Mechanical Estimating Manager

Elusav Recruitment have an amazing opportunity for a Mechanical Estimating Manager for a leading mechanical building services engineering company, in Dublin, with a commitment to excellence and innovation.

As the Mechanical Estimating Manager you'll be responsible for assisting in the further development of the Estimating Dep. and its systems.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain WIP List.
• Tendering desired projects as selected by Directors.
• Manage and review of all tender documentation received and distribute projects as required to estimating team.
• Oversee measurements & costing of projects paying particular attention to specifications, schedules, schematics, drawings and any addendums.
• Manage quotation requests from suppliers.
• Negotiating with suppliers to achieve best price.
• Carry out detailed take off’s from drawings and schematics, and enter into project costing to apply rates and norms to achieve overall project cost.
• Review all tenders, ensuring all project requirements are captured and all major and minor items are costed.
• Compile preliminary and management costs associated with each project.
• Review Value engineering possibilities and propose prior to tender submission.
• Review project costs with the commercial manager or directors prior to submission.
• Populate all tender documentation for issue (Form of tenders, Pricing documents, BOQ’s etc.).
• Assist in the creation of Tender supporting documents where applicable.
• Ensure the estimating systems are kept up to date. Rates and norms are to be reviewed regularly.
• Liaising with external estimators as required.
• Attend site visits and client meetings as required.
• Lead the handover process from estimation to operations post project award ensuring accurate and detailed project summaries are delivered.
• Review and understand job performance reports for ongoing and completed works to ensure continuous improvement of departmental rates and job costing assumptions.
• Review and understand job performance challenges by liaising with Commercial & Contracts teams to ensure you are always pricing works in line with how they are being delivered at site.
• Assist project management team on live projects where required.
• Project cost and program forecasts.
• Measurement from drawings of the Mechanical components.
• Preparation of project budgets and cost plans for agreement at project start meetings.
• Hold job start meetings with Project Manager & Sub-contractors to ensure that the briefs are fully understood.
• Providing advice on contractual claims.
• Managing sub-contractors accounts and certifying payment (in agreement with PM).
• Compile and submit variations and apply for Change Order Requests.
• Compile & submit Monthly Progress Claims and Final accounts (in agreement with PM).
• Compile and submit Delay Notices.
• Follow up on the approval of Monthly Claims and Final Accounts.
• Compile and submit weekly Progress & Monthly Cost Reports to the Regional Director.
• Continual review of contracts to ensure compliance Construction Contracts.
• Performing risk and value management and cost control advising on procurement strategy.
• Agree final accounts.
• Prepare & present commercial project reports for monthly internal commercial meetings.
• Track actual costs against budgeted costs.
• Keep WIP log updated.
• Ensure all commercial information is stored on the network commercial file as per company structure.
• Site visits to review projects with project team and monitor progress.

Requirements:

• Previous Mechanical Estimating experience.
• Experience in a senior estimating ideally within the M&E sector.
• Strong understanding of mechanical & process pipework systems, HVAC, plumbing and other mechanical building services systems.
• Ability to interpret drawings and specifications, preform accurate take-offs, and prepare detailed BOQs.
• Commercially astute and ambitious.
• High Organisational and time management skills.
• Working knowledge of labour, plant, materials and equipment rates.
• High level of IT competence essential to estimating & quantity surveying (Microsoft suite, CostX, Trimble, etc.).

Contact:

If you would like to learn more about the vacancy, apply now, or contact Thaissa Torres on Ttorres@elusav.com or +35315822807.