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Estimation Engineer
confidential company Sharjah
Dubai, UAE
Full Time
Mid
Onsite
4 weeks ago
Cost EstimationQuantity Take offTender PreparationThermoplastic Road MarkingCold Plastic Road MarkingTraffic Safety Products
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About the Role
A confidential company in Sharjah is seeking an Estimation Engineer for their road marking and traffic safety division. The role involves preparing cost estimates, quotations, and tender submissions for road marking and traffic safety projects across the UAE.
Key Skills for This Role
Cost EstimationQuantity Take offTender PreparationThermoplastic Road MarkingCold Plastic Road MarkingTraffic Safety Products
Responsibilities
- Review RFQs, tender documents, drawings, specifications, BOQs, and contract requirements
- Prepare detailed cost estimates and quotations for thermoplastic road marking, cold plastic systems, road studs, traffic signs, crack sealing, and related traffic safety works
- Develop competitive pricing for materials, labor, equipment, subcontractors, and indirect costs
- Prepare commercial and technical proposals for RFQs, tenders, framework agreements, and maintenance contracts
- Conduct quantity take offs and productivity analyses for machine applied and manual road marking operations
- Obtain and evaluate supplier and subcontractor quotations
- Coordinate with procurement, operations, production, and project teams to ensure accurate pricing and resource planning
- Prepare rate build ups for various road marking and traffic safety activities
- Maintain updated databases for material costs, labor rates, equipment utilization, and productivity benchmarks
- Identify commercial risks, exclusions, assumptions, and value engineering opportunities
- Support business development teams by providing timely pricing for client enquiries, direct quotations, and urgent RFQ requests
- Manage multiple RFQs and tenders simultaneously while meeting strict submission deadlines
Requirements
- Civil Engineer with experience in road marking and traffic safety works
- Direct estimation experience in thermoplastic road marking, cold plastic road marking, waterborne and solvent based road paint, crack sealing, road stud supply and installation, traffic signs, delineators, bollards, guardrails, highway maintenance contracts, manual hand crew road marking operations, machine applied road marking operations, framework agreements and call off contracts, and RFQ based pricing
- Strong understanding of UAE market rates, productivity norms, and authority specifications
- Proven experience preparing quotations, RFQs, and tenders for road marking and traffic safety projects
- Commercially minded with strong analytical and negotiation skills
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment with multiple client enquiries and tender opportunities
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Job Overview
- We are seeking an experienced Estimation Engineer to join our specialized road marking and traffic safety division.
- The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing accurate estimates, quotations, RFQ responses, tender submissions, and commercial proposals for road marking, traffic safety, highway maintenance, and infrastructure projects throughout the UAE.
Key Responsibilities
- Review RFQs, tender documents, drawings, specifications, BOQs, and contract requirements.
- Prepare detailed cost estimates and quotations for thermoplastic road marking, cold plastic systems, road studs, traffic signs, crack sealing, and related traffic safety works.
- Develop competitive pricing for materials, labor, equipment, subcontractors, and indirect costs.
- Prepare commercial and technical proposals for RFQs, tenders, framework agreements, and maintenance contracts.
- Conduct quantity take offs and productivity analyses for machine applied and manual road marking operations.
- Obtain and evaluate supplier and subcontractor quotations.
- Coordinate with procurement, operations, production, and project teams to ensure accurate pricing and resource planning.
- Prepare rate build ups for thermoplastic application, cold plastic application, crack sealing, road stud installation, traffic sign installation, and manual hand crew activities.
- Maintain updated databases for material costs, labor rates, equipment utilization, and productivity benchmarks.
- Identify commercial risks, exclusions, assumptions, and value engineering opportunities.
- Support business development teams by providing timely pricing for client enquiries, direct quotations, and urgent RFQ requests.
- Manage multiple RFQs and tenders simultaneously while meeting strict submission deadlines.
Preferred Experience
- Candidates must have direct estimation experience in several of the following: Thermoplastic Road Marking, Cold Plastic Road Marking, Waterborne and Solvent Based Road Paint, Crack Sealing and Joint Sealing, Road Stud Supply and Installation (including Hoffman machine operations), Traffic Signs and
Preferred Candidate
- Civil Engineer with experience in road marking and traffic safety works.
- Strong understanding of UAE market rates, productivity norms, and authority specifications.
- Proven experience preparing quotations, RFQs, and tenders for road marking and traffic safety projects.
- Commercially minded with strong analytical and negotiation skills.
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment with multiple client enquiries and tender opportunities.
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