Estimator - Construction
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| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
| Area | Yorkshire and Humberside, England |
| Sector | ConstructionConstruction - Estimator |
| Salary | car allowance/benefits package |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | remoteapi |
| Job Ref | 895113_1663070694 |
| Job Views | 57 |
- Description
Estimator or Senior Estimator
Office: Sheffield
Role Summary
The Senior Estimator will be responsible for leading bids and producing estimates for all aspects of construction works on a wide range of projects across the Yorkshire and East Midlands business. This role is a key member of the bid team responsible for establishing net cost, margin strategy, project risk allowance and for pulling together the commercial submission for bids.
RESPONSIBILITIES
General:
- Leading and managing bids (as required).
- Ensuring compliance with company Bid Management processes.
- Managing Estimators, Assistant Estimators and Trainee Estimators as required.
- Coach, mentor and assist with training junior staff to support development
- Deliver core services on project bids.
- Input to monthly reporting.
- Meeting all deadlines for bid return dates and as may be otherwise set by management.
- Other duties as may be required by senior management.
Projects:
- Attending and inputting to bid launch meetings.
- Reviewing bid documents and developing a bid strategy to give a competitive edge.
- Producing market competitive, nett cost estimates for bids in line with the company management system.
- Carrying out accurate quantity take-offs for the purposes of estimating - where required.
- Checking externally produced bills of quantities for accuracy.
- Pricing groundworks, drainage, sub-structure, masonry, joinery ork and partitions from first principles.
- Preparing and issuing sub-contract and material enquiries.
- Liaise with the procurement department to obtain material quotations.
- Inputting into gateway documents and gateway review meetings.
- Establishing value engineering opportunities.
- Establishing risks and inputting to project risk register.
- Preparing and checking tender letters, technical notes and qualifications for issue.
- Capturing data and preparing benchmarking reports to support bids.
- Ensuring all key estimating data is effectively transferred to the delivery team at handover stage.
QUALIFICATIONS/RELEVANT INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Minimum of 15 years' estimating experience is essential with experience of various sectors e.g., education, health, student residential, commercial office and a range of project values from £1m - £20m.
If this role sounds of interest, then please apply or call me direct for a confidential discussion.
