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Responsibilities:
* Positively contribute to the attainment of the Businesses secured workload targets & success rates.
* Effectively contribute to the preparation of best value tender submissions.
* Lead our estimating strategy to ensure the bids are well organised, produced in a timely manner and provide sufficient information for the management team to make a valued decision.
* Mitigate risk during the bid phase through effective risk identification and mitigation strategies (Risk, Opportunity & Assumption register).
* Provide high level cost advice on emerging opportunities, maintaining database of current market costs.
* Ensure timely and adequate handover to the Operations team.
* Advise business on market changes to sub-contractor / material prices in conjunction with the commercial team.
* Continually seek to improve estimating controls, process and performance.
* Provide best net cost (supported by market pricing) estimates in a timely and organised manner.
* On receipt of a tender consult with the pre-construction team to assess suitability of the tender and agree whether to provide a bid or decline.
* Agree the bid strategy with the bid team including potential value engineering, the structure of the tender return and important dates for completion of individual tasks.
* Attend weekly bid team meetings and provide support to the team as required.
* Prepare bills of quantities.
* Agree the tender list with the bid team and send out enquiries with sufficient time for the sub-contractors to provide quotations.
* Fully understand site conditions and constraints.
* Engage with the sub-contractors through the tender period to ascertain any potential opportunities within the bid along with chasing up tenders to make sure they are received.
Skills, Knowledge, Aptitude and Experience:
* Organised, structured and professional manner.
* Logical / Analytical.
* Accurate.
* Passion for excellence.
* Strong Team player.
* Sound judgement.
* High degree of customer understanding and focus.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Benefits Package:
* 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing to 30 with long service.
* Life assurance.
* Parking (with electric car charging).
* Bonus (based on exceeding financial targets).
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