Junior Estimator

**Title: Junior Estimator**

**Sector: Modular Construction - Manufacturing Facility**

**Location: Shropshire Area**

**Salary: £30k**

**Hours: 40 Hours p/w Monday - Friday**

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

- Assisting with the estimation and pricing of projects
- Produce estimates by gathering proposals, quotes, specifications and related documents
- Identify opportunities and deficits in the tender documents that provide commercial leverage
- Obtain quotes from subcontractors and suppliers compute costs and maintain a fit-for-purpose cost database
- Analyse, evaluate and perform risk analysis on supplier and subcontract packages
- Work with wider teams in pre-contract negotiations
- Ensure that all necessary notices and submissions are met in a timely manner
- Engage with the commercial/project team to agree on budgets prior to the pre-start handover meeting
- Assist with the control of preliminary budgets for the tender process
- Ensure client relationships are maintained throughout commercial negotiations
- Assist with the compiling and maintaining of cost data reports
- Review technical publications track price trends and regulatory changes

Experience and Knowledge required:

- Must be able to read and pull data from drawings
- Good knowledge of outputs, and of labour, plant and material prices
- Experience with Bills of Quantities and other general estimating duties
- Financially numerate with strong commercial knowledge
- Good understanding of data analysis methods
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Excellent communication and negotiation abilities
- Ability to manage tender documentation and be punctual with reports
- Experience in an estimating capacity with a project management background
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel

Setsquare is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

Setsquare is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.