Trainee Estimator

7 days ago

Guildford, United Kingdom Knights & Castles Full time

Knights & Castles:
Estimators draw up assessments of how much it will cost to provide clients, or potential clients, with products or services.

It's the estimator's job to consider all pertinent information about each building project and decide how much it would cost to meet the client's needs. They'd then need to bid for the work alongside competitors. Quality is also considered alongside the price, so the winning bid isn't always the cheapest one. Estimators not only need to submit budgetary costs and analysis, but they often submit a quality report too, which they may have helped to write.

Estimators are sometimes called construction estimators or cost engineers. They can be found in a variety of different firms depending upon their area of expertise or interest. As an estimator, you could be estimating for projects as varied as a school, road, bridge, shopping centre, residential area or sewage works. Estimators might be involved in small, one-off projects, or larger, long-term projects which may run over many years.

**Responsibilities**:
As an estimator, your typical day could include:
overseeing projects to ensure costs remain in line with forecasts
compiling bids for work
calculating the cost of materials, transport, labour and equipment hire
obtaining quotes for all predicted requirements from sub-contractors and suppliers
collating detailed price lists of everything needed on each construction project
clarifying the client's needs and expectations
reading blueprints and taking measurements
making use of relevant computer software such as Excel, Word and Autodesk DWG TrueView
assessing and adhering to all risk assessments and health and safety requirements
keeping up to date with inflation, exchange rates and projected timescale costs
making visits to proposed construction sites
liaising with others including construction managers, planners and design teams
presenting bids to clients and answering their questions
completing work quality submissions
preparing and submitting quotations for work.
Salary
Starting salaries for newly trained estimators are around £20,000.
Experienced estimators can earn between £25,000 and £35,000.
Senior, chartered or master estimators can expect salaries reaching £67,000.
Income figures are intended as a guide only.

Working hours
Typically, you'll work office hours Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, on average working between 37 to 40 hours per week. But, as bid submission deadlines loom, some late nights can be expected.

Site visits are often required but the need to stay away overnight is rare.

What to expect
Estimating, and the construction industry overall, is a predominantly male profession. Companies are working hard to address this, such as Knights & Castles which has a target of achieving gender parity in its workforce by 2030. Women into Construction (WiC) runs the women-only training programme called Moving on Up, an 19-month programme with the aim of improving gender diversity through direct support of women and supervisors in the industry.
The bids you submit won't always be successful. So, although there is an air of celebration when they are, you'll also need to be prepared and be able to bounce back when they aren't.
When undertaking site visits, you'll be required to wear protective clothing.
Some site or contract managers may expect those working on their construction site to hold a Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card. The CSCS website will tell you more about what this is and how to apply.

**Qualifications**:
Although it's not necessary for you to have any formal educational qualifications to enter this career, GCSEs or equivalent at grades 9-4 (A*-C) in science, IT, technology, English and maths are useful.

construction management
quantity surveying
building surveying
structural engineering
civil engineering.
Another popular route into this industry is through an apprenticeship with a building or engineering firm. Go Construct and Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) contain a lot of useful information about the different apprenticeships available in construction and how to apply.

**Skills**:You'll need to be:
highly proficient in numeracy
good at negotiating
able to undertake project management
detail orientated
able to work under pressure and to deadlines
commercially aware of the construction industry
excellent at problem solving
analytically minded, including having the ability to undertake financial analysis
a team player
confident to deliver presentations
organised and methodical
proficient at using Microsoft Office as well as industry-specific software
good at record keeping
an effective communicator both verbally and in writing
aware of data confidentiality
assertive and resilient.
Work experience
Work experience is important if you hope to become an estimator. Ideally, employers would like you to have gained experience of managing elements of construction projects and be familiar with the co

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