Senior Estimator

Our client are an award-winning leader in the UK property and construction industry specialising in construction, civil engineering, facilities management, and property development.

They are recruiting for a Senior Estimator to join their business.

Key responsibilities:

• 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.
• 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 1st principles, 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.
• Contribute to discussion on commercial approach.

Requirements:

• Experience with two-stage tenders.
• Confident in client-facing interactions.
• Proficient in producing cost estimates and bills of quantities.
• Skilled in liaising with subcontractors.
• Collaborative with design and internal teams.

Apply: If you're interested in this opportunity, then please get in touch today with our Commercial Specialist Mark Harris, or apply with your CV.

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