The successful candidate will be joining a large Groundworks firm based in Elsenham, Essex.
For this role you will need to be ambitious, self motivated and able to work both independently and within our team of like minded individuals. You will have excellent communication skills, both verbally and written, and you will need to hold a clean driving license. You need to be a conscientious, organised and a pro-active team player, highly motivated and committed to achieving company targets and always focused on the task in hand. You should be able to use initiative and prioritise effectively to meet tight deadlines, working independently or as part of a team.
This is mainly an office based role, working alongside the Directors & Contracts Managers. There will be a mixture of office based and remote working.
Experience from leading Commercial Groundworks projects would be essential.
This role would be suited to an experienced Estimator who has worked in the Groundworks & Civil Engineering industry for 5+ years.
The Estimator Role:-
- Producing cost plans from RIBA stage 0 (elementally on historic data) to stage 3 (fully measured and rated). Ideally the ability to price from first principals.
- Taking-off from drawings using Autodesk Design Review to produce detailed cost plans and quantity checks on the produced BQs
- Leading the tender enquiry process
- Allocation of elemental BQ items into works packages
- Working with the supply chain to provide value engineering options
- Pricing of site preliminaries
- Providing information on key risks and opportunities at tender settlement
- Using BCIS data to elementally benchmark, TPIs for inflation forecasting & rebasing with location factorisation
- Pricing competitive tenders under the direction of the estimating director
- Reviewing contract and other commercial data
- Attending client meetings
- Presenting tender information to project teams
- Reviewing tender documents prior to pricing and completing ‘Enquiry Checklist’ to determine pricing level
- Taking off groundwork’s packages
- Completing ‘Risk and Opportunity’ Registers
- Liaising with buying department to obtain material quotations
- Pricing groundworks on Labour, Plant and Materials basis for Pre-Construction Managers review
- Tender adjudication with Commercial Director
- Pricing variations and additions
- Creating material lists and obtaining and comparing quotations
- Conducting site visits
Key skills required:
- Good organisation skills
- Knowledge in Commercial Groundworks & Civil Engineering
- Computer skills – need to be proficient on Microsoft Office packages (preferably with experience of the 2010 suite – Word, Excel, Outlook). Experience with Conquest and Excel estimating software is desired.
- Excellent spoken and written English
- A good, clear telephone manner is essential as there will be client interface during the course of the daily works, including Teams meetings.
- Demonstrated a strong work ethic throughout there career is essential.
- Strong numeracy skills with the ability to think commercially
- Team player, ability to work under pressure & strong time management skills
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £60,000.00-£65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Work Location: In person
