Trainee Estimator

25k
- progression and training

**Trainee Estimator**

**We are currently looking for a Trainee Estimator to join our construction client's busy team in Gillingham, Kent**

**Overall purpose of role To**:

- Prepare estimates for specified responses to PQQs, ITTs, pitches and proposals in conjunction with marketing and business development manager.
- Hand over budgets to commercial / QS department for take on.

**Responsibilities**
- Creation, management and monitoring of budgets for tenders, pitches and proposals
- Hand over of information to commercial department and maintenance of information on Project Probe.

**Key Tasks**
- Compiling assigned compliant and competitive tenders, within deadlines.
- Pre-handover budget compiling and guided value engineering.
- Post-handover budget inputting onto Project Probe.
- Ensure all assigned opportunities and tenders are tracked and chased and results noted, including conversion to next stage, or closure.
- Update subcontractor, supplier and client information on Project Probe, as necessary.
- Attend estimating meetings as required.
- Attend assigned handover meetings and ensure all information is agreed and recorded.
- Continue liaison with commercial and contracts departments as required.
- Liaise with procurement, ordering and finance for pricing and costs of labour and materials. **Liaise with materials suppliers and sub-contractors as required.**:

- Liaise with clients and prospects as required

**Competencies Role-specific**:

- Programme and project management - manage production of initial programme for handover to contracts. General IT:

- Advanced user MS Excel.

**Requirements**:

- Have a confident, ambitious manner and able to liaise with clients professionally.
- Experience is essential
- A willingness to learn and work constructively within a team
- Good attitude
- Demonstrate good IT skills
- Interviews - ASAP

Salary is starting at around 25k