Estimation Engineer

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Inquiry Intake & Translation

● Receive inquiries from the sales team (new supply, modernization, service, car lifts, turntables) with client requirements, specifications, and site conditions.

● Clarify incomplete or ambiguous requirements with the salesperson before proceeding to the factory.

● Translate client requirements into a structured technical inquiry (capacity, speed, travel, stops, cabin finish, code/standard requirements e.g. EN 81-20, shaft/pit/headroom dimensions) suitable for factory submission.

Factory Coordination

● Submit technical inquiries to the relevant factory and track them to completion.

● Follow up proactively on outstanding factory quotations to protect turnaround time.

● Review factory technical quotations for completeness, code compliance, and alignment with the original client requirement; query the factory directly where discrepancies exist.

● Escalate factory delays, non-responses, or technical disputes to the BDM.

Costing, Pricing & Quotation Build

● Apply the company pricing engine to calculate landed cost, installation cost (Inovas rate where applicable), overheads, and margin.

● Determine final sale price in line with approved pricing guidelines and margin targets; flag any exception pricing to the BDM for approval.

● Build the final client-facing quotation on Lift Mart's standard branded template, ensuring technical, commercial, and terms sections are complete and consistent.

● Maintain version control on quotation revisions (e.g. Rev.1, Rev.2...) and ensure the sales team always quotes from the latest approved version.

System & Reporting

● Log every inquiry, factory quotation, and final quotation in Odoo (CRM / Estimation) as the single source of truth - no offline-only quotation records.

● Keep quotation status, revision history, and pricing data current and auditable in Odoo.

● Provide visibility to the BDM on open, pending, and overdue quotations.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIS)

● Quotation turnaround time - from inquiry receipt to final quotation issued (primary KPI).

● Win rate - proportion of issued quotations converted to signed contracts.

● Quotation volume - number of quotations processed per period, in line with sales team capacity.

● Costing accuracy - variance between quoted margin and actual project margin realized.

● Odoo data completeness - percentage of inquiries and quotations fully logged and current in the system.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

● Technical or engineering background (mechanical/electrical) with the ability to read and interpret elevator/lift specifications and shop drawings.

● Prior experience in estimation, technical sales support, or quotation preparation - vertical transportation, MEP, or related construction/industrial equipment sector preferred.

● Strong Excel skills; ability to work confidently with a structured costing/pricing model.

● Working knowledge of Odoo ERP or similar ERP/CRM systems, or the ability to learn quickly.

● High attention to detail and numerical accuracy - errors in costing directly affect company margin.

● Strong follow-up discipline; comfortable chasing factories and internal stakeholders to protect deadlines.

● Clear written communication in English; Arabic and/or Mandarin an advantage given international factory coordination.

Pay: AED4,000.00 - AED5,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person