Bid Estimating Lead

6 months ago

Glasgow, United Kingdom James Fisher and Sons plc Full time

**About the Role**:
**Bid Estimating Lead**
**Westhill**
**Permanent**

**Who we are**

JFD is the world leading underwater capability provider, serving the commercial and defence markets with innovative diving, submarine and hyperbaric rescue, technical solutions and services. Operating worldwide, the company is the world’s leading provider of submarine rescue capability and an established provider of submarine escape training. The company is at the forefront of Hyperbaric Rescue, along with being the leading supplier of commercial and defence diving equipment and saturation diving systems to the commercial industry.

**About the role**

As a Bid Estimating Lead you will coordinate all estimating related activities and prepare the Basis of Estimate to be presented to Head of Bids and the Senior Leadership Team. This role is a great opportunity for someone looking to utilise their influencing and collaboration skills in an exciting and growing industry. You should be creative and original in thinking and keen to develop yourself and grow your career.

As a Bid Estimating Lead, you will be responsible for the following:

- Ensure the estimate is built up methodically in sufficient detail and is in accordance with good estimating practice
- Responsible for generating a three-point cost estimates inclusive of equipment, fabrication, outfitting, through life support and localisation costs
- Combines inputs from other departments into a total estimate
- Liaising with other department on estimating inputs such as quotes for materials and CTR’s for services and assign these costs within the estimate
- Review quotations received by Supply Chain for subcontract packages for cost point of view and tabulate bid summary for equipment /packages, materials and construction pricing
- Ensure appropriate cost estimating tools and methodologies are available to provide accurate cost and resource estimates for all component in the agreed project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Ensure that the pricing information is compliant with the ITT requirement
- Develop, implement and maintain fit-for-purpose cost estimating norms/models
- Accumulates, evaluates and documents historical cost data and construction procedures and methods to maintain current estimating standards and databases
- Develops and presents relevant cost background information
- Develop cost estimating database to allow quality benchmarking of the estimates and assess competitiveness of norms, allowances and contingencies
- Ensure that the pricing reviews are completed in accordance with JFD Global Bids Process
- Act as a catalyst of the bid team in the challenge of working cohesively and positively towards project objectives. Be proactive and willing to go beyond the call of duty to succeed and promote a winning team ethos.

**What do you need?**
- Previous estimating experience
- Graduate calibre or qualified by experience
- Ability to work well under pressure and balance multiple tasks / bids at a time
- Ability to prepare Man-hour Estimates / Cost Estimates / Sensitivity Analysis / Benchmarks within time schedules agreed in proactive nature.
- Good Microsoft excel skills and good attention to detail
- Must be deadline driven and have excellent communication skills
- Ability to work efficiently in teams and alone
- Risk analysis experience

**Working for us**

We offer a number of benefits including Group Personal Pension Scheme, Life Assurance, cycle to work scheme and private medical insurance.

JFD is proud to be part of James Fisher and Sons plc, who has partnered with the Career Transition Partnership, the official provider of Armed Forces resettlement for over 20 years.

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