We are looking for an Estimator to be based at our Swindon office, who has experience of undertaking
tenders valued £1m+ as part of our Projects Division. You will be an enthusiastic individual who is
able to understand a customer's key criteria and ascertain what areas of scope can be engineered
to provide best nett bid opportunities.
What you will do:
* Check and confirm receipt and completeness of tender documentation
* Create your own sets of bills using our Conquest system
* Engage with supply chain members to ensure a robust compliant tender response
* Produce and coordinate information for tender settlement including:
* Tender analysis adjudication sheet
* Preliminary breakdown
* Sub-contractors' comparison
* Identify risks and opportunities
* Consider alternative methods of carrying out works and how you may develop a competitive edge
* Liaise with design team members to ascertain pertinent design information
* Attend launch, review and adjudication meetings equipped to explain the works elements,
highlighting both risk and opportunity and providing confidence in the net build cost
* Provide cost and construction proposals for including in submittal documents
* Draw together tender information, handing it over in a coherent fashion and ensure buy in
from project team.
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What you will bring
* A friendly approach to work and all who you meet, upholding our values of friendly, efficien and committed
* Excellent analytical, organisational and administrative skills to produce a quality bid
* The ability to manage priorities and meet deadline
* Able to work effectively in a team situation
* The ability to find innovative solutions to the bid process
* A positive manner when co-ordinating the bid
* Knowledge of the Southwest supply chain would be beneficial
Experience
* 4 to 5 years' experience in a similar role, across various sectors and up to a project value of around £1-£10m
* Detailed knowledge of traditional and various other methods of construction
* Detailed understanding of electronic estimating system (preferably Conquest)
* Full understanding of analytical estimating and two stage tenders
* Exposure to coordinating consultants design and leading design team - beneficial, but not essential
* A high level of IT literacy especially in estimating software
* Fundamentally, you'll help work towards our vision of 'being better tomorrow than we are today'.