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Key Responsibilities
Estimating Strategy & Leadership
- Lead and oversee the preparation of accurate, detailed, and competitive cost estimates for multidisciplinary projects across civil, electrical, mechanical, MEP, and instrumentation works.
- Provide strong leadership, mentorship, and professional development for the estimating team to enhance technical capability, consistency, and productivity.
- Establish, implement, and continuously improve standardized estimation procedures, tools, templates, and cost databases in line with company best practices.
- Review, validate, and approve all final estimates and tender submissions prior to senior management sign-off.
- Support executive management in defining pricing strategies, margin targets, and competitive positioning in line with the company’s long-term business objectives.
Tender Management
- Lead the end-to-end tendering process, including bid evaluation, cost build-up, risk pricing, documentation, and final submission.
- Coordinate inputs from engineering, procurement, project management, and commercial teams to ensure technically compliant and commercially viable tender submissions.
- Conduct comprehensive risk and opportunity assessments to support competitive yet sustainable and profitable pricing decisions.
- Ensure timely and accurate submission of all tenders while maintaining strict compliance with client requirements, contractual terms, and confidentiality standards.
Cost Planning & Control
- Provide pre-contract cost planning, benchmarking, and value engineering support to internal stakeholders and clients.
- Support post-award project teams by monitoring cost performance, analyzing variations, and assisting with claims and change management processes.
- Work closely with the project controls and delivery teams to ensure projects are executed within approved budgets and resource plans.
- Analyze historical cost data and lessons learned from completed projects to continuously improve estimation accuracy and forecasting reliability.
Market Intelligence & Supplier Relations
- Develop and maintain strong strategic relationships with key suppliers, subcontractors, and industry stakeholders to secure competitive pricing and reliable market intelligence.
- Oversee supplier and subcontractor prequalification processes, rate analysis, and commercial evaluations.
- Monitor market trends, material price fluctuations, labor rates, and industry benchmarks to ensure estimates reflect current market conditions.
Reporting & Documentation
- Prepare and present detailed estimation reports, tender summaries, cost comparisons, and bid analyses to senior management for informed decision-making.
- Maintain a comprehensive, well-organized repository of all estimates, tenders, cost data, and project-related documentation.
- Ensure the integrity, accuracy, and confidentiality of all estimating data, systems, and records in accordance with company policies and governance requirements.
Process Improvement & Innovation
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives within the estimation function to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and consistency.
- Lead the adoption and optimization of digital estimating tools, software, and technologies to support modern, data-driven estimation practices.
- Promote knowledge sharing, technical excellence, and innovation across the estimating team and the wider organization.
Qualifications
Qualifications and Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline from a recognized institution.
- Minimum of eight (8) years’ proven experience in construction and engineering estimation, with demonstrated involvement in large-scale and complex projects across multidisciplinary environments, including civil, electrical, mechanical, MEP, and instrumentation works.
- Ability in leading and managing multidisciplinary estimation teams and handling high-value, competitive tenders within a structured corporate or engineering contracting environment.
- Strong technical competence in estimation methodologies, cost planning, cost control systems, and the use of industry-standard estimating and project management software.
- Excellent leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex technical and commercial information and translate it into accurate, value-driven cost estimates.
- Sound commercial acumen, with a strong understanding of construction contracts, procurement strategies, contractual risk, and pricing structures relevant to engineering and infrastructure projects.
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with clients, consultants, suppliers, subcontractors, and internal project teams.
- High standards of integrity, attention to detail, and results orientation, demonstrating reliability, professionalism, and accountability in all estimation and tendering activities.
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