Posted: 16 June
The role
Description
We’re looking for an ambitious Estimator to join our Milton Keynes team, working on major, high-profile civils and infrastructure projects. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in securing exciting work and shaping projects from the earliest stages.
As an Estimator, you’ll be at the heart of our pre-construction team, developing accurate and competitive tenders while collaborating closely with operational and commercial teams.
What you will be doing:
- Develop detailed budgets from first principles, including labour, materials, plant, and equipment
- Analyse subcontractor and supplier quotations to ensure best value
- Review drawings, specifications, programmes, and scope of works
- Carry out accurate measurement and quantity take-offs using tools such as Bluebeam / ACC Take Off
- Produce Bills of Quantities in line with relevant methods of measurement (e.g. SMM7)
- Identify project risks and opportunities, contributing to a risk & opportunity register
- Explore and propose value engineering solutions
- Support and participate in bid negotiations and client meetings
- Produce tender reports for adjudication and take part in review and settlement meetings
- Collaborate with internal teams and actively contribute to knowledge sharing
What you will bring:
- Experience in civils projects such as groundworks, substructure, drainage, roadworks, paving, earthworks, or RC frames
- A solid understanding of estimating principles and methods of measurement (e.g. SMM7)
- Experience using electronic take-off tools (e.g. Bluebeam, ACC or similar)
- Strong numerical and analytical skills with commercial awareness
- Excellent organisation and time management skills
- Clear communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset
Desirable (but not essential):
- Degree in Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or Construction Management
- Experience with estimating software such as Candy
Benefits:
- 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Private Healthcare
- Car Allowance
- Company Pension
- Volunteering Days - With Careys Foundation - or other organisations that are important to you
- Health Care Cashplan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car Leasing Scheme
- Discounted Gym Membership
- Life Assurance
- Buy/sell holidays
- Other discounts and Cashback plans
Our story starts in 1969 with three brothers and a van.
John, Tom and Pat Carey moved to London from Ireland and started a groundworks contracting company in London called PJ Carey Plant Hire (Oval) Ltd.
Their aspirations at the time were reflective of the values of the Carey Group today – to care about everything they did, to act with humility in all interactions, to be passionate about their work and be authentic at all times.
The Carey Group remains a family-owned construction business, operating across the UK and Ireland. Their goal at the time was to grow to around 50 operatives and provide quality, safe work so that they and their employees could provide for their families and get safe home every day. Through hard work and sticking to their values and their word, this was certainly achieved….and some.
Throughout the years, we have remained committed to delivering on our promises, respecting our clients, offering innovative solutions and producing the highest-quality work in safe environments. These are the core principles set by our Founders, the ones we have never wavered from and they help us to fulfil our ultimate vision to be the most trusted and socially responsible construction company, that people are proud to work with.
Our strong approach is underpinned by robust financial management, continuous investment in our people, specialist equipment and strategic assets and our long-standing culture of teamwork – we want to create the very best environments for our people.
We care about our people and our partners and how we work with them, ensuring we do our best by them. Ultimately, we care about our impact on the world around us and the communities that we proudly help to shape.
