Geotechnical Estimator

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced **Estimator** to join CAN - a successful, energetic and friendly company. This **full time position** can be based at our **office in Chesterfield or remote with site visits as required**.

**Responsibilities**:

- Tendering for new work concerned with geotechnical stabilisation of steep soil/rock slopes and retaining walls, involving drilling, anchoring, bolting & netting, sprayed concrete and soil nailing.
- Working as part of a small team, responsible for each lead from initial client enquiry through to contract award on a variety of construction and maintenance schemes.
- Maximising sales/turnover whilst minimising company exposure to commercial risk.
- Handover and continued support where required with operations teams.
- Processing new enquiries / database management.
- Site visits for tender evaluation, calculating quantities from drawings, building up costs.
- Obtaining supplier / subcontractor quotations.
- Preparation of tender submissions including costs and programme, project values up to ~£5m.
- Client follow up, providing specialist advice and contract negotiation.

**Experience and skills required**:

- At least 2 years estimating experience within the **civil engineering** industry.
- Ability to influence and develop winning strategies for tenders.
- Previous experience of sale or business development desirable, with energy and drive to grow the business.
- Excellent commercial awareness.
- Previous construction site experience outside of an estimating role desirable.
- Logical thinking and able to work to strict deadlines.
- Excellent communication & organisation skills with attention to detail.
- Proficiency in excel / word processing /report writing skills.
- Driving licence.

**What are the benefits like?**
- Competitive salary.
- Car allowance/company car.
- Life Assurance (work and leisure)
- Free financial, mortgage and pensions advice
- Enhanced maternity pay (10 weeks at full pay if been employed for 52 weeks by the start of the week when the baby is due)
- Holiday purchase available (up to 5 days per year)
- Autoenrollment in Aegon pension
- 24/7 virtual GP service
- 24/7 mental health support service
- Expert nutrition consultation
- Healthcare cash plan
- Payroll giving
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Discounts with MyGym, Tilsun hire car, Fitbit and Everyman barbers
- From time-to-time RSK staff share options may become available for purchase
- CAN is part of RSK who are Investors in People accredited, encouraging the continued training of all our staff - full training will be provided in all job-specific fields.
- Continued company growth will result in further opportunities.
- Although we are a growing company, we pride ourselves on the ‘family-feel’ atmosphere.
- Varied and challenging projects.

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**_ RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than RSK PSL or Secondary agencies_**

Passionate about solutions, our mission is to help businesses solve their problems with innovative specialist geotechnical and structural services. We provide specialist access for the most difficult and complex locations and undertake ground engineering, structural installation and maintenance within all aspects of the construction and civil engineering markets throughout the UK.

We work on slopes, cliffs, retaining walls, and bridges, so the sky really is the limit for the exciting projects you can get involved with Whether it is the installation of the roof at the Tottenham Hotspur football stadium in North London or a highways project at the Heads of the Valleys in Wales, if you want to work for a company that has been forging the way with innovation for the past 30 years, now is a perfect time to join us.

CAN is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then. In fact, Environment Analyst recently highlighted RSK’s growth commenting, “Few companies in the environmental services sector can claim to be expanding at the same pace as RSK.”

RSK operates as a group of synergistic businesses with a growth strategy centred on diversification to build a resilient business that can withstand external pressures while also bringing more value to clients and opportunities to employees.