Senior Estimator

Currie & Brown are looking for a Senior Estimator to join our team in Abu Dhabi, working with a key client on a range of interesting projects in the UAE.

What will you be doing

• Producing accurate cost estimates reflecting the project scope and timescales, to a consistent format and quality
• Enabling project costs and performance to be more reliably compared and benchmarked
• Accurately validating suppliers and contractors cost estimates
• Providing efficient tools and processes that enable timely and consistent production of estimates to a common standard
• Producing estimate reports
• Preparing cost estimates during the execution phase to validate contractors cost forecasts and contract changes
• Providing specialist cost planning and estimating services in accordance with our rail clients governance and assurance procedures; this may require the estimate report and estimate to be presented to the client as part of the governance sign-off process
• Supporting budget development, investment authorisation and cost reconciliation

What do you need

• BSc in quantity surveying or equivalent
• Technical delivery experience in the provision of estimating and/or QS services
• Experience working for a main contractor as an Estimator
• Proficient in the use of unit cost modelling tools
• Good technical writing, client-facing and communication skills
• Well-organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, well-disciplined and commercially astute
• A team player with a can-do attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful and flexible

Why choose Currie & Brown

Unlike some businesses, we prioritise for the long term and honour our commitments. We are compassionate and inclusive in the way we approach our work, and always look to invest in our people's futures. Be it a desire to work internationally, a drive to progress, or even a curiosity to operate in a new sector, we are there for our people at every stage – providing advice, support and the structure to achieve. That is why so many of us have established and built successful careers here for so long.

We don't offer just a job we offer a career with clear structured route to progression, and a track record of making international mobility happen with international moves encouraged on a permanent or secondment basis.

We are an international industry leader – Working for us provides the chance to work for a leading brand with a focus on excellence, being digitally-led in our approach, we present the chance to work on some of the world's most prestigious projects and for some of the world's top clients.

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work everyday and that is why we firmly believe equality, diversity and inclusion should be fundamental in creating a successful work force.

We offer comprehensive benefits packages in all our global regions which have been specifically tailored to offer additional rewards to our employees from entry level to senior executives.