Commercial - Estimator

**Who we are**:
Avove is a new, independent utilities infrastructure business, formed from the utilities division of leading infrastructure services company, Amey.

We design, build and maintain the UK’s utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better.

We are proud to work in partnership with our clients, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Scottish Water, Northern Powergrid and Scottish Power.

**The Role**:
This Estimator role will be working predominantly on bid and tender opportunities for an existing client base STW and UU AMP7 Frameworks, however, will be required to work on a variety of new opportunities selected by the business.

We are looking for a MEICA Estimator who will produce MEICA estimates for projects of varying complexity and value.

The individual projects cover the design and construction of new, or improvements to existing, clean water and dirty water treatment plants and pumping stations. Individual projects within the programme will range in value from £100K up to £20M

Working predominantly on the M&E elements of a project, the position incorporates the production of estimates during Bid, ECI and optioneering stages followed by costing the selected design to target price for contract award. There will be a requirement to work on multiple projects concurrently.

**Responsibilities**:

- Appraisal of process designs solutions, review design scope and MEICA specifications and drawings to ensure the design and scope are compliant and meet the requirements of the client.
- Assist in the development of specifications and drawings to sufficient detail to enable the supply chain to price their package of work accurately working in conjunction with other stakeholders including process, design, civil engineering and commercial specialists
- Propose alternative solutions or processes where a cost or time saving may be made
- Involvement in the selection of the subcontractors and suppliers for each project to ensure that the most suited subcontractors/Suppliers are invited to provide quotations
- Production of detailed activity schedules or BOQ's from the specifications and drawings covering all aspects of the MEICA related activities.
- Obtain accurate prices and quotations for all elements within the MEICA scope and technically and commercially review them to ensure the scope is fully allowed for and identify and cost any additional requirements, and highlight exclusions
- Production of bottom-up estimates for all or part of the project using agreed standardised rates/first principles
- Consider and cost any temporary works and temporary treatment process that may be required to enable the works to be undertaken whilst maintaining compliance to the sites consents
- Production of cost workbooks for price submission to internal senior leadership team and the client
- To document any areas of potential risk or opportunity identified in the preparation of the estimates
- Attendance to settlement meetings to discuss and explain, MEICA estimate and attend post-tender MEICA/commercial meetings with client

**Skills & Experience**:

- Experience of working within a multi-discipline engineering environment
- Qualified in a Mechanical or electrical engineering discipline
- Knowledge and understanding of sewage treatment processes, water treatment processes and pumping systems
- Knowledge and understanding of mechanical equipment relating to sewage and water treatment works
- Knowledge and understanding of LV switchgear, instrumentation, control and automation including SLD's and block cable diagrams, schedules. Compex / Atex knowledge.
- Ability to read and understand P&I D’s, PFD, technical documentation & drawings
- Ability to manage and prioritise a high volume of work that requires completion within tight timeframes to meet the demands of the contract and the timely completion of multiple concurrent tenders with a fast turnaround in a Framework Environment
- Holding a current relevant CSCS Card.
- Holding a current EUSR skills card
- Working knowledge of Microsoft office software
- Proven experience producing bottom up Mechanical and electrical Estimates within water / process industry
- Good knowledge of the supply chain within the water industry

**Benefits**:
We offer a competitive salary that is based on proven skills and experience. Hard work is celebrated and rewarded. We recognise that one size doesn’t fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.
- Min. 24 days holiday plus statutory holidays (option to buy more)
- Company pension scheme
- Life assurance
- A selection of lifestyle benefit options
- Financial wellbeing programme
- Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues
- We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising

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