TUMO Center for Creative Technologies

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Cost Estimator

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Deadline: 22 May 2024

Employment term: Permanent

Category: Construction

Job type: Full time

Location: Yerevan

Job description:

At TUMO, we are currently seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Cost Estimator to join our team. As a Cost Estimator, you will play a critical role in preparing accurate and comprehensive cost estimates for construction projects.

Job responsibilities

Cost Estimation: Prepare detailed cost estimates for construction projects, encompassing materials, labor, and other associated expenses.
Procurement: Research the market to procure materials and services at competitive prices.
Negotiate contracts with suppliers and subcontractors to optimize cost-efficiency.
Cost Control: Monitor project costs throughout its lifecycle, identifying and addressing cost overruns.
Implement cost-saving measures to ensure projects remain on budget.
Tendering: Prepare tender documents that outline project requirements and specifications.
Evaluate bids from contractors and subcontractors, ensuring that they align with project budget and quality standards.
Payment Valuation: Assess and certify payments to contractors based on the progress of work completed, in accordance with project agreements.
Variations: Manage variation orders that may arise during the construction process, ensuring proper documentation and approval procedures.
Reporting: Work closely with the Cost Manager to provide regular financial status reports for projects, utilizing existing templates to maintain accurate records.
Bills of Quantity & Quantity Takeoff: Calculate the quantities of materials required for each project, aiding in the accurate estimation of project costs.

Required qualifications

Proficiency in Armenian and English languages.
Proficient in Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, and G:Drive.
Strong knowledge of Armenian construction market unit rates.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Attention to detail and accuracy in cost estimation.
Strong negotiation and communication skills.
Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team.
Prior experience in cost estimation in the construction industry is important.

If you are a dedicated and skilled Cost Estimator with a passion for ensuring the financial success of construction projects, we encourage you to apply for this position.

Required candidate level: Mid level

Additional information

Health Insurance and discount on travelers insurance
Assistance with work permit and opening a bank account if needed
20 days of annual paid time off
Extra New Year paid holidays: 3rd, 4th and 5th of January
5 days of Personal Leave
Birthday Leave

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Professional skills

Cost control

Soft skills

Communication

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About Company

TUMO, an initiative of Simonian Educational Foundation, is a free of charge after-school learning program for teenagers at the intersection of technology and design. Thousands of students attend TUMO on a regular basis and participate in its innovative, self-paced program. Its educational framework is based on a proprietary platform that promotes learning through interactive game-like levels, exposing users to increasingly challenging activities. TUMO's educational methodology is based on a large set of self-instructional activities that each of the Center's students assembles into a personal learning plan in the areas of animation, game development, web development and filmmaking. To learn more about TUMO Center for Creative Technologies, please visit: www.tumo.org

TUMO BENEFITS

TUMO Center for Creative Technologies not only offers employees a stimulating environment to work and create; but also some very interesting benefits! Employees are encouraged to enjoy a better work-life balance through flexible working hours. Flexible working hours grants our employees more control over their daily work schedules! We at TUMO care for the wellbeing of our employees, thus offer a medical, vision and dental insurance package as well as various discounts at local fitness facilities and traveler’s insurance packages.We believe in recognizing accomplishments not only in the workplace but also in employee’s personal lives. Thus, TUMO encourages employees to celebrate their birthday by giving them an additional day off to take time off to celebrate their day. In an effort to assist employees who have repatriated to Armenia, TUMO offers new hires the initial work permit for working in the Republic of Armenia and overall repatriation counseling which includes but is not limited to, assistance in opening a bank account; applying for citizenship or residency and so on.

Join us at TUMO!

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What is TUMO?

TUMO is a new kind of educational experience at the intersection of technology and design.

At TUMO, teens learn because they want to. They’re given the tools and knowhow they need to reach their maximum potential, and they chart their own learning path through hands-on activities, workshops and projects.

The TUMO learning program is made up of self-learning activities, workshops and project labs around 14 learning targets. Teens combine these into personal learning paths that adapt to their evolving preferences and rate of progress.

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Our Locations

TUMO has centers in Yerevan, Dilijan, Gyumri and Stepanakert and work is underway to open centers in Koghb and Masis. TUMO Boxes are already in operation in the towns of Berd, Gavar, Sevan, Vayk, Kapan and Martakert. Many more TUMO Boxes will open soon in various towns throughout Armenia and Artsakh. Outside of Armenia, there are centers in Paris, Beirut, Moscow, Tirana, Berlin and Lyon. Centers will soon open in several other cities around the world.

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