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Muhammad Zain u.

Muhammad Zain u.

Construction Estimator | Civil, Earthworks, Concrete & Str. Steel

Construction Estimator specializing in Civil Earthworks, Sitework, Concrete, Structural Steel, Landscaping, Drywall Quantity Takeoffs, BOQs & Cost Estimating. 120+ Upwork Projects | 100% Job Success | Canada, U.S. & Australia Tools: Kubla Cubed | CostX | Cubit | Bluebeam Revu | PlanSwift | AGTEK Gradework I support contractors, subcontractors, builders, and construction teams with quantity takeoffs, BOQs, cost estimates, and estimating support across residential, commercial, civil, landscaping, and infrastructure projects. My work is particularly focused on civil earthworks, sitework, concrete, and landscape-related quantities, while I also support broader general construction estimating requirements. CIVIL, EARTHWORKS, SITEWORK & LANDSCAPING - Cut/fill, excavation and grading - Site preparation, subgrade and backfill - Import/export and aggregate quantities - Utility trenching - Roads, parking areas, curbs and sidewalks - Landscape and hardscape quantity takeoffs - Topsoil, turf/sod, mulch, gravel and planting areas - Civil quantity takeoffs and BOQs CONCRETE ESTIMATING - Footings, foundations and slabs - Walls, beams and columns - Concrete quantity takeoffs - Reinforcement / rebar - Formwork - Retaining walls and exterior concrete GENERAL CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATING - Quantity and material takeoffs - BOQs and cost estimates - Labor, material and equipment breakdowns - Drawing, specification and scope review - Marked-up drawings - Assumptions and exclusions DRYWALL, PARTITIONS & CEILINGS -Drywall / gypsum board quantity takeoffs -Metal stud and wood stud partition takeoffs -Wall quantities separated by wall type, height and assembly -Fire-rated and acoustic wall assemblies -Shaft walls and specialty wall systems -Suspended drywall ceilings, soffits and bulkheads -Batt and rigid insulation quantities -Taping, finishing, corner bead and drywall accessories -Opening deductions for doors, windows and penetrations -Residential and commercial drywall takeoffs -Detailed BOQs and Excel quantity summaries Deliverables: Editable Takeoff Workbooks | BOQs | Cost Estimates | Marked-Up Drawings | Material Quantities | Labor & Equipment Breakdowns | Earthwork Cut/Fill Reports I work with both metric and imperial drawings and can follow your company's existing templates, cost codes, pricing structure, and preferred reporting format. I’m comfortable supporting anything from a single time-sensitive estimate to a steady flow of projects. I prefer to understand how each client likes their takeoffs, pricing, and reports structured so the work stays consistent from project to project. If you have a project coming up, feel free to share the drawings and scope. I can review the requirements and let you know how I can best support the estimate.

🇨🇦Calgary, Canada$25/hr100% JSS4.98 (93)Since May 2019
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$195

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#114,360 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#1,679 / 7,133
Revenue, last 30 days
$212

Last 6 months: $1.2k

Total earnings
$14k

Billed in all: $14k

World#166,755 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#3,008 / 7,133
Per project
$112

$130 in the last 6 months

World#298,185 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#5,381 / 7,133
Projects, last 6 months
9
67% fixed33% hourly
World#21,105 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#325 / 7,133
Projects in all
128

Across 131 contracts

93% fixed7% hourly
World#19,836 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#395 / 7,133

Earnings, last 30 days

$14.4k+$212 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$14.2k$14.4k$14.6kNo dataOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Read once a week before Oct 13, 2026, daily since. Dotted: longer than usual between two readings. Hatched: over two weeks without one.

Skill rankings: Top 17% in Painting

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

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  4. #60Pre-Construction157 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #3Top 38%
  5. #66Landscaping211 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #2Top 31%
  6. #83Painting482 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #2Top 17%
  7. #89BIM Quantity Takeoff257 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #1Top 35%
  8. #90Plumbing205 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #2Top 44%