Role: Senior Estimator
Location: Chesterfield (travel to other offices on occasion)
Salary: Up to £70,00 p/annum
Additional: Company vehicle or car allowance
Job Type: Full-time - Permanent
Are you an ambitious and driven Senior Estimator with prior exposure to working on civil engineering projects?
We have an exciting new opportunity with our client, a well-established civil engineering firm with national coverage.
They are looking for and experienced Estimator or Senior Estimator to work out of their Chesterfield offices as part of the commercial team to help with the preparation, processing and submission of tenders for contracts, calculating the costs involved in supplying the needs of the client's technical specification.
A full UK driving licence is essential as there may be some travel to East Anglia or other Midlands areas. This role will report directly to the Pre-Contracts Director.
Key duties:
1. Manage and co-ordinate information for bids and tenders
2. Develop clear understanding of client needs
3. Collecting quotes from suppliers and sub-contractors and planning job timescales
4. Assessing and advising on commercial risk
5. Preparing and submitting quotations for work
6. Monitoring the stages of a project to make sure that costs are kept in line with forecasts