Estimation Engineer
Also known as: Quantity Surveyor · Billing Engineer · Cost Estimator
Works out the quantities and cost of materials and work for construction projects.
Starting salary: not added yet.
What you’d do
Works out how much material, labour and money a construction project will take, starting from drawings and specifications. Employers include construction contractors, real-estate developers and quantity-surveying or project-management consultancies. A typical day involves taking quantities off drawings, preparing bills of quantities (BOQ), checking rates and helping price tenders.
- Takes off quantities from drawings
- Prepares cost estimates and BOQs
- Compares vendor quotations
- Supports tenders and bids
How you get in
Many start as junior estimation or billing engineers at a contractor, or as site engineers who later move into estimation. Comfort with Excel, reading drawings and rate analysis is what interviews test. Short courses in quantity surveying are an optional add-on.
Salary in India
Salary data isn’t added for this role yet. When it is, every figure points to its source.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Quantity take-off from drawings
- Preparing BOQs and rate analysis
- Tender pricing and bid comparison
- Excel costing sheets
- Measurement and billing on site
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition2
How many graduates enter each year?
B.Tech / B.E. (all branches) graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field2
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.Tech / B.E. (all branches) graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Closely linked to quantity surveying, billing and contracts roles; titles vary by company.
- Typical next roles: senior estimator, QS or contracts manager, cost manager.
- Workload peaks around tender deadlines, so hours can be uneven.
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