Senior Estimator

Reed Property & Construction are proudly working with a leading demolition contractor to recruit for an experienced Estimator.

This business is a real leader in their field with some exciting news that will drop soon on some key contracts they have won.

Their projects range from £100k to £10m, and pride themselves on having an expert workforce and state-of-the-art plant equipment.

They are looking for an experienced Estimator with demolition or construction specific experience to join their team of 3 Estimators and 2 Bid Managers.

Based in their Birmingham head office, you will be a crucial part of the Estimating team, providing management support and preparing costs, programmes, and methodologies for all our tenders and budgets.

Selling point of this role and company:

• Healthy salary range of £70-80K per annum (the higher end will require demolition experience)
• EV Company car included
• Healthy bonus scheme which is currently being reviewed and further improved
• Breakfast and lunch available to staff in staff kitchen
• Chance to work on exciting and varied tender
• Chance to go out to these interesting and sometimes highly secure sites
• They are winning lots of work at the moment so progression is available
• High performance but collaborative culture

Day-to-day of the role:

• Assess the Information to Tender provided by the client's team.
• Collaborate with the Bid Manager to outline deliverables for the tender.
• Conduct site visits to fully assess the work to be priced.
• Work alongside CAD technicians to develop methods of work and programmes.
• Identify specialist sub-contract packages, obtain competitive quotes, and ensure comprehensive coverage and risk management.
• Perform measurements of the works and produce basic Bills of Quantities.
• Price work from first principles (labour, plant, & materials) based on outputs or using composite rates for both tenders and budgets.
• Price site preliminaries and develop basic programmes with support from operation teams.
• Attend adjudication meetings, adjust bids based on management feedback, and manage post-tender queries from the client.
• Ensure all relevant information is recorded and hand over secured tenders to the live team.

Required Skills &

Qualifications:

• Must have previous estimating experience in demolition or construction
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven problem-solving abilities and initiative.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Knowledge of scheduling and strong customer-facing skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a team and independently to deliver robust bids.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience in the demolition or construction industry is essential.
• Ability to manage workloads and adhere to deadlines.
• Effective record-keeping skills for seamless information transfer to live teams.