At a Glance
- Tasks: Create and manage tender documents while analysing quotes and producing scopes of work.
- Company: A rapidly growing Main Contractor in Leicestershire with a strong project pipeline.
- Benefits: Genuine career progression opportunities and a dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Work in a high-pressure environment with multiple live tenders and excellent growth potential.
- Why this job: Join a thriving team and make an impact on exciting projects across various sectors.
- Qualifications: Experience as an Estimator with a solid background in construction and relevant qualifications.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
Our client, a well-established Main Contractor based in Leicestershire, is going through a period of significant growth having secured over £80m of new work in the last six weeks alone, with fresh tenders coming in thick and fast. As a result, they're looking to strengthen their Pre-Construction Team with the addition of an experienced Estimator. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business with a strong forward order book and genuine career progression on offer, working across a varied mix of Industrial & Logistics, Sports & Leisure, and Mixed Use schemes.
Estimator roles & responsibilities:
- Production of tender Bills of Quantities and pricing documents, pricing from first principles
- Analysis of subcontractor and supplier quotations
- Producing scopes of works for design teams and specialist consultants on design and build projects
- Value engineering ideas and solutions to meet client budgets
- Production of final bid documents and quality submissions
- Working across a range of contract types including D&B, Bills of Quantities, and NEC
- Managing the tender supplier/subcontractor database
- Detailed appraisal of incoming tenders and risk registers presented to the board
Estimator experience required:
- Solid background as an Estimator with a Main Contractor, ideally within the East Midlands region
- Track record pricing projects across a range of values, from circa £5m up to £15m
- Comfortable working in a high-pressure environment, managing multiple live tenders at once
- Strong commercial acumen and confident presenting at tender interviews/settlements
- Relevant construction qualification (HNC/degree or equivalent)
Why Apply? This is a business on a genuine growth trajectory, with a healthy and varied pipeline of work secured. They offer real scope for progression for the right candidate as demonstrated by our own placement earlier this year, who has thrived in a similar role and gone from strength to strength.
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