Senior Estimator
Commercial Refurbishments - Healthcare, Education, Fit-out Sectors
Hybrid working (Visit head office in Stoke a couple of times a month)
Very competitive salary
+ Car/Allowance + 35 days holiday + healthcare + retail vouchers
You'll be joining an award-winning main contractor with 20 offices across the country. They're privately owned and cash-rich with over a 100-year pedigree behind them and supply chain.
You will work alongside the Bid and Operational teams to effectively undertake the production of accurate and competitive tenders for national projects in a Healthcare, Education, or fast-track fit-out environment, particularly on a new recently won framework. Typically, estimating works up to values of £3m, generally programs are running in a live environment where speed alongside quality is a real priority for the client.
The Role
Experience of pricing jobs from first principles and cost planning is a must. Attention to detail and great written and verbal communication skills will be essential to your success. You will be comfortable in pricing large-scale projects and also confident in managing 2-3 smaller jobs at the same time.
* Undertake the preparation and processing of quotations, bids, and tenders.
* Prepare supplier and sub-contractor enquiries, scrutinise quotations, and undertake the selection process.
* Produce quantities for building works to assist the pricing of a project.
* Assess material, labour, and plant requirements in the compilation of the tender.
* Produce breakdowns, substantiation, and undertake the value engineering process to meet client budgetary requirements.
* Liaise with operational offices, architects, engineers, sub-contractors, suppliers, and the client to establish the project specification, preliminary requirements, risk provision, and exclusions.
* Attend and contribute to meetings with work colleagues and/or clients/customers when necessary.
* Assess commercial and operational risks associated with tenders.
* Measure jobs from inception using SMM7 or NRM.
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