Projects Costing Engineer at Davis & Shirtliff Group

The company has a total complement of over 800 highly trained and professional staff spread across the region and seeks to fill the position of Projects Costing Engineer at Nairobi Head office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Active involvement in tender bids and proposals preparation.
• Estimating quantities, costs and time scales for material and labour
• Preparing tender and contract documents
• Negotiating contracts.
• Identifying and weighing up commercial risks
• Valuing completed work, managing budgets and overseeing payments
• Ensuring projects meet legal and quality standards
• Submitting regular budget reports
• Following building regulations and health and safety
• Accomplish project objectives by coordinating and reviewing project schedules.
• Enforcing policies and procedures
• Interacting with clients, interpreting their needs and requirements, and representing them in the field
• Performing quality control tasks on budgets, schedules, plans, and personnel performance and reporting on the project's status
• Communicating and managing all project stakeholders
• Successfully run all allocated projects from inception to commissioning while ensuring customer satisfaction and quality

Qualification and Experience: -

• Upper 2nd class in an Engineering Discipline
• Quantity Surveying Certification
• A minimum of two years' work experience in quantity surveying with a reputable organization.
• A proven sales record with good customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational, time management, leadership, and decision-making skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of applicable codes, policies, standards, and best practices.
• Ability to work with multiple discipline projects.