Senior Estimator

Are you a Senior Estimator with strong experience pricing rail infrastructure projects? Do you have experience developing estimates from first principles and working closely with engineering, operational and commercial teams to develop competitive tender submissions? Would you be interested in a highly flexible position working on major 20m-40m rail schemes across Network Rail's CP7 frameworks, with the opportunity to progress towards Lead or Managing Estimator level?

Location:

UK wide, with hybrid working and typically one day per week in an office or on site Offices:
London, Swindon, Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester Salary: 68,000 to 82,500 per annum DOE + 6960 car allowance Benefits:
· Company Car scheme (car or car allowance)
· 25 days Annual Leave (and a day off for your birthday)
· Private Healthcare
· Rolling pension scheme - 5-9%
· Life Assurance cover
· Hybrid working
· Enhanced Paternity & Maternity package

Role Overview : A leading civil engineering contractor is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Estimator to join its Pre-Delivery Rail team, supporting the development and pricing of major rail infrastructure projects across the UK. This is a highly flexible role with the successful candidate typically expected to attend an office or project site around once per week. With offices across London, Swindon, Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester, the business can accommodate candidates based across much of the UK.

The role will report into the Managing Estimator for Rail and form part of an established estimating team comprising experienced Senior Estimators and a Graduate Estimator. The successful candidate is likely to support projects delivered through the North West & Central framework, covering major schemes along the West Coast Main Line. The business is also involved across a range of CP7 frameworks, meaning there is flexibility to align workload with the successful candidate's location and experience.

Projects are typically major multidisciplinary rail schemes valued between approximately 20 million and 40 million. A significant proportion of the workload can have an Electrification & Plant bias, so previous experience pricing E&P works would be advantageous, although this is not essential. The position will involve developing accurate and commercially robust estimates, cost plans and tender submissions. You will work closely with project, engineering, commercial and bid teams to understand construction methodology, project constraints, risks and opportunities and translate these into detailed cost estimates.

The business is flexible around seniority for the right individual. While the position is primarily being recruited at Senior Estimator level, an experienced candidate looking for a Lead Estimator opportunity could also be considered. There is also a clear longer-term route towards Managing Estimator level as the team continues to develop.

Key Responsibilities:

· Prepare accurate and commercially robust cost estimates for major rail infrastructure projects.
· Develop detailed estimates from first principles, including labour, plant, materials, subcontract and other project resources.
· Produce analytical lump sum estimates, target costs, high-level estimates, cost plans and order of magnitude budgets.
· Review tender documentation, contractual requirements, site conditions, technical information and project constraints to establish appropriate pricing strategies.
· Prepare tender summaries, project preliminaries, costed risk registers and supporting estimate information.
· Identify and evaluate project risks and opportunities and understand their impact on the overall project cost.
· Work closely with operational, engineering, project and commercial teams to develop appropriate construction methodologies and delivery strategies.
· Analyse methodology-related costs, temporary works requirements, construction outputs and programme implications.
· Undertake detailed take-offs and develop activity schedules where required.
· Contribute to written methodologies, proposals, work plans and programme commentaries.
· Support the development of commercial strategies and profit…