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Your new company specialises in design, new-build, restoration, and refurbishment projects, handling ventures worth up to £30 million. Their portfolio includes luxury living spaces, commercial properties, training facilities, public buildings, and urban regeneration projects. They are committed to sustainability, community impact, and safety, ensuring their projects not only meet but exceed industry standards. Their values emphasise quality, integrity, and collaboration, making them a trusted name in the construction industry. They strive to create lasting, positive impacts on the communities they serve. Their projects are often to design and build public and commercial buildings delivered on JCT, D&B but more often traditional contracts with some small NEC opportunities.Your new role has been raised due to expansion of the pre-construction and bid team that process bids of value £2million to £15million. The type of bid includes the construction of commercial projects in the South East on public buildings. Their focus is on quality rather than quantity, and you will be tasked with working on 1-2 tenders at a time due to the detail and regulatory compliance associated with working in the education, healthcare frameworks and public realm. You will support and assist in the bid and pre-construction stages of the commercial management process with the aim of achieving profitable, prompt, and faultless delivery, and ensuring lofty standards are maintained. You will be reporting to a Senior Estimator in the office. The role involves supporting the commercial team by complying with company procedures, liaising with customers and suppliers. Responsibilities include measuring, pricing, negotiating, and agreeing on budgets and costs. The position requires attending pre-contract meetings, liaising with a wide range of construction professionals, and ensuring the timely completion of agreed actions. Additionally, the role involves producing and maintaining up-to-date procurement schedules, compiling, and issuing invitations to tender, analysing subcontractor quotations, and making recommendations for the placement of orders.What you'll need to succeed is an HNC or relevant degree in a construction-related subject from a UK-based college or university and have some form of UK-based experience in a construction organisation in pre-construction. Alternatively, you will have previous experience as a trade person that can estimate with a small building contracting experience and is looking to upskill in a more formal setting. The ideal candidate should possess good IT skills and demonstrate an aptitude for working with numbers, as well as absorbing and analysing technical information. They should have a flexible approach to work and be initiative-taking. You will have the right to work in the UK and have references from a UK-based employer. You will have an elevated level of communication, excellent people skills and live in the Surrey area. Candidates from outside the area need not apply as there is no relocation allowance. This is a permanent vacancy, so freelance candidates need not apply.What you'll get in return is a permanent appointment as an Assistant Estimator with a salary of £45,000 to £50,000 + Car Allowance, 27 days' holiday plus BH, generous contributory pension, and other corporate benefits. A supported career structure and professional development would be guaranteed where you will be trained in a well-established bid and pre-contract team. You will be working 4 days per week in the office and one day from home, with working hours from 8am to 5pm, minus 1 hour for breaks.What you need to do now: If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now at Hays Crawley . 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 4643104
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