Trainee Estimator

Balfour Beatty Rail is recruiting for a Trainee Estimator to join our team based in Hillington, Glasgow. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to start their career or take a new career path. The successful candidate will have the chance to develop a wide range of valuable skills while gaining hands-on experience within a leading rail infrastructure business.

In this role you will be responsible for;

• Ensuring estimating files are produced and maintained to comply with Gated Lifecycle, Bid Governance and Audit requirements
• Management of subcontract and supplier enquiries as required to support submission of tenders
• Assist in the hand over from estimating to commercial, operational, procurement, finance functions for all contract wins through the contract hand over and start up process
• Understand the importance of corporate governance and ensure consistent measures and standards are applied

Assist in the interpretation of technical drawings and specifications to understand the requirements relating to an enquiry

Work collaboratively with the Balfour Beatty Rail Systems team to ensure complete
understanding of the works and timelines associated with changes and bid submissions

Help to ensure that high quality, competitive proposals are delivered to the customer in line with the Balfour Beatty Management Systems

Aid the Senior estimator in tender submissions including ensuring all tenders have a tender stage
Help perform quantity take-offs of materials and labour operations

Send out enquiries for quotations, analyse quotes, build up rates, form preliminaries and collation of information to complete a tender with client requirements in terms of content, format and timescales

Attend pre-tender meetings and site visits

Establish and maintain positive and effective relationships with customers, partners, Bid
Managers, Bid Writers, Estimators, Planners and other technical experts

Assist in ensuring all data utilised in tender build ups are current and relevant (e.g., Labour / Plant rates applicable to delivery period)

Help to identify process improvement to support innovation and value-added engineering

Ideally possess three A levels/5 Highers/112 UCAS points or equivalent in STEM subjects or Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering

Ideally a minimum of five GCSE’s (or equivalent) at grades 9-4 or A-C including Maths, English and Science or equivalent qualifications

Excellent time management & attention to detail skills

Good financial acumen with an ability to analyse data and documentation accurately

Good oral and written communication skills

Strong and well-developed team and people skills, with a passion and enthusiasm to keep the momentum going on a project.

Strong work ethic and willingness to take responsibility for your academic and vocational development

Proficient in general IT applications e.g., Word and Excel

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive…