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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Review, evaluate, and analyse tender documents to ensure that cost estimations comply with project requirements.• Expertise in pricing direct costs, including the ability to create detailed rate build-ups for material, labour, equipment, and subcontractor services.• Demonstrate competence in estimating indirect costs, including site management, insurances, bonds, temporary MEP utilities, and contingencies, as well as understanding of how corporate overhead and profit are factored into cost proposals.• Prepare Bills of Quantities, ensuring precise measurement and costing of MEP items.• Identify value engineering (VE) opportunities to optimise cost efficiency including cost reduction exercises and alternative solutions that maintain or enhance project quality.• Supervise and oversee the estimation team's work, ensuring compliance with project requirements and accuracy in cost estimation.• Compile a tender list, conduct pre-qualification assessments for potential subcontractors, and initiate the formal process of inviting them to submit competitive proposals through request for proposal (RFP).• Procurement of MEP subcontractors, suppliers, and specialists; evaluating their proposals and quotations; and preparing comparisons based on the received bids• Manage and record unit prices in a database for future reference.• Conduct meetings with subcontractors and suppliers to ensure clarity on the scope of work and project requirements.• Work closely with the contracts department to review contract documents, including the letter of acceptance (LOA) and subcontract agreement (SA), ensuring alignment with project requirements.• Proficient in using Construction Computer Software (CCS), with expertise in creating and updating MEP Masters and pricing tender projects.

United Arab Emirates

• Performed a comprehensive assessment of tender documents, ensuring cost estimates were accurate and fully adhered to project specifications.• Efficiently quantified material take-offs, demonstrated expertise in pricing both direct and indirect costs, and prepared accurate Bills of Quantity (BOQ) for cost estimation.• Conducted value engineering analyses to optimise project cost efficiency and enhanced project quality.• Directed and managed the estimation team’s activities, ensuring compliance to project requirement and accuracy in cost estimation.• Documented unit prices in a database for future reference and analysis.• Facilitated meetings with subcontractors and suppliers to clarify the scope of work and project requirements.• Skilled in utilising Construction Computer Software (CCS), with a proven track record in developing and maintaining MEP Masters and pricing tender projects.

Cebu City, Philippines

• Collaborated with project managers and other stakeholders to develop project plans and schedules.• Conducted regular site visits to inspect ongoing construction activities, ensuring that work was being carried out according to specifications, codes, and quality standards.• Coordinated with various teams on-site, including architects, contractors, subcontractors, and labourers, to ensure smooth workflow and timely project completion.• Implemented and enforced quality control procedures to maintain high construction standards.• Monitored materials and workmanship to ensure compliance with specifications. • Addressed and resolved any issues or challenges that arose during the construction life cycle.• Facilitated communication between different stakeholders, including reporting progress to project managers, addressing client concerns, and providing updates to relevant parties.