This renowned Construction business is currently looking to appoint a Civil’s Estimator to provide support to their Estimating department. The Estimating department is responsible for the growth and delivery of P&L and workload across numerous construction projects across Scotland, on behalf of both the public and private sector.
As a Civil Estimator, you will have a combined blend of technical and commercial skills and enjoy working as part of a team, developing project scope, programmes and cost for clients which are deemed both sustainable and within budget.
Key Responsibilities for the Civil Estimator role include:
* Developing and producing the discipline specific estimate, quantitative take-off and Bills Of Quantity (BOQs).
* Assisting in the development of and actively developing an understanding of the project solution, challenge where appropriate, to enable the creation of the estimate.
* Engaging and coordinating with all Estimating disciplines and Engineering / Technical Specialists.
* Conducting detailed cost estimates for a variety of groundworks projects.
* Analysing project plans and specifications to develop accurate pricing.
* Collaborating with project managers, engineers, and subcontractors to gather essential information.
* Preparing comprehensive bid proposals and ensuring timely submissions.
* Monitoring and updating project budgets, ensuring costs remain within agreed parameters.
* Providing support in negotiations with clients and suppliers.
Requirements:
* Composition and issuing of enquiries to the stakeholders, adjudication of returned quotations, preparation of bid tabs for supplier/subcontractor comparisons and recommendations for the basis of estimate.
* Estimate work to be carried out directly utilising own resources.
* Prepare estimate summaries and submission documents relating to estimate reviews, cost assurance and client submittals.
* Participate and support the handover of estimating data to delivery teams.
* Engage and develop relationships with key stakeholders.
* Communicate with the wider business including commercial, procurement, engineering and construction teams.
* Build and maintain client relationships.
* Support and provide input to the management of risk and opportunity.
* Be aware of current health, safety and environmental requirements and changes.
* Obtain feedback on delivered projects; incorporate lessons learnt within future projects and utilise cost data.
* Support the development and implementation of continual improvement and increased efficiencies in the department's data and processes.
* Input to and maintain quotation and cost rate databases, cost curve and cost models.
About the candidate:
The estimating role forms an essential link in the pre-construction / tendering processes, requiring an effective communicator, with experience to interpret, interrogate and influence the design and construction of a project, whilst developing the cost estimate and associated deliverables.
Skills and experience should include:
* Degree educated in ideally engineering, surveying or construction related.
* Civil Works estimating experience utilising a computerised analytical estimating system.
* Ability to complete first principal measurements and cost estimation utilising in-house resources.
* Capability to estimate projects at different stages of the project life cycle, from high-level budget through to detailed estimates with quantitative take-off, working with the relevant level of design detail at each stage.
* Experience sufficient to understand and influence the design and constructability of a project.
* Experience with opportunity and risk management techniques and application within an estimate.
* Expertise gained within a civils and groundworks environment.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
* Ability to integrate and be part of a team.
* Self-disciplined and organised, able to manage work and to work to strict deadlines.
* Commercially astute.
Salary & benefits:
* Competitive Salary - Please state expectations upon application.
* Pension.
* Other benefits depending on level of experience.
Recruitment process:
* 1st Stage interview with retained advisors JP Executive Search.
* 2nd stage with Directors.
* 3rd stage with Director.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Strategy/Planning, General Business, and Engineering
Industries
* Construction, Civil Engineering, and Building Construction
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