Job Description
An established Design & Build main contractor with a strong reputation across the South East is looking to appoint an Estimator / Assistant Quantity Surveyor due to a healthy and ongoing project pipeline.
The business delivers a mix of commercial fit out, refurbishment, warehouse and dilapidations projects, typically ranging from £500k to £4m.
This is a hands-on, pre-construction led role within a close-knit commercial team, offering variety, responsibility and long-term stability.
You will be involved in:
* Pricing tenders from initial enquiry through to submission
* Carrying out take-offs from drawings and specifications
* Preparing cost plans, estimates and tender returns
* Issuing and analysing subcontractor enquiries
* Identifying risks, exclusions and value engineering opportunities
* Supporting the handover from estimating into delivery
* Assisting with post-award commercial tasks where required
Projects include commercial offices, fit out, refurbishment, strip out and warehouse works.
This role would suit:
* An Estimator, Assistant Quantity Surveyor, or QS with strong estimating exposure
* Experience working for a main contractor
* Someone comfortable in a hybrid commercial role
* A proactive, commercially aware individual who enjoys working closely with project and management teams