Senior Estimator

SENIOR ESTIMATOR

Location:

Swindon / London Salary: 80,000 - 85,000

Job Type: Permanent Sector:
Civil Engineering / Infrastructure
1. About the Company The company operates within the civil engineering and construction sector, delivering large-scale and complex infrastructure projects.

The Senior Estimator sits within the work winning function, working closely with bid management, planning, procurement, technical, HSQE and operational teams to develop accurate and competitive tender pricing.
2. About the Role The Senior Estimator will be responsible for preparing detailed and accurate pricing for tenders and supporting clients with pricing during early contractor involvement projects.

The role covers the full estimating process, including developing labour, plant, material, subcontract and temporary works costs, assessing risks and opportunities, and preparing final tender submissions.

You will also support settlement meetings, successful bid handovers and reviews of unsuccessful tenders to help inform future pricing strategies.
3. The key responsibilities for this Senior Estimator role are:

Prepare detailed and accurate tender pricing

Coordinate with Bid Managers to develop competitive pricing

Agree methodologies and outputs with planners and design teams

Advise on cost-effective design options

Price alternative design solutions

Review bills of quantities and activity schedules

Arrange quantity take-offs and quantity checks where required

Develop labour rates and scheme-specific labour calculations

Develop plant rates and reconcile plant requirements with the Planner Compare material costs and supplier quotations

Coordinate supplier enquiries with Procurement Assess subcontractor quotations and prepare comparison sheets

Agree subcontractor selections with Procurement and Bid Managers Agree temporary works requirements and costs

Develop staff, shift and overtime costs

Determine preliminaries costs with the Planner Contribute to tender risk and opportunity registers

Prepare tender summaries and supporting pricing documentation

Present pricing at pre-settlement and settlement meetings

Prepare pricing adjustments following settlement

Prepare final pricing documentation for tender submission

Support the production of tender and contract documentation

Address post-tender client clarifications and amendments

Prepare pricing handover documentation for successful bids Attend bid handover meetings

Review feedback from unsuccessful tenders
4. Experience required for this Senior Estimator role are:

Extensive experience within civil engineering and construction

Sound knowledge of civil engineering and construction techniques

Experience preparing detailed tender estimates

Experience pricing labour, plant, materials, subcontractors and preliminaries

Experience working with procurement and supply chain quotations

Commercial awareness of different forms of contract

Knowledge of relevant procurement legislation

Detailed knowledge of estimating software packages

Ability to work closely with bid management, planning, procurement, technical and operational teams
5. Desirable knowledge, skills and experience for this Senior Estimator role are:

Experience supporting early contractor involvement projects

Experience pricing temporary works

Experience contributing to tender risk and opportunity registers

Experience presenting pricing at settlement meetings

Experience supporting successful bid handovers

Experience reviewing unsuccessful tenders and tender feedback
6. Package and Benefits of the Senior Estimator role:

Location:

Swindon / London Salary: 80,000 - 85,000

Job Type: Permanent Opportunity to work within a work winning function

Exposure to large-scale civil engineering and infrastructure tenders

Collaboration with bid management, planning, procurement, technical and operational teams
7.

How to apply

for this Senior Estimator role:

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Discipline(s):
Construction, Infrastructure & Built Environment Job type:
Permanent