Job Description:
Job Description:
Job Title: Senior Estimator/ Quantity surveyor- Interior Fit-out
Experience: Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in estimating and quantity surveying for fit-out and interior projects.
Location: Dubai, UAE
Job Type: Full-time
Job overview:
The Quantity Surveyor will be responsible for cost management, contract administration, and financial reporting to ensure projects are delivered within budget and to high commercial standards.
Experience working in FIT-OUT environment is a MUST.
Key Responsibilities:
- All stages of an estimate including: project selection, estimate organization, take-off, pricing, review and closeout.
- Communicate project progress/status with Management.
- Prepare, analyze and maintain accurate quantities and thorough take offs from plans.
- Manage and co-ordinate construction projects with Project Manager.
- Estimate the cost of materials, time, labour, and equipment for construction projects, using contract bids, quotations, drawings and specifications
- Decide how the tendering procedure will work, recommend tenders and conduct negotiations.
- Keep track of the project's costs and budget
- Work with engineers, architects, owners, contractors and subcontractors.
- Estimating costs for structural, civil or joinery elements of construction projects
- Have a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of construction and construction methods.
- Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specifications.
- Use computer spreadsheets and databases as well as estimating, take-off, and scheduling software.
Qualification:
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in estimating and quantity surveying, with a focus on fitout and interior projects in the UAE.
- Extensive experience as an estimator in the construction or Fitout field.
- Exceptional time management, multitasking, and interpersonal skills.
- Brilliant management and negotiation skills.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and quality in cost estimation and reporting.
Strong command over English language, for both verbal and written communications