Job Title: MEICA Estimator
Location: Hertfordshire
Salary: Up to GBP75,000 + Package
Contract Type: Permanent
As a MEICA Estimator, you will help to develop and provide successful estimates and tenders by contributing to decisions regarding; project methodology, programme and safety to ensure that we meet the clients project requirements.This will involve you getting into and owning the finite details of each project, to ensure that it is efficiently priced, programmed and planned to meet project milestones, whilst driving value and providing the required levels of contribution at all levels. It will also involve you in obtaining feedback from project outcomes as they are delivered to gather learning that can be embedded into future estimates.
You will be a key link and part of an integral team that collaboratively works closely with the MEICA Contracts Manager, Project Manager, Project Engineers and Commercial team to meet the project requirements in a safe, efficient and environmentally sensitive manner.
What we offer:
* 5 Company pension contribution
* Life Assurance at 2 x notional salary
* Private medical cover
* Permanent Health Cover
* Company Profit Share Scheme
* Company car / or car allowance
* Career Development and ongoing training
* Staff Referral Scheme
* 25 days annual leave with additional loyalty days (Full:Time equivalent)
* Volunteering Scheme
* Environmental and Social Value initiatives
Key Responsibilities:
* Developing the scope of work for the project with the MEICA team.
* Applying your experience of MEICA equipment and services used in the construction of Water and Wastewater Treatment Works to achieve a safe, efficient and environmentally friendly solution for each project.
* Contributing to process design development and then ensuring that designs are checked and verified and sufficiently developed to ensure accurate tender submissions.
* Management of our selected contractors ensuring quality of delivery and value for money in all tender submissions, including:
* Preparing material, equipment, and sub:contract enquiries.
* Collating and managing technical enquiries raised by our trusted supply chain partners and evaluating their tender returns for compilation into the tender.
* Production of the MEICA cost estimate for tender submission by producing bottom:up estimates derived from the client scope and technical information
* Risk and value management during the tender period.
* Preparing budgets and cost plans.
* Ensure estimating and tender procedures (CPR230) and governance (PL101) as well as all levels of due diligence are followed before tender adjudication.
* Assisting in the production of tender stage Method Statements and Programmes to support the tender submissions by working closely with the MEICA team.
* Contributing to and achieving all business units and KPIs and KPMs focusing on developing and estimating a series of target costs.
* Ensuring that actual cost data and programme milestone delivery achievement is captured, so that you can compare actual outputs to tendered expectations, develop learning regarding these differences and share and embed this learning into future tenders.
* Promoting the use of innovative methods, materials and safe systems of work.
* Communicating clearly and effectively with senior management, designers, consultants, clients, and project teams on all relevant technical matters.
* Being the key point of contact between the project and the programme.
* Managing stakeholder communications and key messages for the project.
* Ensuring client specifications and requirements are met during delivery by reviewing progress and liaising with the MEICA and project team.
* Promoting and maintaining health and safety on all projects with the Project Manager and their teams whilst dealing with any day:to:day unexpected problems during the project, reporting this to the MEICA Contracts M