DP World
Estimator – Facilities Management
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
Job overview
Date posted
25/11/2025
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Experienced
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
09/01/2026
Job description
The role leads FM estimations for bids and budgets by conducting detailed site surveys, validating quantities, building BOQs, and creating complete cost models across labour, materials, access equipment, testing/commissioning, prelims, and overheads. It demands close coordination with procurement, subcontractors, and internal FM stakeholders to ensure accurate pricing and well-defined scope boundaries, assumptions, and exclusions. The Estimator develops value-engineering options, prepares pricing schedules and cash-flow forecasts, supports bid reviews and negotiations, and hands over complete cost breakdowns to delivery teams post-award. The role requires strong commercial discipline, FM domain knowledge, and adherence to HSEQ standards to ensure accurate, competitive, and compliant submissions.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Conduct pre-bid site surveys to verify quantities, measure areas, assess access needs, and capture constraints
- Build BOQs and detailed cost models covering labour, materials, plant, access equipment, testing and commissioning, prelims, OHP, and contingencies
- Develop clear pricing assumptions, inclusions/exclusions, and scope clarifications
- Coordinate procurement of quotes from vendors, OEMs, and subcontractors; maintain cost libraries and productivity benchmarks
- Align with FM teams to validate maintenance strategies, PPM/RM regimes, spares, mobilisation needs, and staffing models
- Prepare value-engineering alternatives and quantify cost/risk/time impacts
- Compile tender pricing schedules, rate analyses, and cash-flow forecasts; support bid reviews and negotiations
- Participate in mobilization for newly awarded FM contracts
- Handover complete BOQs, cost breakdowns, and procurement schedules to delivery teams
- Ensure compliance with HSEQ requirements, UAE laws, and international FM quality standards
Experience & skills
- Experience in FM estimation (industry standard 4–8+ years)
- Strong technical understanding of FM scopes, PPM/RM regimes, and asset categories
- Proficiency in BOQ creation, rate analysis, cost modelling, and tender pricing
- Ability to conduct technical site surveys and quantify FM assets accurately
- Strong coordination skills with procurement, OEMs, subcontractors, and internal FM teams
- Knowledge of HSEQ requirements and UAE regulatory standards
- Ability to develop value-engineering proposals and commercial clarifications
- Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills
- Familiarity with FM KPIs, SLAs, mobilisation planning, and cost breakdown structures
