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Morson is delighted to be working in partnership with a market leading defence organisation to recruit a Senior Estimator for an initial 12 month contract. There is a rate of ÂŁ47 PAYE Per Hour or ÂŁ61.10 Umbrella on offer for the successful candidate. There is a hybrid working arrangement on offer with a split of 2 days a week onsite in Barrow In Furness and 3 days a week working from home.
Please find the role description below:
Manage and undertake the compilation of estimates and other detailed costing information as part of the Commercial function.Lead and support estimating, pricing and tendering activities across a wide range of programmes and bid activities including:
International customers
Competitive and Sole source proposals
Fixed price
Assistance to Procurement to evaluate supplier proposals for Price Reasonableness
Strategic Pricing activities including Parametric Estimating and Cost Modelling
Typical duties include (but are not limited to):
• Preparation and agreement (both internal and external) of costed commercial proposals.
• Lead development of costs for inclusion into proposals including interrogation of cost submissions from functions to ensure credible and achievable price submission
• Develop parametric models to advise business on costs for new business and also “should cost” data to enable business decisions
• Manage the Cost & Pricing inputs for the LCM and RBA processes.
• Deliver Cost & Pricing support to all functions.
• Adopt clear understandings with suppliers, both technical and commercial to ensure the business arrangements contain minimum risk and be able to articulate risk to the business
• Analyse out-turn records to enable reconciliation with the contract price.
• Manage the costing of Contract Modification / Change Proposals.
• Manage and advise man-hour budgeting
• Manage the development of bills of materials, quantities and norms etc.
• Manage and develop customer relationships both internal and external, and support negotiate with all customers.
• Identify and interpret customer requirements, both Technical and Commercial.
• Provide advice to the business on estimating / pricing / contract terms / inflation and variation of price issues as they relate to bidding and performing contracts.
• Implement procedures and controls within the specified area to ensure compliance with commercial policies.
• Manage and resolve customer queries and issues in areas of responsibility, escalating significant problems as appropriate and highlighting trends and emerging issues.
• Carry out pricing forecasts and analysis to be able to propose cash flow requirements and options.
• Manage the implementation of new systems/processes in relevant areas ensuring uniformity of processes across the whole of cost engineering.
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