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Estimator - Required for a successful Civil Engineering Contractor with offices in Sheffield. Our client is a well-established Civil Engineering Contractor, delivering projects from conception through to on-site project delivery.
Our client operates across a variety of different sectors including water and wastewater, infrastructure and coastal protection, through to highways, bridges and Railway Civils works.
The role of the estimator within this forward thinking and rapidly growing company is to produce competitive, carefully resourced, analysed tenders (Cost and Quality) in a timely manner, with support from the wider team.
It is important for the successful candidate to have a minimum of 2 years estimating experience within the Water, Civil Engineering or Rail industry.
Estimator Position Overview
- Working on competitive bids, negotiated contracts and within Frameworks.
- Provide competitive and analysed tender costs and required quality submissions to a client
- Reporting directly to the Estimating manager showing awareness of company targets
- Aiming to better company targets with profitable successful bids
- Assist with budget prices
- Studying tender documentation and information provided.
- Assessing the viability of tenders
- Calculate the net costs of a tender from first principles
- Salary / Renumeration package based on experience of candidate but will include access to a pension scheme and 28 days annual leave.
Estimator Position Requirements
- HNC in Civil Engineering or similar discipline would be beneficial
- Minimum of 2 years estimating experience within a Civil Engineering company
- Working knowledge of NEC conditions of contracts
- Previous Site Experience would be beneficial
- Ability to work well within a team environment and be self-motivated
- Financial and Pre-contract Management experience
- Full driving licence
- CSCS Card would be beneficial
