Estimating Lead

6 months ago


Loughborough, United Kingdom RSK Group Full time

**CR Civil Engineering **part of the **RSK Group** are a family run business, based in the Midlands, operating throughout England and Wales. We currently have an exciting opportunity for an** Estimating Lead** to join our team in **Loughborough, UK.**

**The Role**:
To prepare, manage and supervise accurate estimates for major infrastructure projects to support delivery of business objectives including relationship with clients, subcontractors, and suppliers.

Ensure company image and values are presented consistently to clients, providing value added throughout the tender process.

**Responsibilities**:

- To prepare, manage and supervise accurate estimates for major infrastructure projects to support delivery of business objectives including relationship with subcontractors and suppliers.
- Being responsible for a team of a team of 4 direct reports initially, with responsibility for further recruitment and training within your team
- Undertake estimates from first principles in accordance with Company procedures (value £100K - £10M).
- Review tender documents and drawings.
- To create detailed cost risk analysis and work breakdown analysis to ensure the production of high-quality cost estimates.
- Identify and prepare risks and opportunities register.
- Create tender programmes using MS project, Asta Powerproject’s or similar software. Utilising planning resource as required.
- Liaise with the tender Bid Manager and Buying Dept.
- Prepare submission documents and ensure timely delivery.
- Oversee tender handover meetings with construction team.
- Participate in Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) with our Bid / Construction Team and Clients.
- Provide ongoing support to site teams relating to estimate and key assumptions.
- Subcontractor engagement at tender stage, producing enquiries and assessing returns from supply chain.
- Identify opportunity and risk during the tender process.
- Help develop, mentor, and manage junior / trainee estimators.
- Manage relationships with colleagues, customers, and suppliers.
- Ensure full compliance with the core process procedures throughout tender period.
- To promote company values in all dealings with other employees, clients, subcontractors, and other external contacts
- Demonstrate willingness to undertake training and development.

**Key Requirements/Qualifications**:

- Experience in: Highways (Drainage & Earthworks), Water Industry, and Rail
- Ability to interpret drawings and specifications.
- Experience with various Contract Conditions: NEC3 & 4, JCT and ability to interpret risks.
- Previous exposure to Microsoft Project
- Ability to adapt to estimating software and packages.
- Full UK Licence as travel to sites and meetings will be required.
- Strong communication skills

**Salary & Benefits**:

- Salary up to £85,000 depending on experience.
- 42.5 hours / week (Mon - Fri)
- Pension
- 25 days annual leave (Ex BH)
- Discretional annual bonus

**The RSK Group are an equal opportunity employer**

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**RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than RSK PSL or Secondary agencies**

Our company’s modest beginning is rooted in a simple but ambitious aim: to create a positive working environment in which our workers thrive, and our services excel. After 23 years, we have grown from a small team of three to a company known for its safe and professional manner, while achieving the highest standards for our clients. We are ambitious and continue to expand, owing to our company vision and ethos. We have permanent locations throughout the Midlands, South Yorkshire and South Wales, including our extensive range of resources and assets to support our nationwide schemes. Our highly skilled workforce and wide range of plant and machinery ensure self-dependency and efficiency.

CR Civil Engineering is always investing in training, technology and machinery to refine its extensive civil engineering services, including civil, structural and geotechnical engineering and contracting, structural maintenance and repair and hard and soft landscaping, provided to the highways, water, rail and other sectors throughout the UK.

CR Civils is accredited with the National Centre for Diversity and is an equal opportunities employer.

CR Civil Engineering is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then. In fact, Environment Analyst recently highlighted RSK’s growth commenting, “Few companies in the environmental services sector can claim to be expanding at the same pace as RSK.”

RSK operates as a group of synergistic businesses with a growth strategy centred on diversification to build a resilient business that can withstand external pressures while also bringing more value to clients and opportunities to employees.



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