Estimation Manager

A leading Oil & Gas company; Dubai; Presencial; AED 300.000 - 700.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

A leading Oil & Gas company in UAE is seeking an Estimation Manager with extensive experience in estimation, tendering, and team leadership. You will oversee the Estimation Team, coordinate with sales, engineering, procurement, and projects to deliver accurate, competitive estimates for large-scale projects.

You will drive standardisation of cost data, ensure quality controls, and mentor staff to enhance capability and performance.

Qualificações

• Requires proven ability to lead an estimation team and manage workloads.
• Strong analytical skills for cost build-ups, take-offs, and risk assessment.
• Experience with prefabricated or modular construction and related logistics is essential.
• Proven track record in preparing and managing tenders for large, complex projects.

Responsabilidades

• Lead, mentor, and manage the Estimation Team with clear responsibilities and performance expectations.
• Allocate enquiries and tenders based on project complexity, deadlines, and team capacity.
• Monitor schedules, track progress, and resolve issues affecting delivery.
• Review estimates for scope, quantities, rates, assumptions, exclusions, and calculations.
• Ensure adherence to estimation procedures, quality standards, and approvals.
• Guide team in interpreting tender documents and assessing cost risks.
• Coordinate with sales, engineering, procurement, and projects to obtain data for estimates.
• Ensure supplier and subcontractor quotations cover required scope and are evaluated consistently.
• Present estimates, assumptions, and risks to management for pricing and submission approval.
• Conduct regular team meetings, coaching, and training to build capability.
• Identify staffing needs and support recruitment and onboarding.
• Maintain cost databases, templates, and historical project records.

Conhecimentos

Team leadership

Budgeting

Cost analysis

Tender coordination

Formação

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Quantity Surveying

Construction Management

Descrição da vaga

One of the leading Oil & Gas company in UAE is looking for an Estimation Engineer with Oil & Gas Industry experience.

Job Summary:

The Estimation Manager is responsible for managing the Estimation Team and ensuring the timely delivery of accurate, complete, and competitive estimates. The role focuses on planning workloads, assigning responsibilities, reviewing team outputs, developing staff capabilities, and maintaining consistent estimation standards. The Estimation Manager evaluates project requirements and risks and works with procurement, engineering, and projects teams to develop pricing that supports profitability and successful project delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and manage the Estimation Team, setting clear responsibilities, priorities, and performance expectations.
• Allocate enquiries and tenders based on project complexity, submission deadlines, and team capacity.
• Monitor estimation schedules, track progress, and resolve issues that could affect delivery.
• Review and approve estimates prepared by the team, checking scope coverage, quantities, rates, assumptions, exclusions, and cost calculations.
• Ensure the team follows established estimation procedures, quality standards, and approval requirements.
• Guide team members in interpreting tender documents, resolving discrepancies, and assessing cost risks.
• Coordinate with sales, engineering, procurement, and projects teams to obtain the information needed for accurate estimates.
• Ensure supplier and subcontractor quotations are evaluated consistently and cover the required scope.
• Present estimates, key assumptions, and risks to management for pricing and submission approval.
• Conduct regular team meetings, performance reviews, coaching, and training.
• Identify staffing and skills requirements and support recruitment and onboarding.
• Maintain reliable cost databases, estimation templates, and historical project records.
• Improve estimation processes, tools, and reporting to increase accuracy and team efficiency.
• Ensure estimates for awarded projects are clearly handed over to the project delivery team.
• Review feedback from completed projects and incorporate lessons into future estimation work.
• Track tender performance, including submission volume, win rate, estimate accuracy, and reasons for unsuccessful bids.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• At least 15 years of relevant estimation or tendering experience, including proven experience managing an estimation team.
• Proven estimation and tendering experience in prefabricated or modular buildings, with a strong understanding of factory production processes, modular construction systems, transportation logistics, and site installation.
• Proven experience preparing and managing tenders for projects of comparable size and complexity.
• Strong knowledge of construction methods, cost build-ups, quantity take-offs, cost planning, procurement, subcontractor pricing, and tender requirements.
• Experience reviewing estimates and coordinating multiple submissions within tight deadlines.

Key Competencies:

• Team leadership, coaching, and performance management.
• Workload planning, delegation, and resource allocation.
• Strong analytical ability and attention to detail.
• Commercial awareness and sound decision-making.
• Clear communication and cross-functional coordination.
• Process improvement and quality control.