Senior Estimator

Milestone Infrastructure is currently looking to recruit a Senior Estimator to work in our preconstruction team, working out of our Beaconsfield head office.

Milestone Infrastructure is an integrated highways service provider that delivers projects that maintain and enhance the built environment. We work to operate, maintain and improve large parts of the UK road network and our services include highways term maintenance, street lighting, highway technology and infrastructure projects.

The Senior Estimator will be part of our preconstruction team and shall be responsible for pricing and developing bids for National Highways and Local Authority highways maintenance contracts (£20m+ pa). Working closely with the Managing Estimator and the bid team you will assist the business to secure profitable work by producing robust tender estimates. You will lead the development of client tender information into a comprehensive price for tender submission.

**As a Senior Estimator your duties & responsibilities will be**:

- Responsible for winning work by producing tenders and leading on all financial elements of tender submissions.
- Prepare accurate prices for materials, labour and equipment based on client drawings and specifications.
- Creating, analysing, and maintaining correct and accurate quantities and thorough take-offs from designs/data sets
- Compile subcontractor and material quotation packages and subsequent adjudications
- Price preliminaries and contract overheads/fees
- Understand current market prices and benchmark our solutions to increase success rates.
- Price tenders using the Candy Estimating software package
- Prepare tender review and present at tender sign off meetings as required
- Assist the bid team in any post tender negotiations
- Completion of tender handover documents

**Skills & Knowledge Requirements for a Senior Estimator**:

- Previous relevant estimating experience
- Degree qualified in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or similar
- Particular attention to detail with good project management skills
- Sound mathematical and numeracy skills, with the ability to solve problems analytically
- Ability to achieve tight deadlines under pressure
- Ability to communicate at all levels, both verbally and written
- Availability for travel
- Experience using estimating software and IT skills as appropriate
- Understanding of contract conditions (including NEC), specifications and drawings

**What’s in it for you?**
- 28 days' annual leave plus 8 days' bank holiday
- Salary of up to £75,000 depending on experience
- Hybrid working arrangement
- Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Private health care
- Company car/ car allowance and fuel card

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: Up to £75,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Reference ID: 10777