Senior Estimator Job Preston area,England UK,Engineering

Part of the Volker Wessels UK Group, Volker Stevin is an industry‑leading civil engineering business, providing complex and innovative engineering solutions across a wide range of sectors including maritime, flood risk management, defence, energy, water and regeneration. Collaborating with, and drawing on the specialist skills of the group’s business units we deliver a truly integrated, multidisciplinary service.

Senior Estimators... Volker Stevin are hiring! Are you looking for your next challenge? We have an a large order book of projects and busy in the work winning department tendering. We would also consider an Estimator who is ready for the step up in to Senior Estimating and looking to progress your career with a fantastic award winning company.

The role of the Estimating Function is to produce a comprehensive and competent price for an agreed Scope of Work for review and approval by Senior Management, in accordance with company process and procedures.

To contribute improvements in process and procedures for the control and effectiveness of the Estimating Function in line with Company Policy and Business Objectives.

Key accountabilities

To review & confirm Technical and Commercial requirements of the Tender / Project.
To undertake Site Visits to enable understanding of scheme location, constraints and environment
To contribute to Design Solution Development & Optioneering.
To influence agreement of Solution (buildability, delivery methodology, temporary works)
To manage / produce the Bills of quantities required to price the work.
To define & prepare packages for Subcontract & Material Enquiries.
To undertake detailed build up to Bill Items using Labour, Plant, Materials & Subcontract prices.
To price temporary works and method related items.
To analyse and confirm rates for all Labour, Plant, Material and Subcontract requirements.
To produce comparisons of key LPMS components to demonstrate selections made.
To prepare Prelims / General Items Costings (Staff, Accommodation, Compounds, Attendances etc)
To review the programme and determine resource balancing requirement.
To ensure Inflation, Forex, Insurances, and Bonding requirements are considered
To contribute to the development of a Risk & Opportunity Register
To prepare reports for Finalisation / Review Meetings and present to Senior Management for approval.
To contribute to cost recovery strategy and Margin Improvement Plans
To prepare the Price submission to the Client, implementing cost recovery strategies where necessary.
To prepare assumptions, qualifications, and other submission requirements where necessary.
To review costs from similar schemes to benchmark pricing.
To maintain an awareness of relevant current legislation & company policy (For example HSEQS, EDI, etc).
To maintain an awareness of current construction methods, techniques, materials, and solutions (especially related to their main sector of work).
To assess alternatives and innovations and promote best practice and lessons learned.
To visit operational sites and actively obtain feedback.
To manage and coordinate wider tender activity for bid preparation (where required).
To contribute to Estimating approach for continual improvement

About you Educational Base

Relevant Engineering / Construction / Commercial Degree preferred

Experience

Project / Site Experience - Engineering / Project Management with a good construction knowledge, able to understand complex and technical information, understands construction techniques and can adapt to form methodologies for delivery.
Estimating Experience – Mathematical ability, Commercial knowledge & able to Present Technical & Commercial Information
Commercial Experience – Contracts (NEC 3 or 4 preferable) & Methods of Measurement

If your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

Volker Stevin is under the umbrella of Volker Wessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine,…