Estimator in Bristol

We are looking for an Estimator to join our Bristol office, who has experience of undertaking tenders valued between £1m and £10m. You will be an enthusiastic individual who is able to understand a customer’s key criteria and ascertain what areas of scope can be engineered to provide best nett bid opportunities.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Checking and confirming receipt of tender documentation
• Creating your own sets of bills using our conquest system
• Engaging with supply chain members to ensure a robust compliant tender response
• Producing and coordinating information for tender settlement including:
• Tender analysis adjudication sheet
• Preliminary breakdown
• Sub-contractors' comparison
• Identifying risks and opportunities
• Considering alternative methods of carrying out works and how Beard may develop a competitive edge
• Liaising with design team members to ascertain pertinent design information
• Attending launch, review and adjudication meetings equipped to explain the works elements, highlighting both risk and opportunity and providing confidence in the net build cost
• Providing cost and construction proposals for inclusion in submittal documents
• Drawing together tender information, handing it over in a coherent fashion and ensuring buy-in from the project team

What you will bring:

• A friendly approach to work and all who you meet, upholding our values of friendly, efficient and committed
• Excellent analytical, organisational and administrative skills to produce a quality bid
• The ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines
• Able to work effectively in a team situation
• The ability to find innovative solutions to the bid process
• A positive manner when coordinating the bid
• Knowledge of the Southwest supply chain would be beneficial

Experience:

• 4 to 5 years’ experience in a similar role, across various sectors and project values of £1m+
• Detailed knowledge of traditional and various other methods of construction
• Detailed understanding of electronic estimating system (preferably ConQuest)
• Full understanding of analytical estimating and two-stage tenders
• Exposure to coordinating consultants design and leading design team – beneficial, but not essential
• A high level of IT literacy especially in estimating software

Benefits (subject to completion of introductory period of up to 6 months):

• 27 days Annual Leave plus bank holidays
• Other leave - Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave and Family Leave (after qualifying period)
• Pension - Company contributions x 1.5 employee contribution, up to a maximum of 7.5% (5% employee contribution)
• Company sick pay up to 12 weeks
• Death in Service - three times annual salary, not including car allowance
• Health care cash plan after three months
• Private Healthcare - Single cover with the option to add family members at your own cost, via payroll deduction
• Discounts and offers on our Salary Extras platform, salary sacrifice car scheme, bike and tech scheme
• Training & development - Mandatory training (dependent on role) plus help to develop to be the best you can be
• Discretionary bonus - Up to a maximum of 7.5% of salary dependent on achieving planned company and/or office (as applicable) budgeted turnover, your role and objectives, pro-rata for the first year of employment

To read more about Beard and this role, please visit our website.