The Senior Estimator is responsible for providing leadership, direction, and management to ensure that estimations of construction projects are performed accurately and in accordance with the company strategies.
Key responsibilities:
• Leading a team of engineers and architects to provide timely and competitive estimates for tenders of construction projects. Coordinating the work with business development and preconstruction departments to establish realistic time frames for estimates to be completed.
• Developing strategies for the pursuit and procurement of competitively tender projects fitting within the accepted market segments reflected in the company marketing plan each year.
• Teaching the staff about the approaches required when reviewing project documents with regards to strategic advantages due to our in-house capabilities, specific areas of work that demand attention due to the scope as compared to the overall requirements of the project.
• Train the estimating staff to accurately take-off and price items.
• Identifying major issues and concerns on a project relating to risk/reward situations.
• Responsible for the organisation of the Estimating Department to assure that the proper procedures are in place to allow a smooth tender process.
• Responsible for setting the Directors goals each year and then assuring the goals set for the staff by the chief of Estimating are in alignment with the company goals.
• Track job cost & unit production.
• Hold weekly staff meetings to review current and future workload, project concerns, and any other issues pertaining to the department.
• Providing regular, accurate and reliable reporting of the department ensuring visibility of both financial and non-financial activities to achieve the documented targets and goals of the business.

Qualifications and Skills.
• University degree in civil engineering, architecture, construction management or equivalent.
• Five years of experience in working as a quantity surveyor or in an estimating role.
• Computer knowledge in word processing, spreadsheet and engineering software for quantity surveying or estimating.
• Knowledge in programming and BuildSoft estimating software is a plus.
• Good command in English language.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Good communication skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines