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- Comply with Estimating Best Practice processes
- Responsible for receipt of accurate records of tender and contract documents
- Prepare detailed bills of quantities to allow tenderers to price works accurately
- Compile tender comparisons to ensure only complete sub contract bids are considered
- Present tender at settlement meeting and demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of best winning approach to be taken
- Offer advice on risks, value engineering options and other work winning strategies
- Ensure all risks are understood and evaluated so that they are considered for inclusion in the tender presented at the settlement
- Handover tenders that are won to the project team and maintain contact to ensure all knowledge is successfully transferred
- Work closely with the supply chain to ensure they continue to provide competitive tenders, ensure delivery teams are aware of those sub-contractors that have contributed to ensure they are given a fair opportunity to secure work with the company when tender is successful and give honest, timely feedback when a tender is lost
- Contribute to database of tenders for historical data and average rates
- Provide cost planning and other cost advice both internally and to consultants if required
- Healthcare technical memorandum
- Trying to put together a honest pricing criteria. Looking for very generic metre squared rates for wards and patient departments etc.
Winning Work
- Develop relationships with consultants and other customers
Essential skills and qualifications
- Recognised construction based higher education qualification (HNC/HND, etc.)
- and/or minimum 6 years' experience in an estimating role
- Knowledge of the construction industry processes
- Accurate measurement and billing of tender information
- Able to identify and evaluate risks
- Proven planning and process management skills
- Knowledge of different procurement routes, particularly design and build
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Methodical approach to duties
Personal attributes
- Endorses and lives the the company's values
- Flexible team member
- Keen and enthusiastic approach to work
- Positive outlook
- A clear, positive and effective communicator
- Well organised individual who plans ahead and manages time effectively
- Self-motivated
- Team spirit
