Reporting to the Pre-Construction Director, the purpose of the Estimator is to compile estimates of how much it will cost to provide a client or potential client with products or services. The estimating role is key to securing the pipeline of work for the region, and achieving or exceeding our turnover targets.
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Work from first principals to calculate and create budgets, including assessing material, labour, plant, and equipment required and analysing different quotes from sub-contractors and suppliers
- Understand project risks and opportunities and engage the team to factor these into the estimate, using a risk and opportunity register
- Identify potential value engineering solutions
- Take part in the negotiation of bids
- Measure and quantity take-off from drawings, using Bluebeam or CADmeasure
- Produce Bills of Quantities, following the applicable method of measurement
- Source and analyse sub-contractor and material quotations
- Review and understand the scope of works, drawings, specifications, and programme
- Produce tender report in preparation for tender adjudication
- Take part in mid-bid, tender review, and adjudication/settlement meetings with Estimating and operational leads
- Attend client meetings, including mid-bid, pre/post contract interviews
- Take part in and encourage knowledge sharing and upskilling across the team
Technical Skills and Experience:
- Experience in all or some of the following project types; bulk earthworks, groundworks, substructure, paving, roadworks, drainage, and RC Frames
- Experience and understanding of applicable methods of measurement, typically SMM7
- Electronic measuring use Bluebeam, CADmeasure, or similar
- Proficient in Microsoft office
The below is preferred but not essential: ·
- Degree-qualified in Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying or Construction Management
- Experience using Estimating software; Causeway or similar
Personal Skills and Attributes:
- Numerically minded with sound commercial acumen
- Highly developed organisational and time-management skills
- proven ability to meet project deadlines, plan and prioritise workload and delegate effectively
- Ability to communicate with clarity, impact and influence, understanding and utilising appropriate communication for different audiences
- A problem solver – anticipates, identifies, and articulates issues, presents effective solutions and highlights benefits
- Champions and embraces change and readily adapts in the pursuit of continuous improvement
- Builds relationships based on trust and integrity, with strong interpersonal skills
- A collaborative and approachable team member
- Demonstrates personal accountability and ownership
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Competitive salary and benefits, including car allowance, pension and healthcare.
- 37.5hrs per week. Monday-Friday 9am to 5.30pm (1hr lunch).
- 26 days holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays.
- Hybrid working (if this suits you)
- Optional Benefits via 'My Perks': Dining Cards, Gym Membership, Cycle to Work, Holiday Trading (buy or sell up to 4 days), Health Cash Plan, Dental and Critical Illness Insurance, Partner Life Assurance, Car Leasing and Discounts & Cashback.
- You’ll be joining a brilliant team who are lots of fun, have a wealth of knowledge to learn from and will always keep you challenged
Our story starts in 1969 with three brothers and a van.
John, Tom and Pat Carey moved to London from Ireland and started a groundworks contracting company in London called PJ Carey Plant Hire (Oval) Ltd.
Their aspirations at the time were reflective of the values of the Carey Group today – to care about everything they did, to act with humility in all interactions, to be passionate about their work and be authentic at all times.
The Carey Group remains a family-owned construction business, operating across the UK and Ireland. Their goal at the time was to grow to around 50 operatives and provide quality, safe work so that they and their employees could provide for their families and get safe home every day. Through hard work and sticking to their values and their word, this was certainly achieved….and some.
Throughout the years, we have remained committed to delivering on our promises, respecting our clients, offering innovative solutions and producing the highest-quality work in safe environments. These are the core principles set by our Founders, the ones we have never wavered from and they help us to fulfil our ultimate vision to be the most trusted and socially responsible construction company, that people are proud to work with.
Our strong approach is underpinned by robust financial management, continuous investment in our people, specialist equipment and strategic assets and our long-standing culture of teamwork – we want to create the very best environments for our people.
We care about our people and our partners and how we work with them, ensuring we do our best by them. Ultimately, we care about our impact on the world around us and the communities that we proudly help to shape.
