Job Description
Senior Estimator
This is a great opportunity for an experienced Senior Estimator to join a well known Tier 1 contractor working within the Work Winning Team within the Civils and Infrastructure sector.
The company is a well know Tier 1 contractor who operate nationwide throughout the UK and have a number of Regional offices. Your role as Senior Estimator you will joining an award winning business who will be part of the Work Winning team involved in Civil Engineering projects based in the Wiltshire Region.
This company are forward thinking, offer great training and development opportunities and are recognised for their great culture, which puts their people first. My client is looking for individuals to join the company who would be looking to develop their career and grow within the company as it expands.
Key responsibilities for this Senior Estimator role:
- Ensure company governance procedures are followed at all times
- Work in coordination with the Bid Manager to ensure competitive pricing
- Agree methodologies and outputs for key activities with planner and, where appropriate, with Bid Manager / Design Manger
- Provide advice to Bid Manager / Design Manager on most cost effective design options
- Price alternative design solutions
- Procedure competitive price using methodologies and outputs etc to suit conditions/ situations relevant to the scheme.
- Advise Bid Manager of sufficiency of client bill of quantity / activity schedule and arrange for full quantity take off or checking as required.
- Preparing the price estimate for tenders of budget pricing comprising labour, plant etc.
- Liaise with Planner to reconcile plant resource levels
- Liase with procurement & bid team to determine appropriate selection of subcontractors to send enquires to
- Liase with procurement to determine sufficiency and compliance of subcontractor quotations
- Preparation of comparation sheet for subcontractors details additions/ deletions from quoted rates
- Agree costs of temporary works with temporary works coordinator.
- Agree staffing levels and procedure staff programme with Bid Manager and Operations Lead
- Agree shift patterns and overtime rates with operations lead for out of normal hours working - note these need to comply with working time directive/ NR Fatigue guidance
- Liaise with Planner to determine overall duration of preliminaries
- Coordinate and liase with Bid Manager to ensure all aspects of clients requirements included as neccasry (CCS/CEEQUAL etc).
- Input with Bid Manager and tender risk manager into tender risk/ opportunity register
- Final Settlement and submission
- Prepare adjustments sheets in coordination with Bid Manager to reflect settlement adjustments
- Prepare final pricing documentation for inclusion with tender submission - where possible ensuring pricing maintains a positive cash flow throughout the project
- Liase with Bid Manager and address any post tender clarifications/amendments issued by the client
- Handover (for successful bids)
- Prepare handover pricing document for issue to Project Manager and Commercial Manager
- Attend handover meeting with Bid Manager
- Review (for unsuccessful bids)
- Coordinate with Bid Manager to review feedback on tender price (where provided) for future tenders.
Experience required for this Senior Estimator role:
- Sound knowledge of civil engineering and construction techniques
- Knowledge of relevant procurement legislation
- Commercial awareness of different forms of contract
- Sound knowledge of the company governance and procedural requirements for work winning.
- Detailed knowledge of estimating software packages
Package offered for this Senior Estimator role:
- Basic Salary up to £85,000 depending on experience
- Plus package