Building Cost Estimator

Shimizu Corporation

Construction

Civil Eng

Bonus

JP company

About this role

A building cost estimating role in the estimating departments of Shimizu Corporation's domestic branches, covering projects such as hospitals, education and research facilities, offices, production facilities, commercial buildings and high-rise towers.

Working from drawings and specifications, the estimator has an outside quantity-surveying office produce the bill of quantities, checks it in detail, assigns appropriate unit prices to each item, and adds temporary works not shown on the drawings to arrive at the total construction cost, then completes the estimate and the contract breakdown. The role also includes research and cost analysis based on past estimate data, and making cost proposals to clients and designers.

To be considered, applicants need quantity-surveying or construction management experience at a general contractor or a design or estimating office, plus basic PC skills such as Excel.

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