Elvet Recruitment has been appointed to recruit for a new opportunity for an Estimator. This position is to work as part of the wider Commercial team and be responsible for preparing whole development budgets, estimates and cash-flows from pre-land purchase to final budget estimate, prior to the hand-over to the Quantity Surveying and Buying teams. The candidate will be capable of working on their own initiative and closely with the land team and will be responsible for maintaining a competitive cost database.
Key Responsibilities
* Prepare construction land budgets for the Land Manager to evaluate the site, assisting the Land Manager/Sales Team to determine the best house mix for the site.
* Evaluate risks and cost of construction abnormalities in formulating the budget, discussing and reviewing specifications in association with the relevant departments prior to the land bid.
* Update construction budgets on a regular basis and prepare a schedule of standard house type prices for land feasibility purposes.
* Liaise with Architects/Design Engineers on matters of preliminary Design and Engineering solutions.
* Post the purchase of land, you will propose improved economical design and engineering solutions for the team to consider, including new building methods and products.
* Assist the Associate Director in reviewing new product specification suitable for development, preparing comments on preliminary layouts prior to the formal issue of DCO.
* Liaise with the Development department regarding best solutions for house type designs and internal layouts, preparing Planning Packs which ensure the feasibility reflects all changes and financial implications.
* Prepare budget packs, liaising with all departments to ensure all latest material, preliminaries, subcontracts, sales and development costs are included in the financial review.
* You will be responsible for providing budgetary framework to assist the Surveyors/Buyers in their financial control of the development post start on site.
* Review construction databases on a regular basis, reviewing the construction price at the end of contract.
* Prepare cash flows for management accounts and forecasting purposes, providing a cost advisory and investigation service to senior management.
* Preparation of proposed supply chain enquiry schedules in conjunction with the buying team.
* Submission of lump sum and BOQ supply chain enquiries utilising ConQuest Estimating software.
* Internal take off and measurement utilising Bluebeam software.
* Completion of design, specification and value engineering reviews, coordinating pricing in conjunction with design information provided by the D&C team.
* Undertaking subcontractor and material supplier quotation analysis, ensuring compliance and competitiveness, undertaking fixed price analysis.
* Preparing job pricing comparisons and resources for settlement meetings.
* Provide input into post tender clarifications and negotiations, provide continual pricing updates following the tender submission and prepare documentation for handover meetings to production and commercial teams.
* Secure land opportunities within our market sector and geographic operational area to generate development work and contracting opportunities.
* Undertake appraisals for development sites based on information provided.
* Review site constraints, risks and opportunities in conjunction with the D&C team and cost mitigation strategies.
* Review Planning / S106 requirements assessing any financial implications.
* Develop a strategy with the team and manage the measure and financial element of the development.
* Supporting value engineering or negotiating exercises where required.
* Update financial appraisal at key stages of the development process – including offer stage, acquisition approval, planning application and planning approval stages.
* Financial modelling of cost and revenue streams to determine funding requirements of each development.
Qualifications and Experience:
Have or be working towards a minimum of an HNC in Building or equivalent, internal BOQ production.
House Building experience, or have gained experience within the Construction Industry
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships and able to work efficiently on own initiative, prioritising as necessary
Strong commitment to achieving deadlines
This is a permanent position and Elvet Recruitment Limited will be acting as an employment agency for permanent recruitment on behalf of our client.
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