Estimator

Assistant Estimator / Estimator – Civil Engineering

I'm working with an established civil engineering contractor in Hull looking to bring in an Assistant Estimator or Estimator to join their team delivering local authority framework schemes as a principal contractor.

This is an opportunity for someone who wants to learn how to price civil engineering works properly, from first principles, working directly alongside an experienced Pre-Construction Director.

We're not looking for someone who simply sends out enquiries and compiles subcontractor quotations. The business self-delivers its work, so understanding construction methods, labour, plant, materials and productivity is central to how projects are priced.

The Role

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Prepare and develop first-principles estimates for civil engineering projects.

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Measure quantities and undertake take-offs from drawings and specifications.

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Build up rates using labour, plant, materials, outputs and productivity assumptions.

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Understand construction methodologies and how these affect programme and cost.

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Review drawings, specifications and tender documentation.

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Obtain supplier and subcontractor quotations where required.

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Identify risks, opportunities and practical alternatives during tender preparation.

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Work closely with the Construction Director to develop tender strategies and competitive submissions.

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Support tender handovers to the operational delivery teams.

What We're Looking For

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An Assistant Estimator looking to develop, or an Estimator wanting greater responsibility.

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Experience or a practical understanding of civil engineering, groundworks, highways, drainage or infrastructure.

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An understanding of how civil engineering works are constructed and resourced.

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Good numerical ability and confidence working with drawings and quantities.

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An interest in construction methods, productivity and building up costs from first principles.

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Someone commercially aware, inquisitive and keen to learn.

You don't need to be an experienced Estimator.

Someone with a hands-on civil engineering background who understands how work is built and wants to develop into estimating would also be of interest.

What's on Offer

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Permanent position based in Hull.

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Direct, hands-on training from the Pre-Construction Director.

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Exposure to pricing and tendering for a range of civil engineering projects.

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Opportunity to develop genuine first-principles estimating skills.

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Long-term career development within an established contractor.

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Salary dependent on experience.

If you're already estimating civils works, or you're from a site engineering background and interested in moving into estimating, get in touch for a chat