This is an exciting opportunity to work with a large Rail contractor that work on high value rail projects, they are currently seeking a Senior Estimator to join their team in Glasgow.
This role will be working on ongoing Rail/Civils projects.
Some of the main duties include:
• Supporting Bid Manager
• Putting Tenders together
• Providing Estimates
• Pricing works
Duties include:
•Order of Magnitude estimates through to Post Tender Project cost plans
•Estimating Assurance
•Bill of Quantities
•Tender Assessment Support.
•Management of the change control process for Cost Plans.
•Report on Economic Analysis/Market Trends to the Head of Commercial
•Production of accurate, complete estimates and cost plans for projects in a timely and efficient manner.
•Control and management of the estimating process at project or Framework level;
•Production of estimates, associated reports and risk registers without management or supervision for sign off.
•Supporting development and promotion of estimating good practice.
•Remain up-to-date with technical standards required to deliver the role.
•Understand, have working knowledge of, and the ability to utilise Standard Methods of Measurement appropriate to the work
•Check Tender Information for completeness and raise potential areas of concern.
•Produce quantity take-offs from tender information/drawings using either traditional methods or Causeway/similar software.
•Regularly back-up/save work, in a secure manner, to ensure no data loss exceeds a couple of hours work.
•Preparation, using agreed company format, of Sub-contract & Material enquiry documentation. Forward documentation to Administration Department for formal enquiry issue. Advise on any companies/suppliers who should or should not receive the enquiry.
•Analysis of Sub-Contracts, supplier and merchant quotations – including “normalisation”
•Analysis of benchmark data from historic projects/norms against the first principles tender build ups where possible.
•Discuss and agree resourcing and works outputs with Planner, Bid Manager and delivery team working on the tender.
•Prepare submission for final commercial review by team with senior staff.
•Assist in compiling Client Post Tender clarification responses in a timely manner.
•Handover to commercial team on successful bids.
•Input into the post tender analysis process.