Mechanical Estimator

• Aug 2022 - Present

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Estimation/Procurement/Quantity Survey

• Jun 2015 - Nov 2020

Post Tender  Within the budget managed to purchase mechanical equipment such as chillers, cooling towers, pumps, fans, AHU, FCU, and systems such as firefighting systems, LPG systems, BMS systems, and so on, while adhering to all project specifications and standards.  Identified new vendors and manufacturers, analyzed vendor capability through techno-commercial comparisons, identified optimal products and systems to fit within the budget, proposed value engineering.  Effectively negotiated with suppliers and subcontractors and issued work orders.  Prepared budget and managed cash flows in liaise with the company terms.  Managed and assessed variations and provide accurate costing.  Effectively managed subcontractor payments.  Maintained the cashflow by timely submission of interim payment applications.  Strictly verified the purchases before approving the payments through internal ERP system (Xpedion). Pre-Tender  MEP Contracts for projects like Kempinski Hotel and RIT university, which is worth more than ten million pounds were booked profitably.  Managed to bid more than 3 MEP projects in a month.  Managed, trained and mentored a team of 4 junior estimation engineers.  Kept a good relationship with the suppliers, so that they supported well in booking projects.  Effectively priced the tender projects by using the prices from comparison statements of vendor’s technical & commercial proposal’s prepared by the team.  Strictly monitored the quantity take-offs by the team for error-free bidding.  Proposed and applied value engineering to clients to arrive the maximum cost saving without affecting the technical aspects of the project requirements.

Mechanical Design & Estimation Engineer

• Mar 2010 - May 2015

1. Review contract / tender documents, generate queries to consultants for any discrepancies or missing information from Contract documents.2. Review building plans, BOQ, drawings, specifications & ascertaining scope of works. 3. Co-ordinating & guiding the quantity surveyors for the proper quantity take off & summarizing the quantities.4. Scheduling of Jobs & Monitoring the people for the timely completion of projects.5. Review the documents and float enquiries to vendors.6. Collecting, Studying and Selection of the appropriate Offers for the Mechanical Works from Sub-Contractors, Manufacturers and Suppliers with regular enquiry follow ups.7. Evaluation of vendor’s technical & commercial proposal’s and making cost comparative statements in order to select technically and commercially suitable proposals. 8. Meet with subcontractors and suppliers, when required to discuss and clarify technical and commercial aspects.9. Evaluating BOQ, specification and take –off quantity from drawings (done by quantity surveyors), preparation of Bill of Materials / Quantity before pricing. 10. Incorporating tender addendums and preparing proper qualifications in bid submission offer.11. Preparation of Job Cost Analysis report & breakdown prices for Mechanical works HVAC, Fire Fighting & Plumbing.12. Application of Value Engineering to arrive the maximum cost saving without affecting the technical aspects of the Project requirements.13. To review tender documentation and identify the key elements of proposal in accordance with the company policies and procedures.14. Preparation of Estimate summaries for Mechanical works.15. Once pricing is done, shall fill up B.O.Q. with selling prices.16. Resolving the post tender issues.17. Maintain up-do-date knowledge regarding the execution efficiency and difficulties faced by the company in current projects for mechanical works.

Mechanical Design Engineer

• Mar 2010 - Dec 2010

1. Design Verifications of the projects including Pipe Sizing, Pump Head Calculations, ESP calculations etc.2. Technical clarifications, regarding tender documents & finalizing the design drawings & specification of the material with consultant/client suggestion.3. Site status analysis to know the exact conditions for MEP clearance from the civil contractor to start the project.4. Designing & preparing plumbing & mechanical shop drawings & co-ordination drawings.5. Design verifications of Plumbing & Mechanical services.6. Clarification & finalizing BOQ with the approved design/ shop drawing.7. Preparing material status, releasing the material as requirement.8. Allocation of workers depending upon skill.9. Daily work status monitoring.10. Giving proper guidance to supervisor to have efficient output.11. Work quality analysis based on pre inspection, getting approval from client.12. Work progress analysis of the entire project.13. Solving the technical issues in the site for a smooth work progress of the project.