Principal Estimator

**Job Information**:
**Principal Estimator - Renfrew - Staff**

Competitive salary and benefits package dependent on experience.

Altrad Babcock are a market-leading provider of products and services to the energy, industrial and petrochemical sectors. Our success is built on the quality of our people, our reputation for technological expertise and best-in-class execution, and the collaborative relationships we establish with our customers. We believe in delivering exceptional value for our clients and creating unrivalled opportunities for our people.

On the back of multiple successes within our growing Major Projects division, we’re looking for a Principal Estimator to support the contractual delivery of a number of crucial Renewables/Net Zero projects within our portfolio. You'll be supporting the delivery of one of our existing projects whilst also supporting initial estimates for others. You'll have experience across the FEED and EPC lifecycle and a solid understanding of a range of contract types including NEC 3/4.
- Roles at this level deliver commercial tasks as directed in order to support the Company in achieving a successful financial outcome on projects.
- Role holders have gained some professional experience in quantity surveying/commercial management and will be able to work with a minimum of supervision.
- They will be tasked with delivery of allotted commercial activities as assigned by a more senior member of the commercial team.
- They will interpret and assimilate commercial information using this to produce required reports, documentation and support management decision making.
- They will be expected to take a mentoring/technical advisory role for more junior members of the team.
- They will play a supporting role in client and supplier management and therefore require the ability to support negotiation processes and knowledge of the broad range of Altrad Babcock's services, processes and technologies.

**Role & Responsibility**:

- **Execution**: Use company-wide Business Operating Procedures (BOPs) and commercial policies and procedures, standards and working practices to manage commercial activity (e.g. valuation of work, processing of changes to time) to support the company realising optimum commercial value in all activity.
- **Governance**:Comply with national laws/regulations and adhere to company-wide & commercial BOPs to ensure that commercial management activity is conducted in line with standardised working procedures. Provide accurate forecasting and reporting of commercial metrics to facilitate management decision making.
- **Innovation**:Look for opportunities for efficiency savings and development as well as contributing to project reviews/lessons learnt in order to contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
- **Communication**: Build and maintain an internal and external (client) relationship network in order to leverage expertise, contribute to decision making and satisfy stakeholder requirements.
- **People Development**: Take accountability for their own personal Professional Development Record as part of Altrad Babcock's talent management ethos. Mentor and provide guidance to more junior members of staff related to technical execution of their roles to support the development of the next level of talent within the organisation.

**Job Requirement**:

- MSc, BSc or equivalent in Quantity Surveying or in a related commercial, technical or engineering discipline plus accredited post graduate training qualifying towards professional registration of a recognised professional institution (e.g. RICS); or equivalent, significant and related professional experience.
- Experience in contract administration procedures and knowledge of various forms of contract, including an understanding of contract law and UK construction laws.
- Knowledge of Altrad Babcock's operating context and wider industry.

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