Senior Estimator

Senior Estimator – Civil & Infrastructure Location: Dubai, UAE Company: Leading UAE Civil & Infrastructure Contractor Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent Salary: AED 18,000–25,000 monthly package (depending on experience) Availability: Short Notice Preferred / All Notice Periods Considered About the Company: Our client is a leading UAE Civil & Infrastructure Contractor with an established track record of delivering major engineering and infrastructure projects across the region. They are looking to appoint a Senior Estimator to join their commercial team in Dubai, supporting tenders for major civil and infrastructure works. Position Overview: The Senior Estimator will support the preparation of detailed and competitive tenders for projects including roads, highways, airport runways, bridges, tunnels and associated infrastructure works. Responsibilities will include reviewing tender documentation, preparing cost estimates, developing rate build-ups and assessing supplier and subcontractor quotations. Working closely with estimating, commercial, engineering and procurement teams, you will contribute to tender reviews, identify pricing risks and opportunities, and provide guidance to junior Estimators.

Key Responsibilities

• Tender Review: Review drawings, specifications, Bills of Quantities and other tender documents to establish scope, identify discrepancies and prepare tender queries.
• Cost Estimation & Rate Build-Ups: Prepare detailed estimates covering labour, materials, plant and subcontract works, taking account of construction methods, productivity, logistics and project requirements.
• Measurement & Quantity Take-Offs: Undertake and review quantity take-offs, checking quantities against tender documentation and identifying omissions or inconsistencies.
• Supplier & Subcontractor Pricing: Coordinate enquiries with procurement teams, assess quotations and prepare comparisons, ensuring prices cover the required scope and specifications.
• Risk & Value Engineering: Identify pricing risks, exclusions and assumptions, and work with technical and delivery teams to assess alternative materials, methods and value engineering opportunities.
• Tender Coordination & Submission: Contribute to tender reviews and the preparation of pricing schedules, clarifications and supporting documentation within submission deadlines.
• Commercial Handover: Support the handover of successful tenders to project and commercial teams, explaining pricing assumptions, allowances, risks and scope.
• Team Support & Development: Support and mentor junior Estimators, reviewing take-offs, rate build-ups and pricing work for accuracy and completeness. Requirements & Experience:
• Degree or diploma in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management or another relevant construction discipline.
• UAE construction estimating experience is essential.
• Proven estimating experience on civil and infrastructure projects is essential, with exposure to works such as roads, highways, airport runways, bridges, tunnels or associated infrastructure.
• Demonstrable experience carrying out senior-level estimating responsibilities within a contractor environment.
• Strong experience preparing detailed cost estimates, first-principles rate build-ups and quantity take-offs.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specifications and Bills of Quantities and assess supplier and subcontractor quotations.
• Sound understanding of construction methods, resource requirements and productivity assumptions relevant to civil and infrastructure works.
• Ability to identify tender risks, communicate pricing assumptions and work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary tender team.
• Ability to provide practical guidance and support to junior Estimators.