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Estimator Highways
Role Purpose:
Supporting the Managing & Senior Estimators to develop estimates from 1st Principles associated with the civil portions of multi disciplined Highways Projects across various stages of the estimate.
Be a member of the team developing the price.
Support more senior members of the team to present, negotiate and justify prices produced in an open and honest manner to both senior leaders within the business and/or external customers/partners.
As an Estimator, you will have the following Key Responsibilities.
Undertake estimates in accordance with the companies policies and procedures.
Review customers drawings and specifications to prepare accurate costing sheets for materials, labour and equipment
Oversee and/or interrogate design options and value solutions, and if appropriate, identify the attractiveness of a project based on sound estimating principles.
Record assumptions and identify risks and opportunities including supporting developing the risk evaluation from a pricing/budgetary point of view.
Liaise with members of the project team & supply chain to develop and understand methodologies and principles proposed.
DIMENSIONSORGANISATIONAL:
You will work within a multi-disciplinary team reporting to the Asset Management Leads and Commercial Manager.
INTERFACESKey internal and external stakeholders that the role interacts with
Interfacing with Internal: Senior Leaders, Portion Lead, Project Directors, Design & Engineering lead and associated teams, Commercial Director and associated teams including Procurement, Planning Leads and associated teams, subject matter experts and technical writers/bid teams, other members of estimating team,
External: Alliance partners, Customers, Designers, Supply Chain, Sub-contractors, Cost Consultants, Auditors
ACCOUNTABILITIES Take the lead on small/medium size bids to ensure that tender deliverables are produced in a timely and effective manner.
Support and/or interrogate design options and value solutions, and if appropriate, identify the attractiveness of a project based on sound estimating principles. Activities to include:
Review drawings and specifications to prepare accurate costing sheets for materials, labour and equipment
Ensure compliance with the companys procedures, including pre-construction gate process
Review tender documents and submission requirements, ensuring all financial information is identified and provided and accurate compliant design proposals are included
Establish and agree key rates
Agree with engineering and planning key methods, outputs and plant selection
Detailed analysis of subcontractors analysis
EXPERIENCE
Infrastructure Main Contractor background
Previous experience in an estimating role, Commercial or operational background considered.
Working towards or chartered with a relevant industry recognised chartership e.g., ICE, CICES, RICS, CIOB Etc (desirable).
Experienced estimating background using Candy Estimating Software.
Good financial acumen with an ability to analyse complex data and documentation accurately.
Proficient in general IT applications e.g. Word and Excel Microsoft office
Experience of preparing estimates with a range if information from detailed construction
info, through to feasibility study level information
Demonstrate experience, civil engineering preferable highways schemes
Degree or HNC Civil Engineering/QS
