What we are looking for:

• Do you have experience with material take-offs and calculating labor hours.
• Are you up-to-date on industry standards and relevant construction practices?
• Are you proficient are you in using MS Office programs, particularly Excel for cost calculations?
• Do you have experience with any estimating software?
• Can you ensure all necessary tender documents are complete before submission?
• Can you effectively communicate complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences?

Job Summary:

The Estimator shall be responsible for planning, coordinating, and controlling the day-to-day functions of the Estimation department. He shall estimate the cost of projects as per all enquiry documents. He shall review the enquiry documents and highlight the salient features in respect of contractual/technical requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Checks and makes sure that all the corresponding documents for any enquiry to be tendered like drawings, specifications, addendums, BOQs, relevant standards etc., are received in order.
• Reviews and understands fully the project drawings, specifications, scope etc.
• Generates enquiries for different types of materials and sources the most economical supplier. Also updates the data bank. If in doubt, obtain the necessary clarifications.
• Goes through all the aspects of the job in detail and calculates material take-off, labour hours etc. Builds the total estimated cost of the project.
• Preserves in liaison with sales secretary all the tender documents in a manner that any point of time they can be retrievable.
• Prepares the tender submission documents.
• Advises management of any cost-effective measures / actions which could be helpful to cut down costs and making the bids more competitive.
• Performs other duties as required by the head of the department.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
• A minimum of 5 years of proven experience in a similar

Technical Skills:

• Strong ability to read blueprints and specifications.
• Strong ability to measure products with calipers, gauges, or micrometers
• MS Office (MS Excel and MS Word, in particular)

Package – 8,000 to 12,000AED