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- Prepare estimates of probable costs of materials, labour and equipment for construction projects based on contract bids, quotations, schematic drawings and specifications
- Advise on tendering procedures, examine and analyze tenders, recommend tender awards and conduct negotiations
- Establish and maintain tendering process and set up cost monitoring and reporting systems and procedures
- Prepare cost and expenditure statements and forecasts at regular intervals for the duration of a project
- Prepare and maintain a directory of suppliers, contractors and subcontractors
- Liaise, consult and communicate with engineers, architects, owners, contractors and subcontractors, and prepare economic feasibility studies on changes and adjustments to cost estimates
- Manage and co-ordinate construction projects and prepare construction progress schedules.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Additional Skills
- Provide economic feasibility studies and preliminary estimates for proposed projects
Specific Skills
- Advise on tendering procedures
- Set up cost monitoring and reporting systems
- Project cash flow and financing requirements
- Prepare estimates for general expenses and overheads
- Prepare estimates of labour and material costs
- Prepare bill of material
- Prepare and maintain a directory of suppliers and contractors
- Monitor and adjust contract expenditures
- Estimate pre-contract costs
Project Size Estimating Experience
- $ 100,001 - $ 500,000
- 0 - $100,000
Major Work Area
- Estimating
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- Spreadsheets
- Scheduling packages
- Estimating packages
Type of Construction Experience
- Industrial
- Commercial