Parsons Hiring for Senior Estimator Job at Dubai Full Time

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Job Description:

Senior Estimator

UAE

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Job Description:

Estimating Strategy & Management:

• Demonstrates an understanding of degrees of uncertainty that applies to estimates as they are developed throughout the project life cycle. Uses this knowledge to identify assumptions and risks to develop contingency proposals for the project.
• Ensures that estimates are continually reviewed and revised as and when new information becomes available, and more is known about the project.
• Provide life cycle costing for various estimating components.
• Top-Down Conceptual Estimating
• Ensures, whenever possible, that comparative techniques are used, e.g. estimates are based on previous experience and usage statistics.
• Uses the parametric technique where bottom-up is not feasible and/or comparative data is not available.
• Normalizes top-down estimates to reflect project factors such as escalation, currency, local market conditions.
• Bottom-Up Measurement-Based Estimating
• Able to Produce detailed estimates in a timely and efficient manner, based on Bills of Quantities/take-off and Activity Based costs.

Estimating Systems:

• Study and analyze the full tender documents/package
• Responsible for close coordination with other company departments such as Design, Finance, Engineering, and Project teams
• Estimate final fees and schedules of rates in the preparation of major tenders in a timely and cost-effective basis
• Co-ordinate the cost data analysis and feedback process from contractors’ tenders and project closeout.
• Select and Implement Estimating database systems
• Develop and promote estimating good practice

Project Controls:

• Integrate estimating data into Cost and Schedule management processes and tools
• Display knowledge and applied understanding of Earned Value Management
• Ability to clearly document report and communicate estimate information to all project stakeholders
• Display a confident understanding of industry-standard scheduling and cost management tools

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying or Construction Management or related field (or equivalent work experience) is required and typically 10+ years of related work experience, as well as some experience in a leadership capacity. An advanced degree in management or related field is preferred. Previous experience using estimating database supported software.