Estimator - Costing Specialist

2 months ago

Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Willmott Dixon Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled Estimator - Costing Specialist to join our team at Willmott Dixon. As an Estimator, you will play a crucial role in calculating the build cost for our customers, ensuring we deliver the right net cost, on time, and to the highest quality for cost accuracy.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure that all costs on the project are in accordance with the project scope, the customer's requirements, and current legislation.
  • Collaborate with the wider preconstruction team to secure and convert tender projects.
  • Create robust accurate cost plans through the various design gateways up to target price.
  • Guide the design team and inform the customer with respect to affordability.
  • Use technical experience to identify opportunities and risks along with solutions to add value.
  • Collaborate with the project team to identify and value alternative design solutions where required and present to the customer for review.
  • Support the design discipline by costing change control items as identified and track through the RIBA Stages.
  • Complete or manage project take–offs to the required level of detail (SMM7/NRM2/building quants).
  • Provide a complete and robust cost information pack during the substantiation process to the commercial build team at handover, to include completed comparisons, bills of quantities, tender book, and quotations.
  • Lead the procurement schedule and build supply chain interaction and relationships.
  • Review the performance of supply chain partners with the operations team.
  • Collaborate with our operations team throughout the preconstruction process to ensure logistics, programmes, and onsite activities and buildability are accounted for in our cost.
  • Collaborate with the design lead to capture and include design fees in the tender summary book (consultants, statutory authorities, surveys, schedules, and the like).
  • Assist in the change control process, identifying design changes between RIBA stages, advising on the impact of the change and approximate cost.
  • Carry out cost assessments on alternative design solutions to inform the final design and project/customer budget.
  • Make customer insight-led and data-driven decisions to provide solutions to customer requirements.

Requirements

  • Good numeracy skills and written and spoken English.
  • 5 GCSEs (A-C Grade) or equivalent, including maths.
  • A BTEC in Building Studies, Building Engineering, or Building Management or a HNC/HND/Degree in Quantity Surveying/Construction Management/Civil Engineering (or equivalent work experience).
  • Minimum relevant level 4 qualification (HNC/NVQ4 etc).

Desirable Criteria

  • Working towards MCIOB / MRICS.

Personal Qualities

  • Lead by example, take responsibility to make things happen, and hold myself accountable for delivering work to the highest standards.
  • Skilled communicator, able to deliver messages effectively and understand others through open and honest conversations.
  • Embrace challenges, learn from setbacks, and consistently seek new ways to make our business more successful.
  • Analytical skills – ability to analyse project specifications and technical documents to accurately estimate cost.
  • Attention to detail – precision in reviewing project details and understanding scope of work and considering all relevant factors that affect cost.
  • Mathematical proficiency – strong mathematical skills are essential for calculations.
  • Resourcefulness – ability to gather and utilise information from multiple sources.
  • Time management – efficiently manage time to meet deadlines and deliver estimated cost on time.

About Us

Willmott Dixon is a leading construction company with over 170 years of rich history. Our purpose is beyond profit; delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities, and enhancing the environment so our world is fit for future generations. We are committed to adding lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in, and our values, people, innovation, partnerships, and focus on sustainability have allowed us to build a successful and solid privately owned business where our people can thrive.

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