At a Glance
- Tasks: Prepare cost plans and assess site constraints for exciting construction projects.
- Company: Join Bromford, one of the UK's largest housing organisations with a supportive culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy long-term career development, technical training, and a flexible workstyle.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities to grow across various development functions.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on housing developments from day one.
- Qualifications: Experience in estimating, quantity surveying, or transferable skills from military backgrounds.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Operational patch: Bristol/WoE
Contract: Permanent, full time
Hours: 37.5 per week (Monday-Friday)
Workstyle: Roaming, with flexibility to travel across Bristol and Gloucestershire
Other requirements: Full driving licence and access to a vehicle
Are you commercially minded, analytical and confident interpreting technical information? Whether you're an experienced estimator, a quantity surveyor wanting earlier-stage influence, a groundworks/civil engineer ready for a commercial move, a buyer with strong cost insight, or you bring transferable skills from the military - this could be a great next step.
At Bromford, part of Bromford Flagship, you'll play a key role in shaping our future developments by producing accurate, well considered cost plans and supporting land bid decisions. If you want impact, stability and long term development, you'll thrive here.
What you'll do- Prepare and update cost plans from land bid stage onwards
- Assess site constraints (levels, drainage, access, services)
- Complete take offs for groundworks, externals and infrastructure
- Build plot schedules and maintain a cost database
- Source quotes and prepare tender information
- Work collaboratively with Land, Technical, Commercial and Pre Construction colleagues
You'll also get hands on with real sites. You'll visit greenfield and brownfield land opportunities - and occasionally live sites - to understand constraints first hand. Working closely with Land, Technical and Planning colleagues, you'll assess the maximum cost price of schemes based on early sketches, ensure land opportunities are properly costed, and support value engineering to achieve best value at concept stage.
What you'll bring- Experience in one of the following: estimating, quantity surveying, groundworks/civil engineering, procurement/buying, or transferable technical skills (e.g. ex military).
- Plus: strong analytical ability, attention to detail, comfortable with basic drawings and data, a full UK driving licence and the ability to travel.
- A basic DBS check is required.
- One of the UK's largest and most stable housing organisations
- Influence from day one on real development decisions
- Long term career development and technical training
- Plenty of scope to grow, with development opportunities across pre construction, commercial and wider development functions
- Supportive, people centred culture guided by our values: Customer driven, Ambitious, All in
Closing date: 30th June 2026
Bromford. A place to make your own.
Construction Cost Estimator in Bristol employer: Bromford
Bromford is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and people-centred culture that prioritises employee growth and development. As one of the UK's largest housing organisations, we provide our Construction Cost Estimators with the opportunity to influence real development decisions from day one, alongside comprehensive training and career advancement prospects. With a flexible workstyle across Bristol and Gloucestershire, you'll enjoy a dynamic role that combines analytical skills with hands-on site experience, all within a stable and ambitious environment.
