My client is a family run construction business which has been operating successfully since 1956 and have featured in the top 100 of The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For. They have offices based in Lincoln, York and Peterborough and manage New Builds, Refurbishments and Maintenance projects across England.

This position is within the Group's Building Maintenance Services division, specialising in construction projects in the Lincoln and extended East Midlands region, as well as planned and reactive minor works and maintenance jobs. They have a variety of clients in a range of sectors, including affordable housing, food, retail, education, commercial, industrial and health. My client is a well-established local construction company with long-standing client relationships demonstrated by the fact that most of the projects they deliver being procured via direct negotiation with existing clients.

About the role

They are currently seeking an experienced Estimator to join, to deliver a competitive and accurate tendering function for projects up to 10m. Based at their Head Office, the Lincoln division undertakes a variety of new build and refurbishment projects in the region,

Responsibilities will include:

Overseeing Traditional and Design & Build tenders
Appraising tender documents, preparing sub-contract and material enquiries
Producing detailed and measured bills of quantities
Risk and value management
Preparation of budgets, estimates and cost plans
Internal tender adjudications and external client presentations

What they are looking for:

Candidates must have a building background with extensive knowledge of all aspects of refurbishment and new build construction across numerous sectors
Have a good understanding of current CDM 2015 Health and Safety requirements, modern methods of construction and contractual awareness
Proficient with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel
Experience using specialist estimating software packages
A High Education qualification (HNC, Diploma, Degree) in a construction-related subject would be an advantage but not essential.
Experience of procuring small and large subcontract packages.
To have experience of managing a range of contracts at any one time.

The successful candidate must have high attention to detail, provide an innovative and proactive approach to problem solving whilst being able to plan effectively to ensure deadlines are met.