Project Cost Estimator

2 months ago

Yeovil, United Kingdom Defence Equipment & Support Full time

Cost estimating is a vital part of what we do at Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), ensuring the delivery of significant projects to our customers, on budget and on time.

As a Cost Estimator in our team, your day-to-day role will involve a diverse range of tasks including reviewing and producing estimates supporting Ministry of Defence decisions, estimating the costs for work carried out by Defence Munitions in support of external customers (government and non-government), internal/industry modelling, and the possibility of leading a small team. You will also find yourself building, reviewing, and populating cost models, along with undertaking cost risk/business analysis.

You will lead the cost estimating or cost modelling for medium to higher value or complexity projects, supporting business case development and investment decisions, options appraisal, and contributing to regular reviews of programme costs. You will be entrusted as a Cost Estimating Subject Matter Expert (SME) providing guidance to projects and support services.

Working in a well-established team of Cost Estimators and Cost Engineers, you’ll have full support in the role, access to training opportunities and a commitment to developing your career. This is your chance to become an integral member of a recognised high-performing and talented team, having delivered over seventy individual estimates in support of projects across the Land domain in the past year.

We champion hybrid working, though you will be required to attend the Yeovil site at least one day per week. There will also be an opportunity for occasional regional travel to other Defence Munitions and DE&S sites.

**Person specification**
- Experience generating cost estimates for projects and service provision
- Experience generating supporting documentation and artefacts such as the ‘Basis of Estimate’
- Experience of assuring/ensuring quality of outputs
- Knowledge of analysis tools and techniques such as Excel

It would also be great if you can demonstrate any of the following desirable criteria:

- Experience of broader project delivery discipline (cost engineering, risk management, planning and scheduling, cost control etc).

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

- Controlling a project (Practitioner)
- Estimating (Practitioner)
- Changing and Improving
- Leadership

**Benefits**
- 25 days’ annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday
- Flexible and hybrid working wherever possible, to support your work-life balance (though some attendance to the stated site is required)
- Market-leading employer pension contribution of around 27%
- Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards
- Access to specialist training and funded professional qualifications
- Support for progression
- Huge range of discounts
- Volunteering days
- Enhanced parental leave schemes

**Ready to join us as a Cost Estimator? Visit our website to learn more and apply.**
- Applications close at 23:55 on Sunday 7 May. Job ref 1128._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £39,500.00-£42,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Yeovil

Reference ID: 1128

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