Location
Haydock - hybrid working with travel to sites.
Employment Type
Full Time – Permanent.
Working Hours
Monday to Friday.
What’s In It For You
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Option to buy up to 5 additional holidays
* Group Personal Pension Plan
* Career development & progression with the opportunity to earn professional qualifications
* 24/7 access to a virtual GP and mental health support & counselling services
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Discount club – supermarkets, phone bills, gyms & more
* Life assurance cover
* Long service recognition
* Enhanced Maternity Pay
* Paid volunteering opportunities in your community
About The Role
You will work with Ipsum to help meet its organic growth plans, supporting all commercial requirements relating to framework and strategic tenders. As the Estimator, you will play a key role in developing accurate and competitive cost estimates across a range of projects. This includes assessing materials, labour, equipment, and subcontractor inputs to ensure robust and commercially sound submissions. A critical part of the role involves identifying and evaluating commercial risks within tender documentation and recommending appropriate mitigation strategies. Collaboration is essential, as you’ll work closely with internal teams such as Commercial, Finance, and Operations, and occasionally support other parts of the Water Division across the UK. You will also interact with external clients and suppliers to gather necessary information and maintain consistency across all estimates.
As an Estimator you will
* Evaluate new bids and framework tenders, summarise the commercial opportunity and recommend whether to proceed.
* Collaborate with internal Ipsum teams and external stakeholders to develop accurate assumptions and costings as bids progress toward final submission.
* Participate in subcontractor pricing activities, reviewing proposals, negotiating terms, and coordinating inputs to ensure timely and commercially sound submissions.
* Compile and issue tender queries during the bid period, ensuring responses are understood and incorporated into the submission.
* Review framework terms and conditions to ensure alignment with Ipsum’s governance standards, identifying and mitigating commercial risks.
* Prepare concise and effective commercial review presentations to support final submission decisions.
* Support the handover of approved tender documentation to the relevant commercial lead for successful project delivery.
* Contribute to ongoing review of job and task rates, ensuring consistency, completeness, and market competitiveness across the business.
* Conduct post-bid analysis for successful and unsuccessful submissions, identifying areas for improvement and embedding changes into future bid strategies.
* Assist in auditing bid strategy compliance to ensure target margins are met or exceeded.
About You
* Water sector experience desirable.
* Experience operating within fast‑paced, multi‑divisional organisations, consistently meeting tight deadlines.
* Exceptional interpersonal skills, able to foster effective working relationships across internal teams and external stakeholders.
* Demonstrated ability to prepare detailed operational cost estimates for utility services, including major infrastructure projects across the Water and Infrastructure sectors.
Equal Opportunities
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