Project Estimator

DETAILED JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

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Analyse architectural, interior, and MEP drawings to extract accurate quantities.

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Prepare zone-wise and itemised Bills of Quantities (BOQ) based on project scope.

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Ensure BOQs reflect all deliverables, exclusions, provisional sums, and assumptions.

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Develop detailed cost estimates including materials, labour, machinery, subcontractors, and overheads.

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Build item-wise rates using historical data, supplier rates, productivity norms, and site factors.

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Incorporate contingencies, profit margins, and risk allowances in estimates.

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Send enquiries to pre-approved vendors and subcontractors for pricing support.

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Evaluate and compare multiple quotations; ensure scope match and commercial clarity.

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Maintain and update a pricing database of reliable suppliers and subcontractors.

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Study tender documents, RFQs, scope of works, and design packages to ensure alignment.

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Monitor project scope and promptly identify any work or requests outside the agreed scope; prepare cost estimates for such variances and ensure they are invoiced accordingly.

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Raise timely RFIs (Request for Information) in case of gaps or ambiguities in client inputs.

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Highlight scope mismatches or missing items to the Project Manager.

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Prepare complete pricing documents, tender summary sheets, and trade breakdowns.

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Coordinate with external designers and project teams for value engineering or alternate proposals

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From AED5,000.00 per month