Projects Costing Engineer
2025-05-05T08:24:23+00:00
Davis & Shirtliff Group
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Business Management and Administration
Science & Engineering
2025-05-14T17:00:00+00:00
Kenya
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Projects Costing Engineer
The Davis & Shirtliff Group is the leading supplier of water and energy solutions in the region. The group is Kenyan based and operates through a network of Kenyan branches as well as regional subsidiaries in Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Rwanda, South Sudan, DRC and Zimbabwe. The company has a total complement of over 900 highly trained and professional staff spread across the region and seeks to fill the position of Projects Costing Engineer at Nairobi Head office.
The successful candidate will report to the Group Projects Manager and be charged with the following 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
Qualifications and Experience: -
- Upper 2nd class in Engineering discipline, Quantity Surveying discipline or related field.
- 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.
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
Upper 2nd class in Engineering discipline, Quantity Surveying discipline or related field. 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.
JOB-681875b76b695
Vacancy title:
Projects Costing Engineer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Business Management and Administration, Category: Science & Engineering]
Jobs at:
Davis & Shirtliff Group
Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, May 14 2025
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, May 5 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Projects Costing Engineer
The Davis & Shirtliff Group is the leading supplier of water and energy solutions in the region. The group is Kenyan based and operates through a network of Kenyan branches as well as regional subsidiaries in Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Rwanda, South Sudan, DRC and Zimbabwe. The company has a total complement of over 900 highly trained and professional staff spread across the region and seeks to fill the position of Projects Costing Engineer at Nairobi Head office.
The successful candidate will report to the Group Projects Manager and be charged with the following 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
Qualifications and Experience: -
- Upper 2nd class in Engineering discipline, Quantity Surveying discipline or related field.
- 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.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: bachelor degree
Job application procedure
Interested and qualified? Go to Davis & Shirtliff Group on www.davisandshirtliff.com to apply
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