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Estimator

RGB Recruitment
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Plymouth, Devon PL7 1RF, England

Salary

£35,000 - £42,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • An exciting opportunity has emerged for an Estimator to join a well-established construction company in Plymouth on a permanent basis.
  • The role is office-based with site and client meetings in the surrounding areas, focusing on understanding client needs and monitoring costs on live projects.
  • Candidates must have refurbishment and design & build experience in the Education, Commercial, Industrial, and Leisure sectors, with a proven track record in estimating.
  • The position requires excellent interpersonal skills, computer literacy, and the ability to assess business risks, with a relevant driving license and a DBS check to be conducted.
  • The salary for this role is competitive, and candidates should have at least 3 years of relevant experience in estimating.
Estimator – PlymouthDue to the growth and pipeline of works, an incredible opportunity has arisen for an Estimator to join a well established construction company on permanent basis. This is an office based position with site and client meetings being located around the surrounding areas. As the Estimator, your position will be to understand the clients wants, research, gather quotes and monitor costs on live projects. The Estimator must have refurbishment and D&B experience within Education, Commercial, Industrial and the Leisure sector. Responsibilities:
  • Liaise with clients, consultants, quantity surveyors, and other third parties
  • Review and evaluate all tender enquiries for completeness and accuracy
  • Administrate correspondence and tender documentation throughout the supply chain
  • Organise and attend site visits with suppliers and subcontractors
  • Obtain pricing in a timely manner to meet with submission deadlines
  • Review and evaluate all project costs and provide a complete price submission
  • Assess the levels of business risk on each project
  • Compile and provide detailed handover information for all successful bids to the Operations team
  • Monitor the various stages of all successful bids to ensure costs are kept in line with the forecast 
Requirements:
  • Proven track record of estimating in a similar role
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal English
  • Highly numerate, uses initiative and solves problems independently
  • Relevant driving licence
  • DBS will be conducted
  • Computer literacy skills and the ability to adapt to using company customer relationship management systems
If you would like to discuss, please do call RGB Recruitment Exeter and ask for Nicky Harris.

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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.