Estimator

2 weeks ago

Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom Frontier Resourcing Full time £60,000 - £90,000 per year
We are seeking an experienced Estimator to join a high-performing project controls team supporting a nationally significant nuclear infrastructure programme. This role is a unique opportunity to be part of one of the UK's largest and most complex low-carbon projects, contributing to the future of clean energy.

Working within a regulated environment, you will be responsible for producing and validating detailed estimates at all stages of the project lifecycle, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and alignment with governance processes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop detailed and accurate capital cost estimates in line with project scope and technical requirements

  • Interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and work breakdown structures to derive estimating inputs

  • Work collaboratively with planning, risk, procurement, and engineering teams

  • Apply nuclear-specific norms, productivity factors, and escalation rates

  • Support benchmarking, contingency assessment, and cost risk analysis exercises

  • Ensure estimates align with governance frameworks and client assurance processes

  • Assist with market testing, tender comparisons, and commercial evaluations

  • Maintain estimate databases, tools, and documentation in accordance with programme standards

  • Present estimate deliverables in structured formats for internal and external stakeholders

What You'll Bring

  • Proven experience in estimating within highly regulated sectors (nuclear, defence, infrastructure, etc.)

  • Understanding of nuclear-specific estimating methodologies and safety case impacts

  • Proficiency in estimating software and tools (e.g. Excel, Cleopatra, PRISM, or similar)

  • Familiarity with WBS development, cost codes, and quantity-based estimating

  • Ability to interpret and work with engineering documents and contractual frameworks

  • Strong numerical and analytical skills with attention to detail

  • Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or similar (or equivalent experience)

What's On Offer

  • Involvement in one of the UK's flagship nuclear energy programmes

  • Opportunity to influence cost outcomes on critical national infrastructure

  • Structured development within a dedicated nuclear project controls environment

  • Competitive salary and benefits package

  • Hybrid/flexible working options

  • Long-term career prospects in a future-focused, regulated sector

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