As a Senior Estimator within our Multi Utilities department, you will play a critical role in the successful execution of multi-utility infrastructure projects, including water, gas, electricity, and telecoms. Your primary responsibility will be to manage and produce accurate cost estimates for a variety of projects, ensuring that bids are competitive while maintaining profitability and compliance with the project’s scope and requirements. You will collaborate closely with project managers, engineers, suppliers, and subcontractors to develop detailed first principles estimates and tender submissions
Value of jobs ranges from £20k-£5m and they will be working on somewhere around 5 tenders at any one time although this number fluctuates depending on the size of the tender.
Must be very strong on electrical but also have some knowledge of water
* Evaluate project scope, risk and pricing strategy for all work types, ensuring all information is correct, accurate,
* Produce accurate and comprehensive estimates and submission documents for all works, within a timely and efficient manner.
* Produce estimates from first principles using RIB CCS Candy iTWO software and company master libraries, ensuring estimates are accurate and comprehensive
* Manage multiple estimates and tenders simultaneously, ensuring all work is completed as requested and within specified timeframes.
* Manage the bid process, driving the tendering process, ringing the team and required resource together to achieve the required outputs
* Working with existing designs, estimate and prepare complete proposals to Doocey and customer expectations
* Produce draft design sketches using PDF Xchange Editor for design and build projects where no design is available.
* Create accurate and comprehensive quantity take-offs
* Prepare sign off and commercial documents for peer review and approval with the Head of Estimating and Directors.
* Prepare comprehensive governance slide pack to present tender proposals, proposed methodologies and submission documents to the directors for review and final approval
* Liaise and support the business development function in all work-winning activities, to ensure all estimating is completed thoroughly and accurately, within required time frames