Facade Tender QS / Estimator

Key Responsibilities

• Review tender documents, including drawings, commercial conditions, technical specifications and façade system requirements; identify pricing basis, scope of works and items requiring clarification.
• Carry out and check façade quantity take-offs against drawings and tender scope, and mark the façade contract scope on plans, elevations and details. 
• Prepare material take-offs and cost build-ups for façade systems based on design proposals, material specifications and supplier quotations, including aluminium profiles, steelwork, aluminium panels, glazing, hardware and associated materials.
• Compile facade system rates, tender totals and cost submissions using available labour, fabrication, transport, installation and access or construction method costs; allocate bill rates based on the approved tender total.
• Invite and follow up quotations from suppliers and subcontractors; compare prices and check scope, technical compliance, delivery terms and commercial assumptions. 
• Assist in preparing bills of quantities, pricing schedules, commercial clarifications, exclusions or deviations, and other facade tender documents; track internal reviews and submission deadlines.
• Attend tender briefings, commercial clarifications and tender interviews with clients or main contractors, and help prepare pricing explanations and supporting information.
• Carry out other tendering and pricing duties as assigned by company management.

Requirements

• A university degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Cost Management, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Building Engineering or a related discipline. Fresh graduates are welcome.
• Careful, patient and responsible, with sound numerical awareness, logical thinking and document management skills.
• Good communication and teamwork skills, with the initiative to follow up tasks and manage work to tender deadlines.
• Willingness to learn façade systems, construction methods, material costs and tender procedures; able to work under tender-related time pressure.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and able to read construction drawings at a basic level.
• Good written and spoken English to review tender documents and communicate in day-to-day work.

Preferred

• Internship or project exposure in façade, construction, building or quantity surveying.
• Experience with AutoCAD, PDF or other quantity take-off and drawing-mark-up software.
• Chinese and English language skills to support communication with suppliers and project teams across the region.