Planning/Estimation Engineer

Overview

Element has an opportunity for a Planning/Estimation Engineer to join our growing team.

This role will be responsible for preparing cost estimates for projects and services to aid the management in bidding / pricing / project management.

This role will be based in Dubai, UAE

Responsibilities

• Review customer enquiries and project specifications and providing quotations
• Confer with personnel at various levels on changes and adjustments to cost estimates
• Prepare estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling
• Communicate with the customer regarding clarifications of the quotation, pricing
• Establish and maintain tendering process, and conduct negotiations
• Support team in business processes by taking up adhoc / additional projects & assignments as required
  
  

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Skills / Qualifications

• A degree / diploma holder in Engineering or equivalent
• Computer literate, with experience of Microsoft Office
• Self-starter, quick learner and energetic
• Able to understand and recognize processes and operate effectively within the processes
• Excellent written and spoken English skills
• At least 2 years’ experience in costing / estimation in Gulf region, preferably in construction or related field
• An administrator with accounting / financial background would be preferred for the position
  
  

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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