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The Company
A well-established regional construction contractor dedicated to developing high standard luxury schemes to ensure client satisfaction, specialising in residential care homes. They have up to 15 years' experience within the industry and hold a knowledgeable perspective on a large range of services. They hold a successful track record of delivering prestigious projects to an exceptional industry standard.
The Project
As a highly experienced Estimator, you will play a key role as a part of the commercial team working across a range of projects in the care home and later-living accommodation sectors. Your responsibilities will include accurately estimating project costs by assessing labour, materials, and equipment requirements. You will also manage project budgets, revise estimates as needed, and ensure that all cost assessments meet client specifications, deadlines, and industry standards for high-quality, sustainable care facilities.
Requirements
For this role it is essential that you carry the following professional qualifications as a minimum;
- Industry relevant qualification
- RICS Membership
It is also essential that you hold the experience below;
- A demonstrated track record of working on various commercial and residential projects for well-established contractors
- Extensive experience within the industry with minimum of 5 years working in an Estimating role
Additional skills;
- Analytical thinking
- Strong negotiation capabilities
- Efficient time management abilities
- A deep understanding of construction practices, regulations, and cost factors
- Strong communication abilities, written and verbal with an excellent attention to detail
- In-depth understanding of the estimating process, using computerized analytical systems to create accurate project cost estimates
- Proficient in utilising the Microsoft Office suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, to enhance efficiency and support project tasks
The Role
- Job Title: Estimator
- Job Type: Permanent
- Project: Various Residential Developments
- Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
- Reporting to: Senior Contracts Manager
Duties
- Commercial reporting
- Assist with procurement
- Specification analysis & review
- Preparation and submission of tenders
- Adjudicating tenders within agreed limits
- Preparing bill of quantity / pricing documentation
- Reviewing enquiry returns / checking compliance
- Collection of pricing elements to form tender sum
- Identified commercial opportunities within projects
- Requesting quotations from subcontractors and suppliers
- Contributing to the design process and scope gap analysis
- Preparing and sending out sub-contract and materials enquiries
- Carry out take offs from drawings to assist with order placement
- Propose and implement the preconstruction cost budget for projects
- Measuring and taking off quantities from drawings - electronic and paper
- Developing and building relationships that support growth in the business unit
- Development of Supply Chain & Supplier relations to assist in optimising commercial position
- Responsible for compilation of preliminary workbooks and coordination of this with Operations leads
- Managing the preparation of more than one tender at any one time (depending on size and complexity)
- Overseeing the estimating and proposals teams and manage bids that are commercially sound and high quality submissions
- Preparing estimates to meet project goals, such as setting work hours, sequencing tasks, obtaining materials, and securing the best deals with vendors and subcontractors
This is a permanent position with an excellent salary on offer for the successful candidate. For more information or to apply please contact James Shorte - Associate Director or Emily O'Grady - Executive Senior Resourcer at Caval on (phone number removed)
