Senior Estimator

5 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom EDF Full time £40,000 - £80,000 per year

The HPC Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project.

Senior Estimator

Civil Works Alliance

Sizewell C

Permanent

40 hours per week

Job Responsibilities

The purpose of the role is:


• Feeding into the Lead Estimator and the Head of Estimating on the project to ensure consistency in estimating approach set out by the client.


• Work closely with a Lead Estimator or on own to produce various estimating documentation that can be assured both internally and externally.


• Developing estimates from 1st Principles associated with the work package of the Sizewell C Project.


• Be a senior member of the team developing the price, mentoring and supporting more junior members of the estimating team.


• Stakeholder management to produce the Estimate e.g., planning, procurement etc.


• Presenting, negotiating and justifying prices produced in an open and honest manner to both senior leaders within the business and/or external customers/partners.

Principal Accountabilities, Activities and Decisions :


• Undertake estimates in accordance with the SZC policies and procedures.


• Review SZC's drawings and specifications to prepare accurate costing sheets for materials, labour and equipment


• Oversee and/or interrogate design options and 'value' solutions, and if appropriate, identify the attractiveness of a project based on sound estimating principles.


• Mentor and support more junior members of the team.


• Record assumptions and identify risks and opportunities including supporting developing the risk evaluation from a pricing/budgetary point of view.


• Liaise with members of the project team & supply chain to develop and understand methodologies and principles proposed.


• Develop from first principles labour, plant material, subcontract pricing within the Contractor's Estimating Software Candy.


• Develop or check bills of quantities used to present alliance pricing using the Alliance's quantification Software Cost X.


• Record and track change to the estimate / budget as the estimate inputs mature

Qualifications

Essential :


• Infrastructure Main Contractor background ideally in the civil engineering market.


• Commercial or operational background considered.

Desirable :


• Chartered by relevant industry recognised chartership e.g., ICE, CICES, RICS, CIOB Etc

Experience

Essential :


• Proficient in the use of excel and similar software.


• Excellent client facing/communications skills

Desirable :


• Experienced estimating background using Candy Estimating Software.


• Experienced estimating background using RIB Cost X Quantification & Estimating Software.


• Experience of working with the AACE principles of Estimating Class and associated maturity


• Mobile and flexible

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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