Estimator

2 weeks ago

StocktononTees, United Kingdom Tilbury Douglas Construction Full time

**Role Summary**

Responsibility for the preparation and submission of tenders, under a variety of forms of procurement. Working as part of a team with the objective of securing profitable future workload for the business.
Utilise construction knowledge and commercial experience in conjunction with other members of the bid team to ensure competitive bids. Risk and Value management during the tender period. Preparation of budgets and cost plans.

**What you'll be doing**
- Appraisal of tender documents;
- Preparation of material and sub-contract enquiries, including selection of prospective subcontractors;
- Attending strategy/opportunity meetings with project team;
- Visit site to identify site specific risks;
- Contribute to the design development process and attend design team meetings;
- Preparing tender Bills of Quantities;
- Preparation of analytical cost estimates including preliminaries;
- Prepare budgets and cost plans;
- Adjudication and comparison of sub contractor quotations;
- Initiate technical queries and ensure design sufficiently developed to ensure accurate costings;
- Risk management throughout the tender period and preparation of the tender Risk Register;
- Value engineering throughout the design phase of design and build projects;
- Presentation of the tender to senior management at tender settlement meetings including the highlighting major commercial issues;
- Completion of tender documentation and submission of the tender;
- Ensure a smooth handover of the project to the site team;
- To support and be familiar with own role and responsibility in respect of Business Continuity Planning. Ensuring that team members are also aware of the plans and communicates same.

**What we'll need from you**
- Appropriate Construction related - HND/Degree or similar (essential);
- Competent use of Microsoft packages e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook (essential);
- Extensive experience of analytical building estimating in all sectors but to include industrial, commercial, education and health, on projects up to £25 million (essential);
- All forms of contract including traditional, partnering, design & build 2 stage tenders and frameworks (essential);
- Experience of using estimating software (desirable);
- Well developed Technical Construction Knowledge (essential);
- Knowledge of Building Regulations and other industry standards (essential);
- Develop personal skills and capability through on-going training, experience and mentoring;
- Knowledge of BREEAM;
- Awareness of BIM;
- Sound technical and commercial abilities incl. strong numerical skills.

**What you can expect in return**
- Competitive salary
- Car allowance
- 26 days annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 3 days holiday)
- Private medical insurance for yourself (with the option to buy family cover)
- Life Assurance
- Defined contribution pension scheme matched up to 8%
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and parental leave
- 2 days volunteering opportunities
- Flexible and Agile working (dependent on your role)
- Employee Assistance Programme - including financial advice and guidance.
- Professional membership fees
- Flexible Benefits scheme

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