Estimator Construction Specialist

16 hours ago

Reading, Reading, United Kingdom Regional Recruitment Services Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Estimator to join our team at Regional Recruitment Services. As a leading recruitment agency in the Midlands, we specialize in placing candidates in permanent, temporary, and contract jobs within the Commercial, Construction, Industrial, and Engineering sectors.

Job Summary

The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing and submitting tenders, working as part of a team to secure profitable future workload for the business. This will involve utilizing construction knowledge and commercial experience to ensure competitive bids, managing risk and value during the tender period, and preparing budgets and cost plans.

Key Responsibilities
  • Appraisal of tender documents
  • Preparation of material and sub-contract enquiries, including the selection of prospective subcontractors
  • Attending strategy/opportunity meetings with project teams
  • Visiting sites to identify site-specific risks
  • Contributing to the design development process and attending design team meetings as required
  • Preparing tender Bills of Quantities
  • Preparing analytical cost estimates, including preliminaries
  • Preparing budgets and cost plans
  • Adjudication and comparison of sub-contractor quotations
  • Initiating technical queries and ensuring design is sufficiently developed to ensure accurate costings
  • Risk management throughout the tender period and preparation of the tender Risk Register
  • Value engineering throughout the design phase of design and build projects
  • Presentation of the tender to senior management at tender settlement meetings, highlighting any major commercial issues of elevated risk
  • Completion of tender documentation and submission of the tender
  • Ensuring a smooth handover of the project to the operational team
Requirements
  • Appropriate construction-related degree or similar
  • A minimum of 10 years' experience in a similar role
  • Competent use of Microsoft packages, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
  • Extensive experience of analytical estimating across a broad spectrum, up to a value of £25m
  • All forms of contract, including traditional, partnering, design & build, 2-stage tenders, and frameworks
  • Experience of using estimating software
  • Well-developed technical construction knowledge
  • Knowledge of industry standards
  • Ability to develop personal skills and capability through ongoing training, experience, and mentoring
  • Awareness of BIM
  • Cost planning
  • Ability to build up an estimate from first principles, understanding outputs, methodology, and sequence
  • Sound technical and commercial abilities, including strong numerical skills
  • Risk awareness
  • Ability to work as a team member or on own initiative
  • Commitment
  • Ability to communicate effectively
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to work to tight deadlines
  • Professional approach to work
  • Flexible attitude to people
  • Presentation skills
  • Ability to plan and organize
  • Creative and innovative approach to problem-solving
  • Ability to lead and develop others
About the Company

Regional Recruitment Services is a leading recruitment agency in the Midlands, specializing in placing candidates in permanent, temporary, and contract jobs within the Commercial, Construction, Industrial, and Engineering sectors.

What We Offer
  • Competitive salary
  • 26 days annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 3 days holiday)
  • 3 additional long service days achieved after 3, 7, and 10 years
  • Private medical insurance for yourself (with the option to buy family cover)
  • Life Assurance
  • Defined contribution pension scheme matched up to 8%
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity, and parental leave
  • 2 days volunteering opportunities
  • Flexible and Agile working (dependent on your role)
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Professional membership fees
  • Perks at Work Employee discount scheme offering discounts on a range of categories
  • Flexible Benefits scheme which includes the opportunity to purchase benefits such as critical illness insurance, dental insurance, travel insurance, cycle to work scheme, and retail vouchers/payroll giving/activity pass for top leisure attractions

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