Senior FM Bid Estimator — Strategy, Cost & Tender

Innovo Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Innovo Group is seeking a Senior FM Estimation Engineer to lead the estimation process for facilities management bids, covering hard and soft services. You will collaborate with pre-contract, operations, procurement, and technical teams to deliver accurate, competitive costs.

This role requires a strong background in FM costing, tendering, and quantity surveying, with 7–10 years’ experience and 3–5 years in a senior estimation role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil Engineering, Facilities Management, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Typically 7–10 years of relevant FM estimation, tendering, bid management, quantity surveying, or commercial management experience, with at least 3–5 years in a senior estimation role.
• Proven experience in preparing cost estimates for integrated FM contracts covering hard services, soft services, or both.
• Strong knowledge of MEP maintenance, PPM and reactive maintenance, cleaning, security, landscaping, pest control, waste management, and other FM services.
• Experience reviewing RFPs, tender documents, scopes of work, SLAs, KPIs, asset registers, drawings, pricing schedules, and contract requirements.
• Professional certifications such as CFM, FMP, RICS, PMP, or equivalent are desirable.
• Experience in the relevant country or regional FM market is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute the estimation process for FM bids and tenders across hard and soft services.
• Review RFPs, scopes of work, SLAs, and drawings to define the complete scope of services.
• Prepare RFQs to subcontractors and suppliers for FM services.
• Prepare RFIs and coordinate clarifications with Estimation Manager.
• Validate manpower deployment plans, PPM schedules, and asset quantities with teams.
• Review and negotiate subcontractor and service costs.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to develop accurate FM cost estimates.
• Incorporate post-tender changes and variations into costing models.
• Identify value engineering opportunities and report recommendations.
• Provide progress updates on estimation activities and risks.
• Support pricing strategy, bid submissions, and client presentations.

Skills

FM estimation & costing

Tendering & bid management

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation

Quality assurance & risk assessment

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil Engineering, Facilities Management, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or related discipline

Job description

Innovo Group is seeking a Senior FM Estimation Engineer to lead the estimation process for facilities management bids, covering hard and soft services. You will collaborate with pre-contract, operations, procurement, and technical teams to deliver accurate, competitive costs.

This role requires a strong background in FM costing, tendering, and quantity surveying, with 7–10 years’ experience and 3–5 years in a senior estimation role.