Building a sustainable tomorrow The energy sector is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in its history. Across the UK and Ireland, electricity networks are expanding at an unprecedented pace to support decarbonisation, energy security, and economic growth, connecting new offshore wind, interconnectors, storage, and low-carbon technologies to homes, industry, and communities. This transition is driving major investment in grid infrastructure, new delivery models, and digital innovation, while placing people, safety, and collaboration at the heart of delivery. For those looking to work on complex, nationally important projects with long-term purpose and impact, the energy sector offers a unique opportunity to help shape a more resilient, sustainable future while developing skills that will be critical for decades to come.
BAM is currently looking for a Senior Estimator to join our Energy Pre-Construction team. In this role, youll support bids and Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) projects, playing a key part in securing new work and delivering high-quality pre-construction services.
Your team The role is based in Wellingborough with a hybrid working model offering flexibility between home, office, and site/client visits.
Making Possible As a Senior Estimator, you will be responsible for the following:
Coordinate with bid teams, colleagues in the estimating department, the wider Pre-construction team and ECI project teams
Manage and deliver cost estimates at various stages in scheme development, scope definition and design maturity to meet challenging timescales, including multiple iterations of budget and target prices
Support the ECI project teams in preparing project budget costs, advising on value engineering and efficiencies and production of the Construction Target cost.
Contribute to optioneering and feasibility assessments, value engineering proposals, liaise with bid and project teams representing a range of disciplines to develop and refine proposals and budget costs through to final target price estimates
Liaise with clients, designers and other consultants, quantity surveyors and other third parties
Organise and administer tender documents, correspondence, enquiries and quotations
Challenge and contribute to all aspects of the bid preparation and submission and investigate safe and cost-effective solutions
Collect and distribute feedback and maintain awareness of the latest techniques
Prepare cost estimates from first principles using Candy estimating software
Organise and participate in bid preparation and review meetings
Prepare tender summary information and price risk and opportunity registers
Prepare and communicate estimated information for bid review meetings and for handover to project teams
Co Comply with the Company and Group bid governance procedures.
What do you bring to the role? Degree, HND in Civil Engineering or NVQ equivalent level
Suitable civil engineering project experience in management, engineering or commercial roles
Proven estimating experience in civil engineering bids
Considerable variety in types of work and disciplines priced, with understanding of methods and typical production rates/outputs
Demonstrable understanding of common forms of contract
Should demonstrate leadership and management skills and have experience of managing a team to achieve deadlines
Whats in it for you? Competitive salary
A wide range of family-friendly policies
Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
8 % matched pension contributions
Private healthcare
Life assurance
26 days holiday
2 wellbeing days
1 volunteering day
Personal and professional development
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