Our client is an award winning hard and soft landscaping contractor working in the South of England with exciting growth over the next few years. This is an opportunity to join there expanding Estimating Team.
Offering a full landscaping service to developers and main contractors, they pride themselves on being able to deliver the complete package. This includes complex hard landscaping, water features, irrigation, external lighting, street furniture, semi-mature tree planting and all elements of soft landscaping through to maintenance.
The Landscape Estimator, will work as part of a small and collaborative Pre-Construction estimating team, reporting directly to the Pre-Construction Director. The role involves preparing and submitting soft and hard landscaping tenders ranging from £100k to £10m.
This position is ideally suited to an individual with a background in landscape construction, external works, or civils, with 5–10 years’ experience as an estimator within the sector.
This is a full-time role with flexibility to work on a hybrid basis and the successful candidate will be responsible for managing their own tender submissions to deadline. Strong organisational and communication skills are therefore essential.
This is a varied role within the Estimating department and will provide the platform to develop and learn other areas of the business.
* Interpretation of hard and soft landscape drawings
* You will accurately measure PDF drawings using software there software
* Produce bill of quantities in our estimating software – accordance with specifications.
* Identifying areas of risk during the tender process and present them to the Pre-Construction Director and Managing Director.
* Requesting quotes from their supply chain.
* Attend Site visits and tender meetings with clients as required.
* Communicating with clients and submitting quotes
* Following up quotes and opportunities
* Maintaining strong and professional working relationships with existing clients and helping to build new relationships with new clients.
The ideal candidate will have excellent computer skills, specifically MS Excel, Word, and Outlook. They will be efficient with an excellent eye for detail and great team player.
Experience in preparing and submitting Soft/Hard Landscaping or civils groundwork tenders is a minimum requirement.
Consideration where will be given
Educated to Degree/OND/HND or similar in construction, quantity surveying, hard or soft landscape construction, Horticulture is desirable but not necessary.
Good organisational skills and time management to help meet tender deadlines
Full driving licence