Strong ability in using AutoCAD,
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook).
