Estimator

Your new company is a friendly, trustworthy, and award-winning family-run general building contractor based in West Sussex. As a main contractor, they deliver projects with a value from £8000 up to £8million for local customers in the West Sussex area. A typical project's value would be from £350k-£500 and include extensions and refurbishments of existing properties in the mostly high-end residential market, but also commercial and educational buildings. They have a well-established list of customers and specialise in traditional and heritage construction methods. They are an SME with a turnover of £5 million, 20 direct staff and a contract team of 6. Last year they were awarded Gold Level accreditation for the second time by investors in people.Your new role will be reporting to the Directors and working alongside two other estimators, but you will need to work independently to take enquiries and convert them into secured contracts with start dates. You will engage with customers to take their brief and be able to create successful bids based on traditional methods of estimation from drawings and the received brief. Once the contract is awarded, you would need to track the monthly valuations, variations, report on the running costs and support the site managers with completing their projects on time and within budget.What you'll need to succeed is a proven history in the UK in a similar role as a construction estimator or a quantity surveyor that has worked at the front end of the construction process with estimating jobs. It is also desired to have a high-end residential construction sector, with experience of delivering work up to £1m in value. You will also need to have experience of managing multiple projects simultaneously.What you'll get in return is a competitive salary of £50,000 to £60,000, a standard pension contribution, basic healthcare scheme, life cover, and 20 days' holiday + bank holidays, which goes up a day after 10 years with a maximum of 25 days' holiday + bank holidays. There is also hybrid work available, but it is preferred to be in the office when you can. They also offer bonuses depending on personal performance and the company performance, which can either be collected as a 1-off payment, or the bonus can be used to have extra holiday and time off. You will be a valued member of the team whose ideas are listened to.What you need to do now is contact us on at Hays Crawley or click apply. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Ref 4653623

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