My client, a leading tier 1 residential contractor, is looking for Estimators of all levels from Assistant to Senior to join their teams in Kent due to a large investment set to almost double their turnover in the next couple of years.
They are looking for candidates that have experience working within a main contractor on Social Housing/residential refurbishment projects, partnerships, and frameworks.
Our ideal candidate will already be managing individual tenders up to the value of £10m.
Purpose
To produce competitive tender pricing for refurbishment projects in varying market sectors and to support the delivery of the overall business strategy.
Specific Responsibilities
1. Ensure that HSE&Q standards, operating processes, company policies, and all legislative requirements are understood, implemented, and adhered to at all times.
2. Ensure that the company's way of working is complied with and adopted into your daily disciplines.
3. Undertake and manage the coordination and final preparation of tender documentation to ensure the best bid solution for the Company and ensure an adequate return on the resources employed.
4. Liaise closely with the Commercial and Business Development Teams and maintain a clear view of the Company's strategy and objectives including bidding and pricing tactics.
5. Assess contract conditions, provide advice on, and quantify the risk to all relevant parties and offer solutions where required.
6. Develop awareness of clients' processes and procedures for bid evaluation.
7. Effectively plan tenders to ensure timely and accurate preparation of tender documentation and pricing information resulting in a quality submission.
8. Ensure tenders are effectively produced - enquiries are sent to the supply chain in a timely manner, supply chain quotations are compared accurately and ensure compliance; prelim costs are prepared accurately; risks are identified and escalated; constraints are identified, communicated, and managed.
9. Understand local government needs and aspirations including Best Value and the Audit Commission/executive Service Inspection.
10. Contribute to effective team collaboration within the wider business, communicating regularly with operations and commercial teams.
11. Prepare tenders from architect's drawings, specifications, bill of quantities, pre-priced schedule of rates supplied by the client, including detailing materials necessary for the contract to achieve specification.
12. Identify project risks, develop and produce a risk register to assist in the decision-making and cost management process to facilitate calculation of the contingency amount.
13. Understand business development and the bidding marketplace including competitor environment and market forces (regional variation).
14. Compile and present statistical data for pricing/bid analysis, interpretation, and explanation of data.
15. Understand labour productivity measured as output per worker and output per labour hour including productivity increasing/improvement techniques.
16. Attend meetings such as handover meetings, design meetings, bid meetings, etc., and assist in the preparation of contract mobilisation plans and provide insight into the details of the tender.
17. Ensure tender programmes and specific methods of construction are developed with the technical and operations teams.
18. Support the reactive assessment and selection of products and offerings made by the suppliers for incorporation into commercial bid models.
19. Manage the tender process to seek and establish project prices from sub-contractors including terms for works to be carried out under the contract.
20. Evaluate, engage, and negotiate on price documents, assess for accuracy and confirm best value on price and service quality.
Qualifications
1. Quantity Surveying degree or equivalent.
2. Minimum 3 years Quantity Surveyor or Estimator experience is desirable.
3. Track record of winning profitable work.
4. Good understanding of business development and the bidding marketplace.
5. Valid driving licence.
Additional Information
If you are an Estimator seeking a dynamic and diverse work environment, we're offering:
1. Competitive salary and benefits package.
2. Opportunities for career progression aligned with the company's growth.
3. Immediate interview for qualified candidates.
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