Senior Estimator

Senior Estimator

Due to continued expansion, an abundant pipeline of works, and the recent award of a number of significant framework contracts, our client is now looking to appoint a Senior Estimator who will take the responsibility for pricing projects from £1m-10m+. The successful candidate must be able to review enquiry documentations to determine the key considerations associated with proposed projects.

As Senior Estimator you will possess good technical acumen coupled with a positive interest in civil engineering. You will also have a professional approach and a keen eye for detail, along with good communication and IT skills. If social value and profit for a purpose is important to you, as well as working as part of a wider group with an experienced and supportive team then this is the role for you.

• Analyse and interpret information, including early appraisal of scheme requirements in terms of construction methods, programme and management.
• Identify risks and opportunities and incorporate them into a tender bid.
• Call upon support from design and delivery teams as appropriate to plan strategies
• Identify key win themes and manage bids, coordinating input from multiple contributors.
• Identify additional information required to inform and benefit the tender.
• Challenge proposed designs and methodology to identify possible alternative solutions
• Price from first principles, building up labour, plant, material cost components.
• Prepare construction sequences to establish delivery periods.
• Identify subcontract packages, and select then manage suppliers
• Liaise with suppliers, prepare and issue enquiries and analyse and interrogate responses
• Compile a comprehensive net cost estimate for the works, including preliminary items.
• Present net cost estimates at internal adjudications and implement changes.
• Timely submission of tenders, ensuring client requirements and specifications are met in full.
• Follow up submitted tenders.
• Give others an overview of the scheme, highlighting any specific risks and opportunities.
• Contribute to discussions on the commercial approach for each tender
• Review project appraisals and reflect on post-contract performance of tendered schemes

• You will possess estimating experience with a civil engineering focus
• Working knowledge of best practice solutions and optimisation of innovative ideas.
• Good working knowledge of pricing and quantification methods is required.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills,
• An ability to form effective relationships with partners under time pressure.
• Proficiency in IT, numeracy and experience of MS Office and various estimating systems
• Enthusiasm and results focussed, with an ability to work to challenging deadlines
• Effective negotiation skills with both internal and external clients and teams
• Client centric and flexible in your approach, you will possess the strategic and creative insight to understand the full range of opportunities contained within tenders
• Possess hands on experience of leading the technical aspects of tenders

A highly attractive basic salary plus extensive benefits package is on offer to the successful candidate, along with longevity and variation of work, and forward career progression.