Billing and Estimation Engineer

Overview

We are looking for a skilled Billing and Estimation Engineer to join our team in Delhi-NCR. The role requires expertise in preparing precise estimations, handling billing procedures, and maintaining thorough project cost controls, especially in waterproofing and construction projects.

Primary Responsibilities

• Analyze architectural drawings, tender documents, BOQs, and specifications to produce detailed quantity take-offs for waterproofing projects.
• Perform rate analysis including materials, labor, equipment, wastage, and overheads to generate accurate project cost estimates.
• Create and review quotations and commercial comparisons while identifying scope gaps, assumptions, and additional work requirements.
• Ensure competitiveness and profitability of quotes by collaborating with management and maintaining databases of material and labor costs across waterproofing systems.
• Prepare and submit Running Account (RA) bills aligned with project progress and coordinate joint site measurements with teams.
• Verify quantities executed on-site against approved BOQs and track quantities billed, certified, and pending.
• Compile final billing statements, reconciliation reports, and maintain detailed records of financial adjustments including deductions, GST, advances, and retention funds.
• Monitor payments by following up with clients and ensuring bill certification.
• Control project costs by tracking material consumption, labor expenses, comparing estimated and actual costs, and reporting on monthly profitability.
• Alert management immediately about potential commercial risks or losses.
• Collaborate closely with Project Managers and field engineers to validate work progress and document any extra or deviation works properly.
• Work with client billing and commercial teams, respond to queries, and maintain meticulous records of contracts, amendments, and approvals.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation including work orders, BOQs, rate analyses, estimates, bills, reconciliations, client approvals, and profitability trackers.
• Generate detailed weekly commercial progress reports covering all financial and operational metrics.

Skills and Experience Required

• Deep knowledge of BOQ preparation, quantity estimation, and billing processes.
• Strong familiarity with construction and waterproofing project requirements.
• Proficiency in MS Excel for data management and reporting.
• Basic to intermediate capability in AutoCAD for interpreting drawings and measuring quantities.
• Solid understanding of rate analysis, costing principles, and financial tracking.
• Excellent numerical aptitude and analytical problem-solving abilities.
• Effective communication skills for client and team coordination.
• Independent working ability with strong follow-up and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in waterproofing, civil/building construction, and infrastructure projects.
• Background in contractor-side billing or client/PMC quantity surveying.
• Familiarity with waterproofing technologies such as PU coatings, APP membranes, HDPE membranes, crystalline coatings, cementitious coatings, and injection grouting.