Senior Estimator

  • Job Reference: 1504408007-2
  • Date Posted: 21 November 2024
  • Recruiter: Triple S Recruitment Ltd
  • Location: Penwortham, Lancashire
  • Salary: £70,000 to £80,000
  • Bonus/Benefits: £70-80k + Car/allowance + benefits
  • Sector: Construction
  • Job Type: Permanent

Job Description

Senior Estimator Civil Engineering - Preston

We are currently looking for an experienced Senior Estimator with experience in roads, highways, marine and infrastructure to join a civil engineering business based out of Birmingham.

Senior Estimator - Roles and responsibilities

The main duties and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

Produce estimates and costs plans for multiple complex civil engineering projects from £5 to £50m

Assess tender documentation requirements and present tender launch proposals

Identify resources to complete the bid

Identify potential risks and opportunities

Compile comprehensive analytical net cost estimates for works including preliminary items in line with the Company s standards to win work

Regular liaison with construction planners, design managers, bid managers, consultants and our supply chain to deliver innovative solutions and tender proposals

Present net cost tenders for internal adjudication

Conversion of estimates to tender submission

Handover of successful tender information such that operational teams are suitably briefed

Participate in post tender negotiations with Clients to secure individual projects

Produce quantities from drawn information (an advantage)

Senior Estimator - The Candidate:

Previous experience in Estimating with a main contractor (essential)

Experience of tendering for civil engineering projects up to £5m

Possess a strong understanding of construction technology and innovative techniques as well as understanding the commercial aspects of tendering

Hold a relevant construction qualification at HND level or equivalent

Ability to estimate from first principles

Ability to work independently yet be part of an integrated team

Ability to pro-actively and constructively challenge colleagues

Motivated, flexible with a will to succeed

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Estimator to join an already established civil engineering business and have the opportunity to grow into a more senior role within a specified time span.

This major contractor has business interests across mainstream building, Civil Engineering and Mechanical and Electrical installations. The Group encompasses a number of individual companies and subsidiaries, each with its own specific focus, resourced by staff with specialist skills. While each company operates independently, they are all intrinsically linked and regularly work closely together. This gives the Group the ability to successfully deliver a wide range of building projects, offering a seamless joined-up approach across all areas of expertise.

Senior Estimator - Civil Engineering - Preston