Job Description
About the company
The company I am representing is a rail-based specialist based in the north of England. They are a privately owned, family-run business, acting as a subcontractor for tier ones as well as a main contractor on certain projects.
The whole group turns over £100M, and the civils division turns over £5M. They have seen significant growth in the past few years and have recently acquired a communications business and a plant business. Types of work include maintenance work, p-way, walkways, bridges, rail plant, track operations, and they specialize in track installation and rail-based systems.
Some of their clients include GWR, GTR, maritime, and Alstom. Project values range from £25,000 up to £12M.
About the role
The company is looking for an estimator to join their civil engineering team in Doncaster. They’re looking for somebody who’s interested in a long-term job and willing to progress their career.
Ideally, they’re looking for somebody to coordinate with the bid management team to develop a schedule of key dates for individual estimates (enquiries, pricing, and adjudication). You’ll need to price all temporary works as required and link with the design team or other business functions to ensure completeness.
The successful candidate will be involved in attending pre-construction and construction site visits. It’s vital that you strive for continuous improvement within the estimating process and your area of responsibility. It’s important to note that the successful candidate will be expected to travel as part of their role to construction sites, company fixed locations, or other locations as requested by management.
Benefits and rewards
The company emphasizes personal development, progression, and long-term stability. You’ll be working for a company that wants you to work up the ladder and progress through the organization.
You’ll be rewarded with a very competitive salary ranging from £60,000 to £80,000 + package.
Requirements
You’ll be required to have a good standard of education, preferably to Foundation Degree level (HND, HNC) in Construction, Civils, Business, or equivalent qualification. It’s important to have experience working within civil engineering as an estimator and to show good long-term stability at the companies you have worked for, ideally 3 years per company that you’ve worked for.
You’ll also need a full UK driver’s license to travel from the office to the construction site and to other locations you might need to visit.
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