8741
Mechanical Estimating Manager
Dublin, Ireland
Engineering
Permanent
8741
Posted on:
August 18, 2025
The Highlights:
The Role:
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.
Job 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.
Job 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.).
If you would like to learn more about the vacancy, apply now, or contact Thaissa Torres on ttorres@elusav.com or +35315822807.
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