Estimator

A tier 1 Contractor, and their refurbishment team, is growing and are looking for an Estimator to join them. They company are looking for candidates that have experience of working within a main contractor on Social Housing refurbishment projects, partnerships and frameworks.

The ideal candidate will already be managing individual tenders up to the value of £20m.

Responsibilities

• Proactively taking a lead in preparing the quantitative aspects of tenders, PQQ and bid submissions. Oversee work completed by other members of the team.
  
  
• Actively promote achieving an integrated approach to tender finalisation to ensure best bid solution for the region, working closely with the commercial and operations teams.
  
  
• Assess contract conditions, provide advice on and quantify the risk to all relevant parties and offer workable solutions.
  
  
• Responsible for effectively planning tenders to ensure timely and accurate preparation of tender documentation and pricing information resulting in a quality submission.
  
  
• Prepare builders quantities from drawings and specifications.
  
  
• Identify and investigate abnormal site conditions to ensure a full understanding of related risks.
  
  
• Ensure effective team collaboration with the wider business, communicating with operations and commercial teams.
  
  
• Responsible for the development of cost models and predicted life cycle costs across the operation, working closely with the Business Development Team to analyse market benchmarks and internal cost/value data including performance mechanisms.
  
  
• Ensure tenders are produced effectively such as enquiries are sent to supply chain in a timely manner, supply chain quotations are compared efficiently and effectively and ensure compliance, prelim costs are prepared accurately, risks are identified and escalated, constraints are identified and managed.
  
  
• Actively participate in the adjudication process, ensuring tenders are accurately prepared and presented as required.
  
  
• Attend meetings such as mobilisation meetings, handover meetings, design meetings, bid meetings.
  
  
• Ensure tender programmes, design information and methods of construction are developed with the Planning and Technical Teams.
  
  
• Develop and systems for tendering.
  
  
• Engage with supply chain to gain commitment and ‘best solution’.
  
  
• Develop systems and procedures within the department with the senior members of the team.
  
  
• Maintain and continuously improve commercial awareness.
  
  
• Proactively involved with proposals to improve the estimating provision within the business.
  
  Requirements
  
  
• Minimum 5 years Estimator experience is desirable
  
  
• Proven track record of winning profitable work
  
  
• Skills in Microsoft Office particularly Excel Estimating Software Packages
  
  
• Data interrogation skills
  
  
• Good knowledge of marketing and economic factors.
  
  
• Flexible approach to working to meet tender deadlines.
  
  
• Energetic, logical, and methodical.
  
  
• Good legal/contractual knowledge
  
  
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills
  
  
• Proven track record in the development of cost models and predicted life cycle costs