Estimator

An exciting opportunity has become available for an Estimator to join a well-established Tier 1 Main Contractor based in the heart of Birmingham. As part of the company''s continued growth plans, they are looking to strengthen their cohesive estimating team within the wider preconstruction department.

Role Overview

The Estimator will oversee commercial activities with strong commercial awareness, identifying opportunities to enhance value throughout the lifecycle of the project. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering accurate and high-quality net cost estimates in line with project requirements.

The role includes pricing selected trade packages from first principles using agreed company outputs, preparing detailed handover documentation for the delivery team, and undertaking project take-offs to the required level of detail, including measurements in accordance with SMM7 for agreed trades

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all costs on the project are in accordance with the project scope, the customer''s requirements and current legislation.
• Collaborate with the wider preconstruction team to secure and convert tender projects.
• Create robust accurate cost plans through the various design gateways up to target price.
• Guide the design team and inform the customer with respect to affordability.
• Use technical experience to identify opportunities and risks along with solutions to add value.
• Collaborate with the project team to identify and value alternative design solutions where required and present to the customer for review.
• Support the design discipline by costing change control items as identified and track through the RIBA Stages.
• Complete or manage project take-offs to the required level of detail (SMM7/NRM2/building quants).
• Provide a complete and robust cost information pack during the substantiation process to the commercial build team at handover, to include completed comparisons, bills of quantities, tender book and quotations.
• Lead the procurement schedule and build supply chain interaction and relationships.
• Review the performance of supply chain partners with the operations team.
• Collaborate with the design lead to capture and include design fees in the tender summary book (consultants, statutory authorities, surveys, schedules, and the like).
• Assist in the change control process, identifying design changes between RIBA stages, advising on the impact of the change and approximate cost.
• Carry out cost assessments on alternative design solutions to inform the final design and project/customer budget.
• Make customer insight led and data-driven decisions to provide solutions to customer requirements.
• Successful delivery of two-stage tenders with experience pricing all work package

Education, Skills & Experience:

• Minimum relevant level 4 qualification HNC/NVQ4
• Degree qualified (Construction related degree)
• Working towards memberships MCIOB / RICS
• Use Conquest Estimating System or similar
• Experience of taking off quantities up to SMM7
• Have experience of various construction methods
• Experience of controlling costs, timing and quality in line with targets
• Experience of reading and accurately interpreting drawings and technical specifications
• Good standard of mathematical ability
• Appropriate CSCS card