Senior Estimator

7 months ago


Altrincham, United Kingdom Dandara Living Full time

Dandara Living is one of the leading companies in the UK's build-to-rent sector today.

The business currently has close to 3,000 apartments under management, with an immediate development pipeline of a further 5,000 homes.

Due to further expansion we are recruiting for a Senior Estimator you will be reporting directly to the Chief Estimator, Directors & Design Team the build cost role and will encompass full responsibility for the costing from concept to handover.

**What you will do**
- Reporting to the Director the Estimator will be producing detailed cost plans for a mix of high-rise apartment construction throughout the UK
- Assist in developing best practices in refining the estimating function for continuous improvement.
- Record and update benchmarking analysis of Project Cost Plans
- Provide accurate quantity take-offs.
- Obtain quotes that match design and specification to agreed timescales.
- Produce cost plans in detailed formats to enable review by the project and development teams.
- Develop each budget / cost plan through the key stages of pre-acquisition, acquisition, pre-planning, planning submission, stage 4 (pre-construction / contract) and stage 5 (construction). Maintain a consistent format in order that change can be tracked through the various stages.
- List design and supporting information/calculations used to produce cost plan(s) including all correspondence. Highlight all cost variances to the standard Dandara BtR & PBSA Model. Benchmark and compare each cost plan against the Cost model.
- Produce alternative costings and investigate alternatives for design and specification as part of value engineering, be proactive advising the design team of alternatives during design stage.
- Review, interrogate and reach satisfactory agreement of Project cost plan with the Dandara development team
- Develop agreed cost plan into individual trade and preliminary packages budgets, including allocation and management of Contingency and Risk Allowances
- Produce labour only targets, labour plant and material allowances for trade packages that are identified as potential for carrying out in-house.

**What you will have**
- 5+ years’ experience in the BtR, PRS & PBSA sectors
- Knowledge of current markets and prices
- To be able to Contribute in design meeting including VE designs
- Understanding of current construction high-rise regulations
- Knowledge of estimating software

**What we will offer**

The chance to join an award winning company with first class benefits that include:

- 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
- £competitive annual bonus (discretionary)
- 2x salary life assurance (paid option to increase to x4)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Electric/Hybrid Car Leasing Scheme
- Up to 5% pension scheme (salary sacrifice scheme)
- Flexible benefits including shopping vouchers and reduced gym membership

If you are an experienced, driven, and ambitious Estimator that would like to join one of the UK's most well-respected developers - this may be the role for you

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