About The Role:
This renown Construction business are currently looking to appoint a Civils Estimator to provide support to their Estimating department. The Estimating department is responsible for the growth and delivery P&L and workload across numerous construction projects across Scotland, on behalf of both the public and private sector.
As a Civil Estimator, you will have a combined blend of technical and commercial skills and enjoy working as part of a team, developing project scope, programmes and cost for clients which are deemed both sustainable and within budget.
Key Responsibilities for the Civil Estimator role include:
* Developing and producing the discipline specific estimate, quantitative take-off and Bills Of Quantity (BOQs).
* Assisting in the development of and actively developing an understanding of the project solution, challenge where appropriate, to enable the creation of the estimate.
* Engaging and coordinating with all Estimating disciplines and Engineering / Technical Specialists.
* Conducting detailed cost estimates for a variety of groundworks projects.
* Analysing project plans and specifications to develop accurate pricing.
* Collaborating with project managers, engineers, and subcontractors to gather essential information.
* Preparing comprehensive bid proposals and ensure timely submissions.
* Monitoring and update project budgets, ensuring costs remain within agreed parameters.
* Providing support in negotiations with clients and suppliers.
Requirements:
* Composition and issuing of enquiries to the stakeholders, adjudication of returned quotations, preparation of bid tabs for supplier/subcontractor comparisons and recommendations for the basis of estimate.
* Estimate work to be carried out directly utilising own resources
* Prepare estimate summaries and submission documents relating to; estimate reviews, cost assurance and client submittals.
* Participate and support the handover of estimating data to delivery teams
* Engage and develop relationships with key stakeholders
* Communicate with the wider business including commercial, procurement, engineering and construction teams.
* Build and maintain client relationships.
* Support and provide input to the management of risk and opportunity
* Be aware of current health, safety and environmental requirements and changes
* Obtain feedback on delivered projects; incorporate lesson learnt within future projects and utilise cost data
* Support the development and implementation of continual improvement and increased efficiencies in the departments data and processes.
* Input to and maintain quotation and cost rate databases, cost curve and cost models.
* About the candidate: The estimating role forms an essential link in the pre-construction / tendering processes, requiring an effective communicator, with experience to interpret, interrogate and influence the design and construction of a project, whilst developing the cost estimate and associated deliverables.
* Skills and experience should include: Degree educated in ideally engineering or surveying or construction related.
* Civil Works estimating experience utilising a computerised analytical estimating system
* Ability to complete first principal measurements and cost estimation utilising in-house resources
* Capability to estimate projects at different stages of the project life cycle, from high-level budget through to detailed estimates with quantitative take-off, working with the relevant level of design detail at each stage.
* Experience sufficient to understand and influence the design and constructability of a project.
* Experience with opportunity and risk management techniques and application within an estimate
* Expertise gained within a civils and groundworks environment
* Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
* Ability to integrate and be part of a team
* Self-disciplined and organised able to manage work and to work to strict deadlines
* Commercially astute
Salary & benefits
* Competitive Salary- Please state expectations upon application
* Company car or car allowance
* Pension
* Other benefits depending on level of experience
Recruitment process
* 1st Stage interview with retained advisors JP Executive Search
* 2nd stage with Directors
* 3rd stage with Director