Senior Estimator, Civil Engineering

Due to continuing expansion our client, an award winning, national Civil Engineering company, is actively seeking an experienced, dedicated, and proactive Senior Estimator to be an integral part of our team providing sound knowledge of market rates and prices from 1stprinciples.

Reporting to the Managing Estimator, duties to include:

• Analyse and interpret information, including early appraisal of scheme requirements in terms of construction methods, programme and management.
• Identify risks/opportunities and incorporate them into a tender bid.
• Call upon support from Design / Delivery teams as appropriate to plan works delivery strategy.
• Identify key win themes and manage bid, coordinating input from multiple contributors.
• Identify additional information required to inform and benefit the tender.
• Challenge proposed designs and methodology to identify possible alternative construction methods, technologies and products.
• Price civil engineering activities such as earthworks, drainage, ducting and paving from 1stprinciples, building up labour, plant, material cost components.
• Prepare programme/construction sequence, to establish constructions periods. Ability to use ASTA Powerproject ideal but training can be provided.
• Identify subcontract packages, choose suppliers from database and from researching the market, liaise with supply chain, prepare and issue enquiries and analyse and interrogate responses.
• Compile a comprehensive net cost estimate for the works, including preliminary items.
• Present net cost estimate at internal adjudication and implement changes.
• Timely submission of tender, ensuring that the Clients requirements and specifications are met in full.
• Follow up submitted tenders.
• Give others an overview of the scheme, highlighting any job specific risks & opportunities.
• Contribute to discussion on commercial approach.
• Review project 1stappraisal and reflected on post-contract performance of tendered schemes.

As a successful candidate you will be methodical, organised and excellent team leader with the ability to recognise and source additional resource required to produce estimates, recognise submission requirements to compile a logical sequence of actions necessary to achieve regular deadlines with a background in Tier 1 or 2 Infrastructure and experience in estimating / pricing projects, across all sectors but ideally a civils focus.

Membership of a relevant professional body and/or relevant professional qualification, such as RICS/CIOB/RIBA/ICE/CIBSE would be desirable and IT proficiency in IT, numeracy and MS Office Basic & Estimating Systems is essential.

You will also possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, coupled with an ability to form effective relationships with partners, a current driving licence is also essential.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward thinking, dynamic company with a competitive remuneration package, car allowance/company car, company health care and many other fantastic benefits.