Graduate Estimator

**Career Opportunity: Graduate Estimator**

Our team is dynamic, innovative and focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting and varied projects. We want our people to succeed both in work and life and to support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Due to continued growth we now need to grow the team and are recruiting for a Graduate Estimator to join our company in a full-time permanent position. The main purpose of this role is to deal with the preparation, processing, and submission of tenders for contracts by calculating the costs involved in supplying a product or service that meets the client’s technical specification

**Other main duties include**:

- Manage and co-ordinate information for bids and tenders within designated area
- Researching materials, equipment and labour costs
- Gain and understanding of what the client’s needs are
- Collecting quotes from suppliers and sub-contractors
- Planning job timescales
- Assessing and advising on commercial risk
- Preparing and submitting quotations for work
- Helping with bids for new contracts and supporting buying activities
- Monitoring the stages of a project to make sure that costs are kept in line with forecasts
- Clearly convey the financial elements of a tender to site staff at tender handover
- Involvement in review/ input to quality submissions
- Ensure all work complies with quality, safety and environmental policies and the requirements of the company procedures

**Are you the person we are looking for?**

We are looking for an individual who has a relevant degree such as Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management or equivalent. You will have s a sound knowledge of spreadsheets and be looking for a career in Estimating. The role will involve detailed analysis of direct and indirect costs along with regular reporting on the progress of tenders at all stages, whilst working to strict deadlines in order to achieve desirable results.

**We also offer some fantastic perks**

We don’t just offer a great place to work with a family feel atmosphere, we also offer:

- Life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
- Company car
- Company pension scheme (we match up to 8%)
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with an option of buying more holiday)
- Hybrid working
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee assistance program
- Employee platform benefits
- Free on-site parking
- Open plan, bright modern office
- Company social events
- Regular fun days and charity events hosted in the office
- A supportive business who wants to help you progress in your career
- “_The Great Escape”_ - leaving an hour earlier on a Friday

**Benefits**:

- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free flu jabs
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Ipswich IP1: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Are you able to work to strict deadlines?

**Education**:

- Bachelor's (required)

Licence/Certification:

- full UK driving licence (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: JCE HO GE