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Estimator

Meridian Business Support
Posted 2 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Durham, Durham DH1 1TH, England

Salary

£25,000 - £40,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • The job is for an Estimator/QS in Durham.
  • The role includes various responsibilities such as work procurement, pre-contract tasks, post-contract duties, and maintaining contract documentation.
  • The ideal candidate should have commercial acumen, be able to work as part of a team, manage multiple projects simultaneously, work independently, and have good negotiation skills.
  • The salary for this position is between £38,000-£45,000, negotiable based on experience.
  • The candidate should have the flexibility to work across different areas of the business and be willing to work extra hours as needed.
Estimator/QS required for our client in DurhamThe Role
  • The Estimator / QS will ensure robust, accurate and innovative
  • advice is delivered to clients to align with their needs and business objectives.
  • Key Accountabilities
  • Work Procurement (EST)
  • Monitor relevant planning authority web sites to identify work opportunities
  • Pursue opportunities to obtain tender documents
  • Completion and submission of PQQs
Pre-Contract (EST)
  • Maintain sub-contract database
  • Maintain material suppliers database
  • Assess tender documents to ensure sufficient information is available to prepare tender
  • Take off quantities
  • Prepare and issue sub-contract enquiries and assessment of quotations upon receipt
  • Prepare and issue material supply enquiries and assessment of quotations upon receipt
  • Pricing of Excavations, Concrete, Brickwork, Woodwork, Roof tiling, External Render,
  • Drainage, External works and minor landscaping (all other trades are normally subcontracted)
  • Complete tender documents for submission
  • Prepare specifications and/or Contractors proposals
  • Submit tenders and follow-up
  • Post tender negotiations
Post Contract (QS)
  • Maintain contract documentation and advise on pre-tender and post-contract matters
  • Preparation and issue of contractual letters to clients and / or sub-contractors
  • Post-contract liaison with clients
  • Post-contract liaison with the design team
  • Carry out take-offs for material procurement
  • Sub-contract negotiation and letting
  • Preparation and submission of interim valuations
  • Site measurement
  • Manage and value variations
  • Agreement and certification of sub-contractors interim valuations and final accounts
  • Preparation and submission of several works' final account
  • Agreement of final accounts
The Person
  • Commercial acumen
  • Ability to work as part of a close knit
  • management team and manage numerous
  • activities / projects simultaneously – both
  • short and long term.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and with the
  • minimum of supervision
  • Outgoing personality essential for dealing
  • directly with Clients and their design team
  • Good negotiator
  • Flexibility with regard to working across all
  • areas of the business, and hours to meet the
  • requirements of this challenging position.
Package
  • £38,000-£45,000 negotiable depending on experience

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.