Lead Estimating Manager

12 hours ago

Gatwick, United Kingdom Gatwick Airport Limited Full time

London Gatwick offers an exciting opportunity for a Lead Estimating Manager to join our dynamic team at the world's most efficient single runway airport. Be a part of shaping our future, supporting the delivery of a substantial investment plan to develop and enhance our airport infrastructure and facilities.

The Lead Estimating Manager will play a key role in supporting the Lead Commercial Manager in delivering the strategic aims and objectives of the business through driving an integrated and consistent approach to estimating/cost planning and benchmarking ensuring that best practices are employed throughout all Programmes.

By providing accurate early-stage financial estimates and cost plans, they help support cost control to prevent budget overruns and ensure the successful completion of projects within the allocated budget.

Principal Accountabilities

  • Lead & manage the estimating function across all programmes of work.
  • Lead the development and maintenance of accurate project cost estimates and cost plans throughout the project lifecycle to support the governance processes.
  • Where required, be responsible for undertaking cost estimates, applying Gatwick Airport standard processes and procedures.
  • Support the Lead Commercial Manager in producing and periodically updating processes and procedures for estimating, benchmarking, and targeting costs, with a focus on current best practice.
  • Ensuring the accuracy of estimates and cost plans for Tollgates using appropriate assurance techniques.
  • Support project teams in practically applying processes and procedures for estimation and benchmarking.
  • Lead & manage the utilisation of techniques to ensure that estimates and cost plans reflect value to the business, compared to the external market, through validation, cost modelling, and benchmarking.
  • Lead & manage the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of a benchmarking database at an appropriate level, utilising a web-based portal (currently ABCToolkit.com) to enable approved external companies to contribute data.
  • Lead the cultivation of relationships with other Airports and Client organisations, fostering a community that shares data to establish a range of external benchmarks supporting value and capital efficiency demonstrations.
  • Support the Programme Commercial Managers in the coaching and training of teams in application of best practice estimating, cost planning & benchmarking techniques.

Qualifications and experience

  • Educated to Degree level or equivalent in a relevant engineering, construction or business-related field.
  • Membership in a professionally recognised cost organisation such as RICS highly desirable.
  • Experience as a Senior Cost Planner / Managing Estimator (or similar) on multi-year programs/projects with a cost typically exceeding £50m in a relevant industry.
  • Understanding of designing business processes for cost estimating (including the implementation of standardised Cost Breakdown Structures), preferably within an organisation considered to be high-performing or best practice in project delivery.
  • Involvement in the delivery of infrastructure projects in a live operational environment is highly desirable.
  • Experience in estimating costs of capital projects in an airport environment desirable.

Benefits

Our employees tell us that working here is something special and no day is like another; Where our teams do something every day other airports only dream of. Along with a competitive salary our employees enjoy a range of personal, health and financial benefits, including:

  • 5% Welcome Bonus
  • Performance-based bonus scheme
  • High street shops and restaurant discounts
  • Healthcare scheme
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Professional training to develop
  • Discounted travel
  • Volunteer days

What it's like to work at Gatwick?

At Gatwick, our people are our biggest asset. We want our people to thrive and have the best experience working with us. We know we are all at our best when we feel comfortable and included.

We are an organisation that places diversity, equity and inclusion at its heart. Our aim: is to create a place where everyone belongs and has a voice, and we recognise we all play an important role in our success.

To find out more about what it's like to work at Gatwick, visit our careers site Construction Careers | London Gatwick Airport

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.

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