Senior Estimator
Overview
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.
The Role
- 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
The Person
- 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.
