Tendering & Estimation Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and analyze RFQs, ITBs, Scope of Work (SOW), BOQs, MTOs, technical drawings, specifications, and responsibility matrices.
• Perform Quantity Take-Offs (QTO) for civil and concrete works, including reinforced concrete structures, manholes, piles, concrete, reinforcement, and formwork.
• Prepare cost estimates for civil works, painting and protective coatings, Passive Fire Protection (PFP), and thermal insulation.
• Calculate direct and indirect costs, including materials, consumables, labour, equipment, subcontractors, logistics, overheads, and contingencies.
• Prepare man-hour estimates, productivity calculations, manpower loading, and preliminary work schedules.
• Develop BOQs, MTOs, detailed cost breakdowns, Excel-based estimating models, and technical and commercial proposals.
• Prepare tender assumptions, exclusions, clarifications, and technical-commercial queries.
• Request, review, and compare supplier and subcontractor quotations.
• Identify scope gaps, technical discrepancies, cost risks, and potential commercial exposures.
• Maintain tender registers, historical pricing databases, and cost estimation records.
• Coordinate with Sales, Operations, Project Management, Contracts, and Technical Documentation teams.
• Support the handover of awarded projects to the execution team.
• Present cost estimates and pricing recommendations to the Commercial Director for final approval.

• Preferably 5+ years of relevant experience in tendering, cost estimation, proposal engineering, or quantity surveying.
• Experience in EPC/EPCM, Oil & Gas, industrial construction, or industrial services projects.
• Proven ability to independently perform quantity take-offs and prepare cost estimates based on engineering drawings.
• Practical knowledge of civil construction works is essential.
• Experience in protective coatings, PFP, and thermal insulation is an advantage.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Construction, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong understanding of RFQs, ITBs, SOWs, BOQs, MTOs, unit rates, and cost breakdown structures.
• Experience in man-hour estimation, labour productivity calculations, manpower planning, and equipment costing.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables, and cost modelling.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and measure quantities using AutoCAD.
• Familiarity with Bluebeam or similar PDF markup tools.
• Knowledge of MS Project or Primavera P6 is an advantage.