Estimator Construction

Job Description:

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The successful candidate will be joining one of the largest family run construction business dealing with a diverse range of interesting and challenging projects across multiple sectors. For this role you will need to be ambitious, self motivated and able to work both independently and within our team of like minded individuals. You will have excellent communication skills, both verbally and written, and you will need to hold a clean driving license. You need to be a conscientious, organised and a pro-active team player, highly motivated and committed to achieving company targets and always focused on the task in hand. You should be able to use initiative and prioritise effectively to meet tight deadlines, working independently or as part of a team.
Experience from leading Commercial, MOD, Education and Healthcare projects would be ideal but not essential. Also experience within various procurement routes such as D&B, Traditional and 2 Stage, valuing from £2million to circa £30million would be useful but not essential. Further guidance and training will be given by our senior team.
This role would be suited to an intermediate estimator looking of his next move with a financially secure and stable organisation which is expanding and developing into new regions. Alternatively this would also suit an experienced estimator who is looking to move us and join a larger company and share their experience with a developing estimating team, and to develop a career with forward thinking business who aim to promote from within.
The Estimator Role:-
Producing cost plans from RIBA stage 0 (elementally on historic data) to stage 3 (fully measured and rated). Ideally the ability to price from first principals.
Taking-off from drawings using Autodesk Design Review to produce detailed cost plans and quantity checks on the produced BQs
Leading the tender enquiry process
Allocation of elemental BQ items into works packages
Subcontractor comparisons & identifying scope gaps
Working with the supply chain to provide value engineering options
Pricing of site preliminaries
Providing information on key risks and opportunities at tender settlement
Using BCIS data to elementally benchmark, TPIs for inflation forecasting & rebasing with location factorisation
Pricing competitive tenders under the direction of the estimating director
Reviewing contract and other commercial data
Attending client meetings
Presenting tender information to project teams
Reviewing tender documents prior to pricing and completing Enquiry Checklist to determine pricing level
Taking off groundworks packages
Completing Risk and Opportunity Registers
Liaising with buying department to obtain material quotations
Pricing groundworks on Labour, Plant and Materials basis for Pre-Construction Managers review
Tender adjudication with Commercial Director
Pricing variations and additions
Creating material lists and obtaining and comparing quotations
Conducting site visits
Key skills required:
Good organisation skills
Computer skills need to be proficient on Microsoft Office packages (preferably with experience of the 2010 suite Word, Excel, Outlook). Experience with Conquest and Excel estimating software is desired.
Excellent spoken and written English
A good, clear telephone manner is essential as there will be client interface during the course of the daily works, including Teams meetings. xwzovoh
Demonstrated a strong work ethic throughout there career is essential.
Strong numeracy skills with the ability to think commercially
Team player, ability to work under pressure & strong time management skills