Civils Estimator
Job in
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Area, EH1, Scotland, UK
Listed on 2026-10-23
Listing for:
Peace Recruitment Group
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-23
Job specializations:
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Construction
Estimator, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveyor, Building & Residential Construction -
Engineering
Estimator, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveyor
Job Description & How to Apply Below
The level of the appointment is flexible. Whether you're an experienced Estimator looking for your next move or an Assistant/Junior Estimator looking to develop your career, there is scope to tailor the position around your experience.
The business continues to grow year-on-year and is investing in its estimating team to increase tendering capacity and support its future workload.
The Role You'll be involved in pricing a range of civil engineering and groundworks projects.
Responsibilities will include:
Reviewing tender enquiries, drawings and specifications
Carrying out accurate take-offs and quantity measurements
Preparing cost estimates for labour, plant, materials and subcontract packages
Obtaining and reviewing supplier and subcontractor quotations
Producing competitive tender submissions
Identifying commercial risks and opportunities within tenders
Working closely with the wider commercial and operational teams
Using Causeway for estimating and pricing
Supporting the business in securing profitable new projects
About You Ideally, you'll have previous estimating experience within civil engineering, groundworks or a related construction environment.
For more experienced candidates, a strong track record of independently pricing groundworks and civils projects would be preferred.
For Assistant or Junior Estimators, the business is open to developing someone earlier in their career, although some previous estimating exposure and a good understanding oftake-offs would be advantageous.
Previous experience using
Causeway would also be beneficial but isn't essential.
What's on Offer?
Up to 70,000 salary, depending on experience
Opportunity available from Assistant/Junior Estimator through to experienced Estimator level
Car or car allowance depending on seniority
Healthcare potentially available depending on level
Long-term career opportunity with a growing Scottish civil engineering contractor
Strong pipeline and continued investment in the business
Flexible start date for the right candidate
The role is predominantly office based.
If you have estimating experience within civils, groundworks or infrastructure and would like to hear more, apply now or get in touch confidentially.
Salary:
Up to 70k plus package DOE
Location:
East of Scotland Type:permanent SUBMIT CV
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