Senior Estimator

Senior Estimator – Manchester – Civils/Water Projects - Up to £100,000 salary
My client are a Tier one civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors, including:
• Water
• Transport
• Built environment
• Energy

Key Responsibilities
Lead Estimates
• Undertake estimates in accordance with Company procedures.
• Lead team of estimators for larger tenders, mentoring and developing junior estimators
• Identify opportunities and risks during the tender process.
• Maintain tender estimate file.
• Provide indicative pricing support for business development.

Present estimates at adjudication
• Prepare an estimating _adjudication pack.”
• Maintain notes of adjudication meetings

Handover to site teams at contract award
• Prepare estimating handover packs.
• Maintain notes of the handover meeting
• Provide ongoing support to site teams relating to the estimate and key assumptions.

Key Measures and Targets
• Winning work to meet the Company’s objectives.
• Developing a coherent and consistent tender submission with the use of key estimating assumptions
• Developing a tender win strategy alongside the business unit teams
• Supporting temporary works for tenders and for the design element of design and construct tenders

What you will bring:
• Engineering background
• HNC or equivalent in a related Engineering qualification
• Experience in water and civils
• Proven track record working on tenders ranging up to £50m
• Numerate and IT literate, familiar with estimating software and Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Excel
• Chartered, incorporated status or similar
• Knowledge of wastewater, rail, or the tunnelling sector – Desirable