A general contracting company based in Dubai is looking for Senior Estimator with extensive experience in Interior Design projects. Receive Tender documents (Drawings + Specification + Bill of Quantities+ Instruction to tenderers. Review the tender documents and ensure that all data required for pricing are available in the documents. Prepare technical queries such as, details, missing documents pertaining to the tender. Send enquiries to the specified/non-specified suppliers for materials and equipment. Evaluate Follow the supplier quotations against the tender requirements such as capacity, quantity, specifications, deviations, etc. Make comparative analysis of all quantities and use the optimum solution. Arrange to get the quantity take-off from the drawings according to the project BOQ through the Assistant Estimators. Prepare a costing and PC Brief for the works, highlighting the value of all equipment / material. Prepare the BOQ for final submission to the Client/Main Contractor. Keep a close watch on the proceedings through supplier relationship. Prepare value engineering proposals. Revise the costing for the post tender clarifications received. Prepare final contract BOQ based on the agreed contract value.
It is observed that some people start their job from lower ranks and remain in lower ranks for the long period of time while others start their job in lower ranks and use that low rank as their launching pad and start flying in a very short time. Actually the people who got rapid promotion have some capabilities and one could develop those capabilities in him so that he could get the rapid promotion in the job. Some of these capabilities are mentioned here under:
Continuously improve the qualification: It is the best tool which could come to help you to progress in your rank to have the higher qualifications. No doubt learning with earning is not an easy job. But once you get determined than you could get the task done in desired way.
Keenly observe the field and try to understand the technical tasks: It is observed that those people rise in their rank that could handle the technical aspects of their job in right way. Therefore, it is suggested to keep those secrets of job with you as soon as possible.
Try to show your worth to higher authorities: After getting good qualification and knowing the technical aspects of your job, it is good idea to give a good presentation to higher authorities so that you could get entered your name in the good book of higher authorities. In this way you could get the big boost in the promotion.