An Estimation & Billing Engineer is responsible for preparing project cost estimates, quantity calculations, contractor/client bills, and monitoring the financial progress of construction projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare detailed BOQ and project estimates based on drawings and specifications.
- Calculate quantities for civil, interior, electrical, plumbing, and other works.
- Prepare material and labour cost estimates.
- Prepare and verify client bills and contractor/subcontractor bills.
- Check site measurements and ensure billing is based on actual completed work.
- Prepare RA bills / stage-wise bills as per project progress.
- Track approved quantities, executed quantities, and balance quantities.
- Coordinate with the Architectural, Estimation, Production, Site, Procurement, and Accounts teams.
- Verify material usage and identify quantity/cost variations.
- Prepare additional work / variation estimates whenever the scope changes.
- Maintain project-wise cost sheets and billing records.
- Support payment certification and coordinate with Accounts for payment follow-up.
- Compare estimated cost vs. actual project cost.
- Maintain proper documentation of quotations, BOQs, measurements, bills, and approvals.
- Identify cost overruns and report them to the management.
- Ensure all billing and estimation documents are accurate and submitted on time.
Required Skills:
- Quantity surveying and measurement
- BOQ preparation
- Construction estimation
- Billing and rate analysis
- MS Excel / Google Sheets
- AutoCAD drawing reading
- Basic knowledge of construction materials and labour rates
- Positive documentation and coordination skills
- Attention to detail and numerical accuracy
Main Performance Areas (KPI):
- Estimation accuracy
- Timely submission of estimates
- Billing accuracy
- Reduction of billing errors
- Proper measurement verification
- Cost control
- Timely preparation of contractor bills
- Proper project documentation
- Coordination with site and accounts teams
- Tracking project budget vs. actual cost