Location Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Company Salary £50000 - £70000 per annum
Estimator – Position Overview
Our Client, a well established construction company based in Dunston is looking to recruit a Estimator to join their team. As the Estimator you will be responsible for preparing and winning profitable work. In this role you will be responsible to the Pre-Construction Director.
Key Responsibilities
* Acting as the principal point of contact
* Establishing and communicating to the bid team the requirements of each tender.
* Liaising with internal and external designers to produce a design sufficiently advanced for pricing.
* Taking off quantities from a set of tender drawings.
* Building up rates for items in a Bill of Quantities using labour, plant and materials.
* Assembling and issuing supply chain enquiries.
* Input into tender stage planning.
* Bringing innovation and value engineering to tenders.
* Liaising with other team members involved in tender preparation to ensure that the suite of tender documents submitted meets or exceeds the Client’s requirements.
* Presenting the tender to the Company Directors for approval to submit.
* Producing final tender documents and submitting to the client.
* Undertaking detailed tender management.
* Working within the Bid team throughout the entire bidding process to enable the Company to secure design and build projects.
* Supporting the development and implementation of the appropriate digital toolsets to execute cost take-off and other estimating activities, such as 5D cost planning.
* Attending or carrying out periodic Tender Health Checks and formal risk reviews to ensure that the identified risks are mitigated as far as possible in tender submissions.
* Ensuring that cost planning and estimating are accurate and reflect the project requirements and risk profile.
* Participating in post-tender negotiations with the Client and their professional team.
* Ensuring detailed handovers are made to the delivery team (including commercial team), as per IP 06, for successful tenders.
Estimator – Position Remuneration
* Salary of £50,000 – £70,000 (dependent on experience)
* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + birthday off
* Profit share scheme
* Salary sacrifice pension
* Death in service benefit
* Cycle to work scheme
* Fully funded training and development (technical, managerial, safety)
Qualifications
* Relevant qualification to the construction industry (HNC, HND, Degree)
Estimator – Position Requirements
* Relevant qualification to the construction industry (HNC, HND, Degree)
Experience/ Skills
* Analysis of tender documents/contract terms
* BIM-enabled design
* Costing/developing whole life cycle costs
* Developing sub-contract terms and conditions
* Developing a value proposition (cost, durability, low carbon, aesthetic)
* Developing tenders
* Obtaining prices and dealing with variations
* Producing product/service specifications
* Reading technical drawings
* Working to tight deadlines
Knowledge And Other Relevant Factors
* Appreciation of how buildings are constructed
* Contract law
* Current and emerging technologies
* IT tools
* Lean methodologies
* Quality assurance
* Typical associate costs
* Understanding of full range of materials and products used (Weights, volumes, dimensions etc)
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