Senior Estimator - Structural, Mechanical and Piping (SMP) at Aveng

Job description

Job Summary

The incumbent will be responsible to estimate and manage the costing process and lead the tender price submission.

Minimum Requirements ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Relevant tertiary qualification e.g. NHD, BSc, B-Tech Construction Management, Quantity Surveying and/or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Experience

• Minimum 6 years Structural, Mechanical and Piping (SMP) work estimating experience (other jobs that prepared you for this)
• Operational exposure to costing financial aspects to projects

Duties & Responsibilities

• Receive and review enquiries
• Attend sites visits and undertake investigations, compile a list of all competitors and other interested parties
• Ensure timeous collection, assessment and analysis of tender documentation, tenders and proposals
• Prepare and present tenders for finalisation and tender Exco meetings, amend tender cost rates at post finalization stage by making relevant adjustments
• Compiling submissions and ensure the timeous delivery of a fully compliant / competitive submission and analysis of tender results
• Responsible for the accurate and timeous implementation and pricing of bill of quantities
• Responsible for the quantification of materials needed, listing of subcontractors portions and issuing of specifications and drawings
• Ensure speedy resolution of anomalies’ in suppliers and subcontractors quotations and / or qualifications and for obtaining quotation through consultation with relevant stakeholders
• Preparation of a detailed competitor adjudication regarding project specific tenders and assess the competitiveness of the tender by analysing tender results
• Responsible for the scheduling of work to be executed in accordance with Client requirements in conjunction with the planning staff
• Review material and labour requirements. Responsible for the provision of an effective estimating function by preparing estimating analysis of projects, conduct special studies, prepare estimates for management purposes, liaise with relevant professional team/s for the interpretation of specifications, drawings etc.
• Recommend construction and engineering methodology by careful examination of the tender documentation including the project as a whole, the conditions of the contract, specifications and drawings, site conditions etc.
• Responsible for maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders by liaising with clients, potential clients and consulting engineers and being the brand ambassador
• Ensure timeous estimation of unit cost rates for projects on tender. Assessment of individual billed items, calculation of labour rates, materials and plant contents
• Ensure all cost and estimating processes are aligned to the company SHE policies and procedures. To assess preventative strategies and build costs into tender estimates
• Ensure all cost and estimating processes are aligned to the company Quality policies, requirements and procedures. To assess preventative strategies and build costs into tender estimates
• Ensure that the Welding Manager checks the welding requirements
• Ensure the training and empowering junior team members on tendering methodology and procedures

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of application of the full tendering process cycle
• Understanding of commercial matters, affecting tenders and projects
• Contract law knowledge
• Excellent negotiating skills
• Computer skills: MS Office Suite and other relevant computer software packages e.g. CCS

Behavioural Competencies

• Build and maintain effective relationship
• Drive financial optimization
• Effective establishment of teams and department
• Making effective decisions and leverage opportunities to drive achievement objectives
• Upholding ethics and values, integrity and equal opportunities
• Incorporating new approaches in key change initiative