Head of Project Costing & Estimation – Africa (Hindi Speaker)

Black Pearl Consult is looking for a Head of Project Costing & Estimation for large-scale infrastructure projects across Africa. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced professional with expertise in project cost estimation commercial risk analysis and developing robust cost models to support competitive bids for major government-funded infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare complete project cost estimates from early-stage inputs including area statements facility descriptions conceptual drawings outline specifications and client briefs.
  
• Develop detailed estimates covering civil architectural structural MEP equipment furniture ICT utilities site development logistics temporary works and specialist systems.
  
• Build bottom-up cost models for labor materials plant equipment subcontractors freight duties insurance permits financing charges training commissioning and O&M.
  
• Prepare cost plans across concept feasibility pre-tender tender and contract-award stages maintaining estimates through design development and value engineering.
  
• Prepare Bills of Quantities (BOQs) quantity take-offs rate analyses cost breakdown structures cash-flow projections and cost-to-complete assessments.
  
• Benchmark costs against comparable African and international projects while maintaining a live database of rates productivity norms supplier prices and market intelligence.
  
• Conduct value engineering to identify cost-efficient alternatives without compromising functionality quality compliance or lifecycle performance.
  
• Quantify and price project risks including design maturity ground conditions logistics constraints security import restrictions local-content requirements and regulatory exposures.
  
• Develop escalation provisions for labor materials equipment fuel freight and currency movements over 23 year project durations.
  
• Model currency exchange exposure payment terms inflation interest during construction taxes duties withholding taxes and financing costs.
  
• Recommend appropriate contingency management reserve escalation and risk allowances supported by clear assumptions and sensitivity analyses.
  
• Prepare bankable funding-ready cost summaries and assumptions schedules for financial institutions DFIs ECAs government clients and internal investment committees.
  
• Lead technical-commercial coordination for tenders RFPs/EOIs and contract negotiations.
  
• Issue RFQs to suppliers subcontractors and service providers; evaluate quotations for scope coverage exclusions commercial terms and execution capability.
  
• Assess local subcontractor availability capability capacity compliance and pricing across regional African markets.
  
• Review contract terms payment mechanisms price-escalation clauses currency provisions delay damages guarantees and change-management provisions.
  
• Travel frequently across project locations in Africa (particularly West and Central Africa) to validate local market conditions logistics routes labor availability material sources and subcontractor capability.
  
• Conduct site assessments to gather first-hand intelligence on access infrastructure security import channels and execution constraints.
  

• Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering Quantity Surveying Construction Management Cost Engineering or a related discipline (Masters degree or professional certification is desirable.
  
• Minimum 20 years of proven experience in infrastructure project costing estimation tendering and commercial management.
  
• At least 1015 years of direct experience on infrastructure/building projects in Africa (preferably West and Central Africa) with essential experience in government-funded donor-funded or bank-financed projects.
  
• Hands-on experience preparing complete cost estimates for building infrastructure (e.g. healthcare education public buildings) from conceptual or limited design inputs.
  
• In-depth familiarity with FIDIC or equivalent international contract forms EPC contracting PPP structures and development-finance requirements.
  
  

Work Location:

Dubai