Estimator / Senior Estimator – Construction / Building. East Midlands.
Hybrid / remote working role.
Opportunity for an Estimator / Senior Estimator to join one of the UK’s largest privately owned main contractors working on tendering projects, predominantly public sector, for the East Midlands Region.
Role:
As Estimator your role will include leading, managing and having responsibility for the following tasks within the preconstruction team:
-Create robust accurate cost plans to track the development of the customer’s concept design through the various design gateways up to target price.
-Take the lead in guiding the design team and customer with respect to affordability.
-Identify opportunities to add value.
-Identify risks and offer workable solutions throughout the project process.
-Actively seek and cost alternative design solutions, where required, to suit customers’ budgets.
-Own the responsibility for the development of a tender procurement strategy to meet the needs of the project, ensuring we have a robust profit plan, supply chain engagement schedule and that agreed design milestones have been taken into account.
-Complete or manage project take–offs to the required level of detail up to the level of SMM 7/NRM2 for all trades.
-Provide a complete and detailed cost information package during the substantiation process to the commercial build team at handover to include completed comparisons, bills of quantities, tender book and quotations.
-Continuously build and enhance relationships with our supply chain, nurturing existing and future partnerships.
-Actively take the lead in obtaining and giving supply chain feedback.
-Collaborate with the production team throughout the project to ensure that logistics, programmes, sequencing and buildability activities are accounted for during substantiation.
-Review performance of supply chain partners with the site team.
-Review and ensure that all design/survey fees (including CDPs) are captured within the proposed costs.
-Conduct cost assessments/‘what if’ analysis on differing designs during the optioneering stages to inform design decisions.
-Build meaningful relationships with our customers and consultants to ensure I am their trusted advisor.
-Lead by example and take responsibility to make things happen.
-Using Conquest Estimating system or similar Desirable
-Taking off quantities up to SMM 7 Desirable
Requirements:
To be considered for this Estimator role you must meet the following criteria:
- Knowledge of Building Sector.
- Previous employment as an Assistant Estimator, Estimator, Senior Estimator or similar.
- Previous experience / knowledge in building sector projects such as Commercial, Leisure, Mixed Use, Residential, Apartment Blocks, Student Accommodation, Hotels, Extra Care Housing, MOJ, Industrial, Education or Healthcare.
- Previous Main Contractor employment
- Good communication skills.
- Relevant industry qualification (Degree / HND / HNC etc).
Remuneration:
The successful Estimator will receive:
*Competitive Basic (Dependent on experience)
*Car Allowance
*Pension
*Bonus
To be considered for this vacancy or to find out more information please apply now.
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