Shop Drawing & Cost Estimation Engineer
First seen by Alion on Nov 11, 2026.
Job Description
Duty 1. Shop Drawings:
Gather, collect, and review all details, proposals, and documents related to new projects provided by the technical office department in order to have full awareness of all new products’ specifications & requirements.
Prepare detailed shop drawings and specify the list of materials required in terms of quantities & qualities.
Select & choose suitable materials for each product (wood, metal, accessories, paint, textiles, fabrics, etc).
Produce cutting lists needed for furniture and woodwork production.
Ensure high-quality and creative functional production solutions to make sure that there are proper conversions of the products’ technical designs into processes and procedures.
Work closely with other related technical / non-technical departments (production, warehouse, design, procurement, sales, finance, operations, etc).
Duty 2. Cost Estimation, Analysis & Control:
Monitor and analyze the collected cost information, including cost of raw materials used, operation costs, production costs, cost of wasted materials, direct & indirect costs, to support forecasting the new products’ selling prices.
Implement and utilize cost methodologies and tools together with appropriate software models and programs to prepare and maintain reliable and accurate costing data.
Convert all the collected data into cost estimates for new and current products.
Establish and determine cost estimate targets during the design processes, development processes, and production processes.
Establish the selling prices by multiplying the estimated costs by profit factors as per each project’s specifications.
Assess the cost effectiveness of products by comparing actual costs versus the estimated ones to ensure costs are controlled and are as per the forecasted budgets.
Identify and develop strategies and techniques to improve cost–efficiency while maintaining the desired quality.
Recommend opportunities for cost savings and cost reduction measures.
Identify potential risks and issues that could impact products’ costs.
Stay updated on industry best practices and cost control methodologies.
Duty 3. Coordination & Alignment:
Give cost impact advice and support management decisions by providing accurate & detailed cost information and data.
Communicate with the projects/sales department to know all specifications and requirements for each project.
Work with the production department to ensure cost estimates are accurate and to resolve any costing issues that might arise.
Communicate with the procurement department to get the price list of raw materials and accessories purchased to be used in producing new items.
Communicate with the finance department to know all the financial details about products.
Duty 4. Documentations & Reporting:
Prepare monthly costing reports and selling prices’ forecasts, and report any variance whether under or over the approved budgets.
Maintain accurate records and archive all necessary costing documents.
Requirements
Job Requirements
Core & Technical Competencies:
Excellent Shop drawings &cost estimation Skills.
Strong Planning, Organizing and Analytical Thinking Skills.
Strong Quantity Surveying Skills.
Excellent Communication & Leadership Skills.
Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks.
Other Requirements:
BS degree in Architecture Engineering, Interior Design, or Applied Arts.
3-5 years of experience working as a Shop Drawings & Costing Engineer is a must
Experience in the Manufacturing of Office Furniture is a must.
Good user for MS Office (Excellent Excel User)
Auto CAD is a must. SketchUp, Cut List, MaxCut &Solid knowledge is a plus.