Assistant Estimator

Assistant Estimator
Wembley | Permanent, full time | Up to £42,000 plus package

The company

Our client is a specialist RC frame and groundworks contractor based in North West London. The business started out in steel fixing in London in 2005 and has grown into a contractor delivering RC frames, groundworks, external works and steel fixing across London and the wider UK. Work spans RC frame construction, concrete foundations, basement construction, drainage, section 278 works, external works, brick and block and sheet piling, across residential, commercial, industrial and infrastructure schemes.

The role

Working alongside the estimating team, you will support the pricing of RC frame, groundworks and external works packages from enquiry through to submission. This is a genuine development role. You will be given real ownership of smaller tenders early on with support from senior estimators, and a clear route towards Estimator as you progress.

Responsibilities

Producing quantity take offs from drawings for substructure, RC frame, drainage and external works packages
Preparing and issuing enquiries to suppliers and subcontractors, then analysing and comparing returns
Assisting with the build up of rates covering labour, plant, materials and preliminaries
Compiling tender documentation and supporting submissions to deadline
Maintaining the enquiry register, tender tracker and pricing records
Attending site visits and mid tender interviews with the estimating and operations teams
Liaising with the commercial and site teams on handover of successful tenders

What we are looking for

Some estimating or measurement experience within civils, groundworks, RC frame or steel fixing. Candidates from a quantity surveying or site engineering background looking to move into estimating will be considered
Confident reading drawings and taking off quantities
A construction related qualification such as an HNC, HND or degree in civil engineering, construction management or quantity surveying
Good Excel skills, with any exposure to take off software an advantage
Organised, accurate and comfortable working to tender deadlines
Full right to work in the UKWhat is on offer

Salary up to £42,000 depending on experience
Structured progression to Estimator with mentoring from the senior team
Varied workload across residential, commercial and infrastructure schemes rather than repeat product
Office based in NW2 with occasional site visits

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