Estimator / Senior Estimator

BAM Infrastructure are looking to recruit an experienced and motivated Senior Estimator to join our team. You will play a key part in the preconstruction phase of large civil engineering projects which will provide critical infrastructure to enable future, renewable developments across Scotland.

• This role can be based in either of our area offices located in Kilsyth or Inverness, Scotland.

• BAM operates a flexible working policy 

• People are at the heart of what we do at Bam. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We're on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

As a Senior Estimator, you will be responsible for the following:

• Co-ordinate with bid teams, colleagues in the estimating department and in the wider Pre-construction team

• Give direction to estimating administrative staff

• Manage and deliver cost estimates at various stages in scheme development, scope definition and design maturity to meet challenging timescales, including multiple iterations of budget and target prices

• Contribute to optioneering and feasibility assessments, value engineering proposals, liaising with bid and project teams representing a range of disciplines to develop and refine proposals and budget costs through to final target price estimates

• Liaise with clients, designers and other consultants, quantity surveyors and other third parties

• Organise and administer tender documents, correspondence, enquiries and quotations

• Challenge and contribute to all aspects of the bid preparation and submission and investigate safe and cost-effective solutions

• Collect and distribute feedback and maintain awareness of latest techniques

• Prepare cost estimates from first principles using proprietary estimating software

• Organise and participate in bid preparation and review meetings

• Prepare tender summary information and priced risk and opportunity registers

• Prepare and communicate estimate information for bid review meetings and for handover to project teams

• Comply with company procedures

• Degree, HND in Civil Engineering or NVQ equivalent level

• Suitable civil engineering experience

• Proven estimating experience in civil / rail engineering bids 

• Considerable variety in types of work and disciplines priced, with understanding of methods and typical production rates / outputs

• Demonstrable understanding of common forms of contract

• Should demonstrate leadership and management skills and have experience of managing a team to achieve deadlines

• Competitive salary

• A wide range of family-friendly policies

• Company car/car allowance/travel allowance

• 8 % matched pension contributions

• Private healthcare

• Life assurance

• 26 days holiday

• 2 wellbeing days

• 1 volunteering day

• Personal and professional development

BAM is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance.

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For more information about the vacancy and our projects, please contact Jonathan Schulte, Recruitment Manager, BAM Nuttall Ltd, m: / Email:

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.