Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Project Estimation Engineer-Leading Construction (Jeddah) KSA

 Job Description:

  • The role is responsible to figure out how much a project will cost.
  • They are responsible for identifying every single cost that goes into a project.
  • They need to be analytic, detail oriented, and able to maintain relationships within and outside the Company.
  • The role will help the sales team create a proposal, understand customer specifications, and propose a final budget for a project.
  • In addition, they need to their analysis to upper management.
  • Project Cost Control
  • Analyze project costs such as labor, material, contractors, etc. to provide an accurate estimate to the Projects team.
  • Attend customer meetings, as needed, to understand the customer requirements and build them into the estimation process.
  • Detail-oriented thinking and creating estimation models for projects.
  • Work on creating & reviewing BOQ documents for projects and ensuring costing makes sense.
  • Visit sites, suppliers, and warehouses to get a better understanding of the costing process and how the Company buys/uses its stocks.
  • Build relationships with internal department managers & staff as well as key contractors to understand the pricing process and how to get estimates accurately & quickly.
  • Work with the Sales & Projects teams to create proposals and ensure company profitability is maintained.
  • Work on Variation Orders & Progress Billing with the Projects team and the Finance Manager.
  • Evaluate Impacts to project profitability & costing based on project changes or increased spending and inform the relevant stakeholders.
  • Collecting all relevant data from the Projects, Purchasing, Technical, Design, and Finance teams to generate reports and provide guidance.
  • Carrying out any task assigned to him that is not fundamentally different from the tasks of the Project Estimation.
  • Company Improvement
  • Understand the entire business cycle of the
  • Company and project management.
  • Build standard costs & formulas into the Company
  • ERP or pricing sheets to reduce human error.

Knowledge and Experience

  • A minimum of 6 years of experience
  • Education and Certifications
  • A Bachelors in Civil Engineering from a recognized university.

Job related Skills

Communication Skills (Written and Verbal)

Presentation Skills

Influencing and Negotiating Skills

Problem Solving Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Fluent in Arabic & English

Project Management Concepts Understanding

  Required Skills:

BOQ HIM Analysis Estimates Cost Control Presentation Skills Customer Requirements Stocks Arabic Communication Skills Civil Engineering Purchasing Interpersonal Skills Contractors Specifications Problem Solving Construction Suppliers Education Finance Design Engineering Project Management Business English Sales Communication Management