Senior Project Cost Estimator

1 week ago


Gatwick Airport West Sussex, United Kingdom London Gatwick Full time

London Gatwick offers an exciting opportunity for a Cost Planner / Senior Estimator to join our dynamic team at the world's most efficient single-runway airport. Be a part of shaping our future, supporting the delivery of a substantial investment plan to develop and enhance our airport infrastructure and facilities.
As the Cost Planner / Senior Estimator will play a key role in supporting the Lead Commercial Manager in delivering the strategic aims and objectives of the business through an integrated and consistent approach to estimating ensuring that best practices are employed throughout all Programmes.

Monitor and report on budgetary performance throughout the project lifecycle, making adjustments as necessary to stay within financial constraints. By providing accurate financial forecasting and cost control, they help to prevent budget overruns and ensure the successful completion of projects within the allocated budget.

Support the Lead Commercial Manager in producing and periodically updating processes and procedures for estimating, benchmarking, and targeting costs, with a focus on current best practices.
Support project teams in practically applying processes and procedures for estimation and benchmarking.
Apply clear templates for presenting estimates and cost plans to Sponsors and Project teams, ensuring comprehensive and clear engagement.
Ensure that all estimates conform to a standardised cost breakdown structure, promoting alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
Manage the utilisation of cost management structures to facilitate transparent cost comparisons throughout the project lifecycle, including comparisons with contractor tender submissions.
Design, develop, apply, and maintain standard templates in the Integrated Benchmarking & Estimating tool to present the basis of estimates, covering essential assumptions, omissions, allowances, and risk items.
Cultivate relationships with other Airports and Client organisations, fostering a community that shares data to establish a range of external benchmarks supporting value and capital efficiency demonstrations.
Define and routinely produce metrics for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of project estimates.

Educated to Degree level or equivalent in a relevant engineering, construction or business-related field.
Experience as a Cost Planner / Senior Estimator (or similar) on multi-year programmes/projects with a value typically above £50m in a relevant industry.
Experience in designing business processes for cost estimating (including the implementation of standardised Cost Breakdown Structures), preferably within an organisation considered to be high-performing or best practice in project delivery.
Experience in the delivery of infrastructure projects in a live operational environment is highly desirable.

Along with a competitive salary our employees enjoy a range of personal, health and financial benefits, including:
Performance-based bonus scheme
High street shops and restaurant discounts
Healthcare scheme
Life and disability insurance
Professional training to develop
Discounted travel
At Gatwick, our people are our biggest asset. We are an organisation that places diversity, equity and inclusion at its heart. To find out more about what it's like to work at Gatwick, visit our careers site Construction Careers | London Gatwick Airport



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